If you've been on a summertime stroll in recent weeks, chances are you've seen a red flowering gum, Corymbia ficifolia.

It blooms from summer through fall ... Its large panicles of golden flowers bloom in the spring with a mild fragrance. Sweet gum (Liqauidambar styraciflua) displays all the classic fall colors ...

While some summer flowers have brief moments in the spotlight, these beauties keep on blooming right up until fall in most parts of the U.S.