Bloom month

Plants that bloom in August

1286 garden plants from the BloomsEye library that are typically in flower during August. Plan for reliable color in August and keep your borders from going quiet.

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How this list is made

Derived from each plant's bloom months, as stored in the BloomsEye library, which was written with AI assistance. Of these 1,286 plants, 1,069 have been checked against outside sources (54 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.

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Helianthus annuus 'Lemon Queen'

Full sun6 ftModerate2 ft wide

Thunbergia alata 'Lemon Star'

Full sunZones 10–116.5 ftModerate

Let's Dance Rhythmic Blue Hydrangea

Hydrangea macrophylla 'SMHMES14'

Part shadeZones 5–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftLow

Part shadeZones 4–84 ftHigh

Part sun8 inModerate10 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Nicotiana alata 'Lime Green'

Part sunZones 10–112 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs

Limelight Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight'

Full sunZones 3–87 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lindheimer's Muhly

Muhlenbergia lindheimeri

Full sunZones 7–94 ftModerate

Full sunZones 8–111.5 ftModerate

Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftLow

Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Little Bunny'

Full sunZones 5–912 inLow

Little Gem Magnolia

Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem'

Full sunZones 7–1020 ftModerate

Little Lime Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata 'Jane'

Full sunZones 3–84 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Nepeta racemosa 'Little Titch'

Full sunZones 3–88 inLow

Part sun8 inModerate10 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Hibiscus moscheutos 'Lord Baltimore'

Full sunZones 5–94.5 ftHigh

Louise Clements

Full sunZones 6–105 ftModerate

Love-Lies-Bleeding

Amaranthus caudatus

Full sunZones 9–113.5 ftModerate

Canna 'Lucifer'

Full sunZones 7–102.5 ftHigh

Crocosmia 'Lucifer'

Full sunZones 5–94 ftModerate

Lantana camara 'Lucky White'

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Hibiscus syriacus 'Lucy'

Full sunZones 5–98 ftModerate

Luminary Ultraviolet

Phlox paniculata 'Ultraviolet'

Full sunZones 3–82.5 ftModerate

Luna Pink Swirl

Hibiscus moscheutos 'Luna Pink Swirl'

Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftHigh

Hibiscus moscheutos 'Luna White'

Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftHigh

Luscious Citrus

Lantana 'Luscious Citrus Blend'

Full sunZones 9–112 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Madame Anisette Rose

Rosa 'Madame Anisette'

Full sunZones 6–102 ftModerate

Campsis × tagliabuana 'Madame Galen'

Full sunZones 5–926 ftModerate

Magenta Four O'Clock

Mirabilis jalapa

Full sunZones 9–112.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Magenta Geranium

Pelargonium 'Magenta'

Full sun1.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Magenta Gladiolus

Full sunZones 7–104 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Magenta Portulaca

Portulaca grandiflora

Full sunZones 9–116 inLow

Magenta Tropical Hibiscus

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Full sunZones 9–115 ftModerate

Magenta Verbena

Verbena × hybrida

Full sunZones 9–1110 inModerate

Zinnia elegans 'Magenta'

Full sun2.5 ftModerate12 in wide

Magical Candle Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata 'Bokraflame'

Full sunZones 5–84.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus'

Full sunZones 3–93 ftLow

Mahogany Nasturtium

Tropaeolum majus 'Mahogany'

Full sun12 inLow1.5 ft wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lonicera sempervirens 'Major Wheeler'

Full sunZones 4–810 ftModerate

Helianthus annuus 'Mammoth'

Full sun10 ftModerate2 ft wide

Full sunZones 10–1110 ftModerate

Zantedeschia 'Mango'

Part sunZones 8–102 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Potentilla fruticosa 'Mango Tango'

Full sunZones 2–72 ftLow

Mirabilis jalapa 'Marbles'

Full sunZones 9–112.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Marguerite Daisy

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Marie Boisselot

Clematis 'Marie Boisselot'

Full sunZones 4–910 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sun2.5 ftModerate12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Fuchsia 'Marinka'

Part shadeZones 9–111.5 ftModerate

Echinacea 'Marmalade'

Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftLow

Marshall's Delight

Monarda 'Marshall's Delight'

Full sunZones 3–93 ftModerate

Rosa 'Meiffable'

Full sunZones 5–102.5 ftModerate

Hylotelephium 'Matrona'

Full sunZones 3–92 ftLow

Maximilian Sunflower

Helianthus maximiliani

Full sunZones 4–96 ftModerate

Potentilla fruticosa 'McKay's White'

Full sunZones 2–72.5 ftLow

Meadow Blazing Star

Liatris ligulistylis

Full sunZones 3–82 ftLow

Salvia farinacea

Full sunZones 8–102.5 ftModerate

Coreopsis 'Mercury Rising'

Full sunZones 5–91.5 ftLow

Gaillardia × grandiflora 'Mesa Yellow'

Full sunZones 3–101.5 ftLow

Ratibida columnifera

Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftLow

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