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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Cosmos sulphureus 'Cosmic Red'

Full sun1.5 ftLow1.5 ft wide

Cosmos sulphureus 'Cosmic Yellow'

Full sun1.5 ftLow1.5 ft wide

Cosmos bipinnatus

Full sun3.5 ftLow2.5 ft wide

Cranberry Crush

Hibiscus 'Cranberry Crush'

Full sunZones 4–93.5 ftHigh

Full sunZones 6–1013 ftLow

Leucanthemum × superbum 'Crazy Daisy'

Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Cream Lisianthus

Eustoma grandiflorum

Full sunZones 8–101.5 ftModerate

Tagetes erecta 'Vanilla'

Full sun1.5 ftModerate12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Cream Nasturtium

Tropaeolum majus 'Milkmaid'

Full sun12 inLow1.5 ft wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Creeping Lilyturf

Liriope spicata

Part shadeZones 4–1012 inModerate

Full sunZones 3–94 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Crème Brûlée

Coreopsis verticillata 'Crème Brûlée'

Full sunZones 4–92 ftLow

Crème de Cassis

Alcea rosea 'Creme de Cassis'

Full sunZones 3–86 ftModerate

Nicotiana alata 'Crimson Bedder'

Part sunZones 10–111.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs

Trifolium incarnatum

Full sunZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Crimson Comet Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis 'Smcbm'

Full sunZones 5–98 ftModerate

Crimson Rambler

Ipomoea purpurea 'Crimson Rambler'

Full sun10 ftModerate3.5 ft wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Crimson Trumpet

Campsis radicans 'Crimson Trumpet'

Full sunZones 4–926 ftModerate

Full sunZones 5–93 ftModerate

Crown Princess Margareta

Rosa 'Auswinter'

Full sunZones 5–1010 ftModerate

Crowning Glory Princess Bride Pineapple Lily

Eucomis 'Princess Bride'

Full sunZones 6–91.5 ftModerate

Lobelia erinus 'Crystal Palace'

Part sun6 inModerate8 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Veronicastrum virginicum

Full sunZones 3–85 ftModerate

Cup and Saucer Vine

Cobaea scandens

Full sunZones 9–1115 ftModerate

Cuphea (Cigar Plant)

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftModerate

Full sunZones 7–103.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lantana camara 'Dallas Red'

Full sunZones 9–112 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dames de Chenonceau Rose

Rosa 'Dames de Chenonceau'

Full sunZones 5–94 ftModerate

Chrysactinia mexicana

Full sunZones 8–111.5 ftLow

Dancing Queen Hosta

Hosta 'Dancing Queen'

Part shadeZones 3–82.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rosa 'Ausdecorum'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Fuchsia 'Dark Eyes'

Part shadeZones 9–111.5 ftModerate

Dark Knight Bluebeard

Caryopteris × clandonensis 'Dark Knight'

Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftModerate

Darling Clementine Tickseed

Coreopsis 'Darling Clementine'

Full sunZones 5–812 inModerate

Phlox paniculata 'David'

Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate

Dahlia 'David Howard'

Full sunZones 8–103 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Cosmos bipinnatus 'Dazzler'

Full sun3.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Deam's Black-Eyed Susan

Rudbeckia fulgida var. deamii

Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftModerate

Deep Rose Gerbera

Gerbera jamesonii

Full sunZones 8–1112 inModerate

Delta Eclipse Crape Myrtle

Lagerstroemia indica 'Deleb'

Full sunZones 7–99 ftLow

Denim 'n Lace Russian Sage

Salvia yangii 'Denim 'n Lace'

Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftLow

Dense Blazing Star

Liatris spicata

Full sunZones 3–83.5 ftModerate

Rudbeckia hirta 'Denver Daisy'

Full sunZones 6–92 ftLow

Deschampsia Goldtau Grass

Deschampsia cespitosa 'Goldtau'

Part shadeZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Auskindling'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Desert Four O'Clock

Mirabilis multiflora

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftLow

Desert Milkweed

Asclepias subulata

Full sunZones 8–113.5 ftLow

Full sunZones 6–101.5 ftLow

Full sunZones 6–1012 inLow

Designer Threads Golden Needles Coreopsis

Coreopsis verticillata 'Golden Needles'

Full sunZones 5–91.5 ftModerate

Designer Threads Heartstrings Coreopsis

Coreopsis verticillata 'Heartstrings'

Full sunZones 5–91.5 ftModerate

Designer Threads Scarlet Ribbons Coreopsis

Coreopsis verticillata 'Scarlet Ribbons'

Full sunZones 5–91.5 ftModerate

Hibiscus syriacus 'Diana'

Full sunZones 5–88 ftModerate

Full sunZones 3–912 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Anethum graveolens

Full sunZones 3–113 ftModerate

Clematis 'Doctor Ruppel'

Part shadeZones 4–910 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rosa 'Dolly Parton'

Full sunZones 6–104.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Don Juan'

Full sunZones 6–910 ftModerate

Dotted Blazing Star

Liatris punctata

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow

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