Top 4th of July Flower Options for Red, White & Blue Blooms

With the Fourth of July right around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about how you can add some festive curb appeal to your front porch. Combine patriotism with gardening, for a festive touch that pops with color.

July Fourth is a busy enough holiday as it is—so many barbeques to host and attend—so why not keep the décor easy? Flags, banners, wind spinners, and themed planters can all take your Independence Day outdoor decorating to the next level. Add patriotic flowers and you’re almost ready for the party!

Our favorite Fourth of July flower options are easy to find and easy to grow.

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Red: Bold and beautiful blooms

Choose plants with fully-saturated, vibrant red flowers like these popular options. This color should be considered the show-stopper of your container or box display.

Zinnias

Zinnias are so easy and so fool-proof that they deserve first mention. Of course, they come in a variety of colors (including variegated mixes), but the all-red varieties are just the right shade.

Impatiens

This is the best red flower option if you need something that will provide stunning blossoms in full shade. That’s a rare quality amongst tropical perennials treated like annuals in the north.

Geraniums

For big, hearty blooms that are unfailingly bold in summer months, choose geraniums, which prefer full sun, plenty of water and excellent drainage. Since they also come in a crisp white variety, you can have continuity in your mixed patriotic container.

Gerbera daisy

While gerbera daisies aren’t necessarily the easiest to maintain, the good news is that they are wildly available in bright red. Their bright, cheery faces will make for the perfect “thriller” in any mixed container.

Try adding small flags to your favorite unconventional planter:

 

White: Fresh and summery

With red, the goal may be bright and bold, but with white, it’s bright and soft. Crisp, clean whites do better in patriotic displays than off-whites.

Shasta daisy

What flower could be better known for true bright white color than classic daisies? These cute trendy plants produce crowds of blooms typically a few weeks before the Fourth of July. Bear in mind that they do have a yellow center.

Annabelle hydrangea

Annabelle hydrangeas are really beautiful and one of the easiest white flowers to grow. Due to the big clusters of small flowers, they provide a large expanse of pure white color.

Queen Anne’s lace

Because it does best in full sun, Queen Anne’s lace makes a perfect partner to red zinnias. These plants create a more sparse, lacy cluster that can make a great “filler” in a mixed container, whether or not other white options are included.

Cup flower

Cup flowers are dainty and soft. The blooms spread profusely over its herb-like foliage, which grows low to the ground and functions perfectly as a base plant. They can also spill over the edge of containers, which gives a nice, full look.

Give a classic patriotic look to your containers or cut flower arrangements with Queen Anne’s Lace:

 

Blue: As true as can be

And now for blue, the trickiest of all the flag colors to reproduce in a flower. Most blue flowers have a slightly violet tint, yet work well when combined with red and white complementary blooms.  

Victoria blue salvia

This pretty plant creates tall flower spikes, which are creative and interesting additions to any patriotic planter. Use them to create height in your arrangement.

Gentian sage

Probably the truest blue flower available (with no violet undertones), gentian sage is a perennial that blooms throughout the summer in either full sun or partial shade.

Browallia

With a simple, five-petal flower, browallias are perfect for a more classic container mix. Combine them with wax begonias and cup flowers and place the container in partial shade for a more uniform style amongst the chosen plants.

Flossflower

Like Queen Anne’s lace, flossflower (or blue ageratum) has a more unique, clustered appearance that can make mixed containers fun to design. Depending on the heat in your area, it does well in full sun or will need a little afternoon shade.

Make blue flowers pop with a fun painted craft:

It’s always enjoyable to design creative, mixed containers and flower arrangements but the added challenge of working with our nation’s color palette just makes it that much more fun.

 

Mix and match these flowers to spruce up your porch or use as center pieces.