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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Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Yellow Calendula

Calendula officinalis

Full sun1.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Yellow California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

Full sunZones 6–1012 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Zantedeschia 'Yellow'

Part sunZones 8–102 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Yellow Four O'Clock

Mirabilis jalapa

Full sunZones 9–112.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Yellow Foxglove

Digitalis grandiflora

Part shadeZones 4–82.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 9–1110 inLow

Gerbera jamesonii

Full sunZones 8–1112 inModerate

Yellow Gladiolus

Full sunZones 7–104 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Yellow King Humbert

Canna 'Yellow King Humbert'

Full sunZones 7–105 ftHigh

Yellow Marigold

Tagetes 'Yellow'

Full sun12 inModerate12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Yellow Nasturtium

Tropaeolum majus

Full sun12 inLow1.5 ft wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Petunia 'Yellow'

Full sun12 inModerate1.5 ft wide

Yellow Portulaca

Portulaca grandiflora

Full sunZones 9–116 inLow

Yellow Snapdragon

Antirrhinum 'Yellow'

Full sun2.5 ftModerate12 in wide

Limonium sinuatum

Full sunZones 8–101.5 ftLow

Yellow Strawflower

Xerochrysum bracteatum

Full sunZones 8–112 ftLow

Yellow Tropical Hibiscus

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Full sunZones 9–115 ftModerate

Yellow Tuberous Begonia

Begonia × tuberhybrida

Part shadeZones 9–1112 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Yellow Wishbone Flower

Torenia fournieri

Part shadeZones 9–1110 inModerate

Zinnia elegans 'Yellow'

Full sun2.5 ftModerate12 in wide

Cotinus coggygria 'Young Lady'

Full sunZones 4–86 ftLow

Coreopsis verticillata 'Zagreb'

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow

Zéphirine Drouhin

Rosa 'Zéphirine Drouhin'

Full sunZones 5–910 ftModerate

Zigzag Goldenrod

Solidago flexicaulis

Part shadeZones 3–82.5 ftModerate

Full sun2.5 ftModerate12 in wide

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