Bloom month

Plants that bloom in August

1199 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 1,199 plants, 796 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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Cosmos bipinnatus 'Sea Shells'

Full sun3.5 ftLow1.5 ft wide

Muhlenbergia reverchonii

Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftModerate

Cosmos bipinnatus 'Sensation Pink'

Full sun4 ftLow1.5 ft wide

Salvia nemorosa 'Sensation Rose'

Full sunZones 4–81 ftLow

Sentimental Blue

Platycodon grandiflorus 'Sentimental Blue'

Full sunZones 3–88 inModerate

Angelonia 'Serena Blue'

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftModerate

Angelonia 'Serena Purple'

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftModerate

Angelonia 'Serena Rose'

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftModerate

Angelonia 'Serena White'

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftModerate

Shadowland Autumn Frost

Hosta 'Autumn Frost'

Part shadeZones 3–91.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah'

Full sunZones 4–94 ftLow

Asclepias speciosa

Full sunZones 3–93 ftModerate

Shropshire Lad Rose

Rosa 'Shropshire Lad'

Full sunZones 5–116 ftModerate

Full sunZones 4–94 ftModerate

Shrubby St. John's Wort

Hypericum prolificum

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Bouteloua curtipendula

Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftLow

Coreopsis 'Sienna Sunset'

Full sunZones 5–91.5 ftLow

Lagerstroemia 'Sioux'

Full sunZones 7–917 ftLow

Six Hills Giant

Nepeta 'Six Hills Giant'

Full sunZones 3–82.5 ftLow

Sixteen Candles

Clethra alnifolia 'Sixteen Candles'

Part shadeZones 3–94 ftHigh

Sky Blue Lobelia

Part sun8 inModerate10 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Smooth Hydrangea

Hydrangea arborescens

Part shadeZones 3–94 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sun2.5 ftModerate12 in wide

Full sunZones 3–83.5 ftModerate

Veronica 'Snow Candles'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Salvia × sylvestris 'Schneehügel'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftLow

Leucanthemum × superbum 'Snow Lady'

Full sunZones 5–912 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lobularia 'Snow Princess'

Full sun6 inModerate2.5 ft wide

Monarda 'Schneewittchen'

Full sunZones 3–93 ftModerate

Agapanthus 'Snowball'

Full sunZones 8–111.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Leucanthemum × superbum 'Snowcap'

Full sunZones 5–91.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Nepeta racemosa 'Snowflake'

Full sunZones 3–812 inLow

Soeur Emmanuelle

Full sunZones 6–93.5 ftModerate

Full sunZones 4–93 ftHigh

Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'Solfatare'

Full sunZones 6–92 ftModerate

Sombrero Adobe Orange

Echinacea 'Sombrero Adobe Orange'

Full sunZones 4–92 ftLow

Sombrero Hot Coral

Echinacea 'Sombrero Hot Coral'

Full sunZones 4–92 ftLow

Sombrero Lemon Yellow

Echinacea 'Sombrero Lemon Yellow'

Full sunZones 4–92 ftLow

Sombrero Salsa Red

Echinacea 'Sombrero Salsa Red'

Full sunZones 4–92 ftLow

Sonic Bloom Pink

Weigela 'Sonic Bloom Pink'

Full sunZones 4–85 ftModerate

Sonic Bloom Red

Weigela 'Sonic Bloom Red'

Full sunZones 4–85 ftModerate

Helianthus annuus 'Soraya'

Full sun5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Spanish Lavender

Lavandula stoechas

Full sunZones 7–91.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs

Part sunZones 3–91.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Splitbeard Bluestem

Anatherum ternarium

Full sunZones 6–103 ftLow

Spotted Joe Pye Weed

Eutrochium maculatum

Full sunZones 4–85.5 ftModerate

Astilbe simplicifolia 'Sprite'

Part shadeZones 3–812 inHigh

Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Stanwell Perpetual

Rosa 'Stanwell Perpetual'

Full sunZones 4–104 ftModerate

Star of the East

Crocosmia 'Star of the East'

Full sunZones 6–92.5 ftModerate

Full sun12 inModerate1.5 ft wide

Phlox paniculata 'Starfire'

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Full sunZones 8–111.5 ftLow

Hemerocallis 'Stella de Oro'

Full sunZones 3–912 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 6–94.5 ftModerate

Stiff Goldenrod

Solidago rigida

Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftModerate

Agapanthus 'Storm Cloud'

Full sunZones 7–113.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Strawberry Blonde

Helianthus annuus 'Strawberry Blonde'

Full sun5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Strawberry Candy

Hemerocallis 'Strawberry Candy'

Full sunZones 3–92 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

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