There are not many plant varieties that can really blossom any time of the year, but we found quite a few for you.
Some of these will literally keep going no stop for 12 months, others may take some breathers, but all of them can be in bloom at any day of the year, from Christmas to the Summer Solstice and beyond… Let’s meet first, then!
Here are 20 flowering plants to consider if your goal is to create an ever-blooming garden that will bloom continuously throughout all 12 months of the year.
1: Flaming Katy (Kalanchoe blossfeldiana)
Let’s start with humble (and cheap) flaming Katy… It belongs to the super strong and vigorous kalanchoe genus and in fact it is also called “Christmas kalanchoe” because at that time of the year, it is in full bloom… But it will never stop!
2: Golden Trumpet (Allamanda cathartica)
Native of Brazil, golden trumpet is a shrubby climber with a light of its own… This is due to the super luminous color of its trumpet shaped blossoms: bright yellow and glossy! And they come in great numbers all over the plant and, of course, all year round!
3: Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea spp.)
If you live in a warm country, you can literally have huge “walls” of massive and super colorful blooms all year round, and if you have visited the Mediterranean, you will know what I am talking about… Super vigorous and strong, bougainvilleas are impressive evergreen climbing shrubs that literally cover with blossoms and they do it all year round. At times, you won’t even be able to see the foliage, at others, the floral displays will be less dense, but still.
4: Crown of Thorns (Euphorbia milii)
Also called Christ plant, crown of thorns has a religious theme… Well, the idea is that the strange looking blossoms which continue all through the year and the thorns on the branches give an idea of the Passion of Jesus… But let’s unravel this mystery…
5: Lantana (Lantana spp.)
6: Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia reginae)
One of the most exotic looking flowering perennials ever, known as bird of paradise or by its scientific name, Strelitzia,isa native wonder from South Africa. Once again, it likes hot climates, but it can blossom all year round.
True, in many cases, it skips the warm months of summer, but if the weather is fresh enough or if it grows in part shade, it can flare up with is incredible floral displays even during this time… And it is spectacular!
7: Twinspur (Diasciabarberae)
So far, we have only seen varieties that love very hot climates, and the reason is simple: mild winters allow them to blossom. Twinspur is a bit hardier, and a mat foring perennial from South Africa.
8: Freesia (Freesia spp.)
One of the most fragrant bulbous perennials ever, freesias can blossom all year round. But let’s be clear; it does not mean that a single plant will do it – it will need to go into dormancy and stop its sweet smelling floral display…
9: Bottlebrush (Callistemon spp.)
Here is another exotic beauty that never stops flowering – it is always bright and colorful all year round! And… It looks a bit “weird”… Yes, because the blooms look like bottlebrushes attached to the tips of the branches of this evergreen shrub… The name is not a mistake…
10: Flamingo Flower (Anthurium spp.)
Anthuriums, or flamingo flowers, are usually grown as houseplants; but – hear, hear! – there is no reason why you can’t grow it in a garden – if, again, you live in a hot region… Well, in any case, indoors or outdoors, it will give you its amazing floral displays all year round!
11: Urn Plant (Aechmea fasciata)
Native of Brazil, where it’s summertime all year round, urn plant will blossom at any time, and its amazing floral display will last for months on ends, but it will only do it once, and then it will die… Still, it is really worth it!
12: Agave (Agave spp.)
Here’s another monocarpic perennial, like urn plants, and like them, it will only bloom at the end of its life, but at any time of the year and for a very long time… And we all know what this means…
13: African Violet (Saintpaulia spp.)
From the sunniest continent of all, African violets are loved all over the world, also because they can blossom all year round… They usually keep going for 10 months, but sometimes even 12!
14: Red Ginger (Alpinia purpurata)
A close relative of common ginger from Malaysia red ginger can blossom at any time of the year, and it will really wow you! They look like red plumes that rise from the base of the plant, in shades from scarlet to amaranth, also similar to pagodas in many ways…
15: Bromeliads (Bromeliaceaefamily)
Most bromeliads come from the tropical Americas, and one from Africa, where there are no seasons as we mean them… And for thus reason, they may bloom at any time of the year, and they will keep going for a very long time indeed!
16: Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)
Nasturtium is a spreading and sprawling short lived perennial, but it is usually grown as an annual, and it can blossom at all times of the year, but with a particular behavior…
17: Red Torch Ginger (Etlingeraeliator)
Get ready to be blown away! This amazing perennial native of Indonesia and Malaysia is a real giant… Let’s start with the bloom…. Of course, you nay see it at any time of the year, or it would not have made it into our list, but any time, it will be an incredible experience…
18: Star Jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides)
Seas of white flowers with the most beautiful fragrance in the world, so strong and heady that your neighbors will smell it too… And virtually all year round!
19: Lemon Tree (Citrus x limon)
I am sure that by now you got the idea that Mediterranean gardens are never without blooms, and here is a classic again: lemon trees… Yes, these amazing beauties can literally blossom all year round
20: Air Plants (Tillandsia spp.)
…And we conclude with a very original little jewel: Tillandisa, or air plant is a genus from Central and South America which can blossom at any time of the year, and for a very long time indeed.
