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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Dahlia 'Café au Lait'

Full sunZones 8–103.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sun1.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Full sunZones 9–118 inModerate

Symphyotrichum lateriflorum

Part shadeZones 4–92.5 ftModerate

California Buckwheat

Eriogonum fasciculatum

Full sunZones 7–102.5 ftLow

California Flannel Bush 'Pacific Sunset'

Fremontodendron 'Pacific Sunset'

Full sunZones 8–1116 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

California Fuchsia

Epilobium canum

Full sunZones 7–112 ftLow

California Goldenrod

Solidago velutina subsp. californica

Full sunZones 6–102.5 ftLow

California Poppy

Full sunZones 6–1012 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

California Poppy (Cream/White)

Eschscholzia californica 'Alba'

Full sunZones 6–111 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

California Poppy (Rose/Pink Mix)

Eschscholzia californica 'Carmine King'

Full sunZones 6–111.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Part sunZones 8–102.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Campfire Marshmallow Bidens

Bidens hybrid 'Campfire Marshmallow'

Full sunZones 8–111 ftLow

Campfire Red Ember Bidens

Bidens ferulifolia 'DPWBIDCAPR'

Full sunZones 9–118 inModerate

Full sunZones 3–73 ftModerate

Canada Wild Rye

Elymus canadensis

Full sunZones 3–83.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs

Full sunZones 7–105 ftHigh

Canyon Prince Wild Rye

Leymus condensatus 'Canyon Prince'

Full sunZones 7–104 ftLow

Captain Kirk Hosta

Hosta 'Captain Kirk'

Part shadeZones 3–82.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna'

Full sunZones 4–82 ftLow

Cardinal Flower

Lobelia cardinalis

Part sunZones 3–93.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Dianthus caryophyllus

Full sunZones 5–91.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Carnival Scotch Heather

Calluna vulgaris 'Multicolor'

Full sunZones 5–88 inModerate

Cascade Penstemon

Penstemon serrulatus

Full sunZones 6–91.5 ftModerate

Nepeta 'Cat's Meow'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftLow

Cat's Pajamas Catmint

Nepeta 'Cat's Pajamas'

Full sunZones 3–812 inLow

Catalina Midnight Blue

Torenia fournieri 'Catalina Midnight Blue'

Part shadeZones 10–1110 inModerate

Lagerstroemia 'Catawba'

Full sunZones 7–1011 ftLow

Catherine Woodbery

Hemerocallis 'Catherine Woodbery'

Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftLow

Nepeta × faassenii 'Catwalk Queen'

Full sunZones 3–812 inLow

Cécile Brünner

Rosa 'Cécile Brünner'

Full sunZones 5–103 ftModerate

Ulmus crassifolia

Full sunZones 6–860 ftModerate

Full sun1.5 ftModerate12 in wide

Leucophyllum frutescens

Full sunZones 8–108 ftLow

Center Stage Coral Crape Myrtle

Lagerstroemia indica 'SMNLIJ'

Full sunZones 7–99 ftModerate

Center Stage Pink Crape Myrtle

Lagerstroemia indica 'SMNLIG'

Full sunZones 7–99 ftModerate

Center Stage Red Crape Myrtle

Lagerstroemia indica 'SMNLCIBF'

Full sunZones 7–99 ftLow

Celosia plumosa 'Century Pink'

Full sun2 ftModerate12 in wide

Achillea millefolium 'Cerise Queen'

Full sunZones 3–92 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Chater's Double Red

Alcea rosea 'Chater's Double Red'

Full sunZones 3–86 ftModerate

Chater's Double Violet

Alcea rosea 'Chater's Double Violet'

Full sunZones 3–86 ftModerate

Chater's Double White

Alcea rosea 'Chater's Double White'

Full sunZones 3–106 ftModerate

Chater's Double Yellow

Alcea rosea 'Chater's Double Yellow'

Full sunZones 3–86 ftModerate

Cherries Jubilee Hens and Chicks

Sempervivum 'Alanka'

Full sunZones 3–84 inLow

Cherry Berries Wintergreen

Gaultheria procumbens 'Gaulsidh5'

Part shadeZones 3–88 inModerate

Listed as toxic to cats

Rudbeckia hirta 'Cherry Brandy'

Full sunZones 5–92 ftLow

Cherry Choco Latte

Hibiscus 'Cherry Choco Latte'

Full sunZones 4–94 ftHigh

Lagerstroemia 'Cherry Dazzle'

Full sunZones 6–104 ftLow

Cherry on Top Sorbaria

Sorbaria sorbifolia 'Bococot'

Full sunZones 2–105 ftModerate

Cleome hassleriana 'Cherry Queen'

Full sunZones 10–114 ftModerate

Cheyenne Spirit

Echinacea 'Cheyenne Spirit'

Full sunZones 4–92 ftLow

Hemerocallis 'Chicago Apache'

Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Chick Charms Appletini Hens & Chicks

Sempervivum 'Reinhard'

Full sunZones 3–84 inLow

Chick Charms Autumn Apple Hens and Chicks

Sempervivum 'Dakota'

Full sunZones 4–84 inLow

Chick Charms Berry Bomb Hens & Chicks

Sempervivum 'Director Jacobs'

Full sunZones 3–84 inLow

Chick Charms Candied Apple Hens and Chicks

Sempervivum 'Candied Apple'

Full sunZones 5–84 inLow

Chick Charms Cranberry Cocktail Hens & Chicks

Sempervivum 'Killer'

Full sunZones 4–94 inLow

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