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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Estrellita Scarlet Firecracker Bush

Bouvardia 'Wnbvesred24'

Full sunZones 8–101.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Ausegdon'

Full sunZones 4–114 ftModerate

Evergreen Huckleberry

Vaccinium ovatum

Part shadeZones 7–107.5 ftModerate

Evergreen Sumac

Full sunZones 8–1110 ftLow

Eversheen Sedge

Carex oshimensis 'Eversheen'

Part shadeZones 5–81.5 ftModerate

Exceptional Lavender

Lavandula × intermedia 'Hillav'

Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs

Eye-Catcher Coral Craze Coneflower

Echinacea 'Coral Craze'

Full sunZones 4–82.5 ftModerate

Eye-Catcher Tanager Coneflower

Echinacea 'Tanager'

Full sunZones 4–82 ftModerate

False Sunflower

Full sunZones 3–94 ftModerate

Scaevola aemula

Full sunZones 10–118 inModerate

Fantasy Pocahontas Anemone

Anemone hupehensis 'Pocahontas'

Part shadeZones 5–91.5 ftModerate

Feather Reed Grass

Calamagrostis × acutiflora

Full sunZones 4–95 ftModerate

Chamaebatiaria millefolium

Full sunZones 4–85 ftLow

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Fiesta'

Full sunZones 9–115 ftModerate

Fire Light Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata 'SMHPFL'

Full sunZones 3–86 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 9–1012 ftModerate

Firefly Peach Sky

Achillea 'Firefly Peach Sky'

Full sunZones 3–83 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Veronica spicata 'First Love'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii

Full sunZones 7–103.5 ftLow

Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascens

Full sunZones 4–94.5 ftLow

Flamingo Feather

Celosia spicata 'Flamingo Feather'

Full sun2.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Flava (Yellow Trumpet)

Campsis radicans f. flava

Full sunZones 4–926 ftModerate

Dahlia 'Fleurel'

Full sunZones 8–103.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Floribunda Rose

Full sunZones 5–93 ftModerate

FloriGlory Cuphea

Cuphea hybrid 'FloriGlory'

Full sunZones 8–111 ftModerate

Flower Carpet Rose

Rosa 'Noatraum'

Full sunZones 5–102 ftModerate

Flowering Tobacco

Part sunZones 10–112 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Pennisetum alopecuroides

Full sunZones 6–93.5 ftLow

Mirabilis jalapa

Full sunZones 9–112.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Fourwing Saltbush

Atriplex canescens

Full sunZones 6–105 ftLow

Rosa 'Tanellis'

Full sunZones 5–113.5 ftModerate

Hemerocallis 'Frans Hals'

Full sunZones 3–92 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

French Lavender

Lavandula dentata

Full sunZones 8–112 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs

French Marigold

Full sun12 inModerate12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Fresh Look Orange

Celosia plumosa 'Fresh Look Orange'

Full sun1.5 ftModerate12 in wide

Celosia plumosa 'Fresh Look Red'

Full sun1.5 ftModerate12 in wide

Fresh Look Yellow

Celosia plumosa 'Fresh Look Yellow'

Full sun12 inModerate12 in wide

Verbesina virginica

Part shadeZones 85 ftModerate

Hylotelephium 'Frosty Morn'

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow

Part shadeZones 9–111.5 ftModerate

Platycodon grandiflorus 'Fuji Pink'

Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate

Platycodon grandiflorus 'Fuji White'

Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate

Gallery Art Deco

Dahlia 'Gallery Art Deco'

Full sunZones 8–101.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Phlox paniculata

Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate

Gardenview Scarlet

Monarda 'Gardenview Scarlet'

Full sunZones 4–93 ftModerate

Fuchsia 'Gartenmeister Bonstedt'

Part shadeZones 9–112 ftModerate

Oenothera lindheimeri

Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftLow

Full sunZones 9–1110 inLow

Gentle Hermione

Rosa 'Ausrumba'

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Crocosmia 'George Davison'

Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftModerate

Georgia Peach Pie

Dianthus 'Georgia Peach Pie'

Full sunZones 5–910 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Geranium (Annual)

Full sun1.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Gerbera jamesonii

Full sunZones 8–1112 inModerate

Gertrude Jekyll

Full sunZones 5–105 ftModerate

Giant Hyssop 'Ginger'

Agastache 'Ginger'

Full sunZones 6–113 ftModerate

Vernonia gigantea

Full sunZones 5–88 ftModerate

Giant Sunflower

Helianthus annuus 'Mammoth Russian'

Full sunZones 2–118 ftModerate

Veronica spicata 'Giles van Hees'

Full sunZones 3–88 inModerate

Clematis 'Gipsy Queen'

Full sunZones 4–911 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 7–104 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

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