My oriental lilies just finished putting on a great show, and right now the perennial salvias, lantana and melampodium are looking good. I think everything else would perk up if we could get a break from the oppressive heat though!

Salvia
agastache
lavender
verbena
cosmos
zinnias
fountain grass
sedum
shasta daisies
coneflowers
perennial heliotrope is a workhorse
coreopsis 'Redshift' and 'Autumn Blush'
lantana 'Miss Huff' and another perennial type

with minimal watering:
monarda 'Raspberry Wine' is still blooming
joe pye weed 'Little Joe'
ironweed
geranium 'Rozanne' has never stopped blooming, but requires trimming to keep it looking good
foliage of mums - should have good blooms for fall
foliage of amsonia hubrichtii still looks lush and green

My pumpkin vine is flourishing! (although we do have to water it quite a bit).

Plum tree is flourishing even though I planted it in the heat of the summer.

Weirdly enough, my foxgloves that are in full sun are still kicking and sending up new flower stalks.

Cosmos and phlox excelling. Morning glory too!.

Beans are not doing so well. Nor are my shorter daisies, I forgot to spray them and they got some PM.

Phlox! They are like cotten candy in the morning mist - love them. Here with the surprise lilies that add that lovely ice pink...

Tad blurry but dahlias backed with perennial hibiscus.

Zinnias, deep purple leaf pink celosia, angelonia, buddlea...

Wow! it has been too hot here - even 4 o'clocks are drooping - not much blooming - I may have to move further north - cindysunshine - your garden is absolutely gorgeous!

Your garden is lovely. I love the phlox and th4e surprise lilies. How refreshing.
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I have three crape myrtles, a lot of lantana and two plane trees that just love the heat. However, my soil drains sharply and I must water for anything to look good.

Oh and the perennial morning glory is going nuts! It's covered the back of my house and has traveled partly over the roof. It makes my little 1950s ranch look very cottagey. The vigor of the vine is due to the bath water that drains out to the yard. The ultimate in recycling water.

Roses are not doing too shabbily, either.

My Roses! Granted I'm a novice Rose grower, all of them except one are Knockouts. The other is a peach Floribunda.

Each summer I plan to "graduate" to a harder Rose to grow. lol.

Last winter a cow got in our yard and ate a KO down to the ground almost. Now it's a beautiful tall and wide shrub full of blooms!

I'm so impressed with myself I plan on planting many more Roses in my garden instead of my usual flowers. lol

But I do water them often because of the high heat.

Yikes, I forgot about my Carpet Roses! They're doing fantastic and IMO, every Cottage Gardner should have them. :)