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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Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Full sunZones 3–940 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Virginia Mountain Mint

Pycnanthemum virginianum

Full sunZones 3–72.5 ftModerate

Virginia Wild Rye

Elymus virginicus

Part shadeZones 3–83 ftModerate

Astilbe chinensis 'Visions'

Part shadeZones 4–81.5 ftHigh

Fuchsia 'Voodoo'

Part shadeZones 9–112 ftModerate

Nepeta 'Walker's Low'

Full sunZones 3–82 ftLow

Deschampsia flexuosa

Part shadeZones 4–72.5 ftModerate

Wax Begonia Pink

Begonia semperflorens

Part shade12 inModerate12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Wax Begonia Red

Begonia semperflorens

Part shade12 inModerate12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Wax Begonia White

Begonia semperflorens

Part shade12 inModerate12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Angelonia 'Wedgwood Blue'

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftModerate

West Coast Goldenrod

Solidago elongata

Full sunZones 5–83 ftModerate

White Agapanthus

Agapanthus 'Albus'

Full sunZones 8–112.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Ageratum houstonianum

Full sunZones 10–1112 inModerate

White Annual Phlox

Phlox drummondii

Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate

White Beautyberry

Callicarpa dichotoma f. albifructa

Part sunZones 5–85 ftModerate

White Browallia

Browallia speciosa

Part shadeZones 9–111 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Hibiscus syriacus 'White Chiffon'

Full sunZones 5–98 ftModerate

White Fan Flower

Scaevola aemula

Full sunZones 10–118 inModerate

Phlox paniculata 'White Flame'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

White Four O'Clock

Mirabilis jalapa

Full sunZones 9–112.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 9–1110 inLow

Pelargonium 'White'

Full sun1.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Gerbera jamesonii

Full sunZones 8–1112 inModerate

White Globe Amaranth

Gomphrena globosa

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftLow

White Impatiens

Impatiens walleriana

Full shade12 inHigh12 in wide

White Lisianthus

Eustoma grandiflorum

Full sunZones 8–101.5 ftModerate

Part sun8 inModerate10 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

White Meadowsweet

Spiraea alba var. latifolia

Full sunZones 3–73.5 ftModerate

White Mexican Heather

Cuphea hyssopifolia

Full sunZones 8–1112 inModerate

Pentas lanceolata

Full sunZones 10–111.5 ftModerate

Petunia 'White'

Full sun12 inModerate1.5 ft wide

White Portulaca

Portulaca grandiflora

Full sunZones 9–116 inLow

White Profusion

Buddleia davidii 'White Profusion'

Full sunZones 5–96.5 ftLow

White Prosperity

Gladiolus 'White Prosperity'

Full sunZones 7–104 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Cleome hassleriana 'White Queen'

Full sunZones 10–114 ftModerate

White Snapdragon

Antirrhinum 'White'

Full sun2.5 ftModerate12 in wide

Limonium sinuatum

Full sunZones 8–101.5 ftLow

White Strawflower

Xerochrysum bracteatum

Full sunZones 8–112 ftLow

Echinacea purpurea 'White Swan'

Full sunZones 3–82.5 ftLow

White Tropical Hibiscus

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Full sunZones 9–115 ftModerate

White Tuberous Begonia

Begonia × tuberhybrida

Part shadeZones 9–1112 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

White Turtlehead

Part shadeZones 3–83 ftHigh

Verbena × hybrida

Full sunZones 9–1110 inModerate

Catharanthus roseus

Full sun12 inLow12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

White Wishbone Flower

Torenia fournieri

Part shadeZones 9–1110 inModerate

White Wood Aster

Eurybia divaricata

Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate

Achillea millefolium

Full sunZones 3–92 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Zinnia elegans 'White'

Full sun2.5 ftModerate12 in wide

Whorled Milkweed

Asclepias verticillata

Full sunZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Monarda fistulosa

Full sunZones 3–93 ftModerate

Parthenium integrifolium

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Rhus copallinum

Full sunZones 4–911 ftModerate

Wishbone Flower

Torenia fournieri

Part shadeZones 10–1110 inModerate

Wollerton Old Hall

Rosa 'Ausblanket'

Full sunZones 5–1011 ftModerate

Symphyotrichum dumosum 'Wood's Pink'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Symphyotrichum dumosum 'Wood's Purple'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Woodland Sunflower

Helianthus divaricatus

Part shadeZones 3–84 ftModerate

Canna 'Wyoming'

Full sunZones 7–105 ftHigh

Cosmos bipinnatus 'Xanthos'

Full sun1.5 ftLow1.5 ft wide

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