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Plants for Zone 2 That Bloom in August

22 plants in the BloomsEye library that are hardy in USDA hardiness zone 2 and typically flower in August, such as Giant Sunflower, Potentilla and Hollyhock 'Blacknight'. Each entry lists its bloom times, hardiness zones, and sun needs.

22 plants

How this list is made

Derived from each plant's bloom months and USDA hardiness zones, as stored in the BloomsEye library, which was written with AI assistance. Of these 22 plants, 17 have been checked against outside sources (3 fully verified); the rest have not been checked yet, and each plant's own page says which. The cards are AI-generated illustrations. Months here are Northern Hemisphere months; in the Southern Hemisphere, shift them by six months.

The flowers of August in zone 2

Every plant on this page is in flower in August. These are the ones with the shortest seasons around it, ranked by how much of each plant's flowering falls in July, August and September: a plant that opens and finishes here sits ahead of one that flowers from spring to frost, and ties go to the plants this site's guides name most often.

Abbotswood
Potentilla fruticosa 'Abbotswood'
Full sunZones 2–72.5 ftLow
Annual Phlox
Phlox drummondii
Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate
Cherry on Top Sorbaria
Sorbaria sorbifolia 'Bococot'
Full sunZones 2–105 ftModerate
Giant Sunflower
Helianthus annuus 'Mammoth Russian'
Full sunZones 2–118 ftModerate
Goldfinger
Potentilla fruticosa 'Goldfinger'
Full sunZones 2–73 ftLow
Happy Face Yellow
Potentilla fruticosa 'Happy Face Yellow'
Full sunZones 2–73 ftLow
Hollyhock 'Blacknight'
Alcea rosea 'Blacknight'
Full sunZones 2–115 ftModerate
Hollyhock 'Peach'
Alcea rosea 'Peach'
Full sunZones 2–115 ftModerate
Lavender Annual Phlox
Phlox drummondii
Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate
Mango Tango
Potentilla fruticosa 'Mango Tango'
Full sunZones 2–72 ftLow
McKay's White
Potentilla fruticosa 'McKay's White'
Full sunZones 2–72.5 ftLow
Orange Whisper
Potentilla fruticosa 'Orange Whisper'
Full sunZones 2–72.5 ftLow
Path Rush
Juncus tenuis
Full sunZones 2–91.5 ftModerate
Peach Annual Phlox
Phlox drummondii
Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate
Pink Beauty
Potentilla fruticosa 'Pink Beauty'
Full sunZones 2–72.5 ftLow
Pink Whisper
Potentilla fruticosa 'Pink Whisper'
Full sunZones 2–72.5 ftLow
Potentilla
Potentilla fruticosa
Full sunZones 2–73 ftLow
Purple Annual Phlox
Phlox drummondii
Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate
Red Ace
Potentilla fruticosa 'Red Ace'
Full sunZones 2–72 ftLow
Red Annual Phlox
Phlox drummondii
Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate
Tangerine
Potentilla fruticosa 'Tangerine'
Full sunZones 2–72.5 ftLow
White Annual Phlox
Phlox drummondii
Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate

August bloom in zone 2 by flower color

A plant that comes in more than one color is counted under each. The picks rank the same way as the flowers above, so each color names the plants whose season sits closest to August.

Yellow

9 plants

  • Goldfinger

    Potentilla fruticosa 'Goldfinger' · June to September

August bloom in zone 2 by height

Mature height, in the three bands a border is planted in. Anything over 10 ft is structure rather than a border plant, and a climber is sized by whatever it is growing up, so both sit this out.

Middle of the border

12 in to 3 ft

18 plants

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