The heat of summer makes us want to down tools and kick back. However, when a heatwave is in full swing, lazing about in deck chairs is no longer possible, and just like us, many flowers find the heat a little too much.
Whilst many sun-worshipping flowers can take the heat (my bearded irises and zinnias are thrilled with the current circumstances), the intense heat is not welcome by all flowers in the garden. Heat can cause flowers to shut down and rob plants of all their energy – a death sentence for many of our favorite and most beautiful flowers.
