Bloom calendar

Plants for Zone 5 That Bloom in August

664 plants in the BloomsEye library that are hardy in USDA hardiness zone 5 and typically flower in August, such as Bee Balm, Garden Phlox and Blazing Star. Each entry lists its bloom times, hardiness zones, and sun needs.

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How this list is made

Derived from each plant's bloom months and USDA hardiness zones, as stored in the BloomsEye library, which was written with AI assistance. Of these 664 plants, 569 have been checked against outside sources (30 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.

Berry White Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata 'Renba'

Full sunZones 3–86.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Beyond Midnight Bluebeard

Caryopteris × clandonensis 'CT-9-12'

Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftLow

Big Blue Lilyturf

Liriope muscari 'Big Blue'

Part shadeZones 5–101.5 ftModerate

Andropogon gerardi

Full sunZones 4–96 ftLow

Big Daddy Hosta

Hosta 'Big Daddy'

Part shadeZones 3–82.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Big Sky Sunset Coneflower

Echinacea 'Sunset'

Full sunZones 3–94 ftLow

Bigleaf Hydrangea

Hydrangea macrophylla

Part sunZones 5–95 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Clematis 'Evipo030'

Full sunZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Buddleia davidii 'Black Knight'

Full sunZones 5–96.5 ftLow

Black-Eyed Susan

Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftLow

Blackberry Merlot Hibiscus

Hibiscus 'Blackberry Merlot'

Full sunZones 4–94.5 ftModerate

Blackfoot Daisy

Melampodium leucanthum

Full sunZones 4–1112 inLow

Blackhawks Big Bluestem

Andropogon gerardi 'Blackhawks'

Full sunZones 4–95 ftLow

Blackjack Gold Black-Eyed Susan

Rudbeckia triloba 'Blackjack Gold'

Full sunZones 3–83.5 ftModerate

Blackout Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Blackout'

Part shadeZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Blanc Double de Coubert Rose

Rosa 'Blanc Double de Coubert'

Full sunZones 4–95.5 ftModerate

Full sunZones 3–101.5 ftLow

Schizachyrium scoparium 'Blaze'

Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftLow

Blazeaway Heather

Calluna vulgaris 'Blazeaway'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Full sunZones 3–93 ftLow

Blonde Ambition Blue Grama Grass

Bouteloua gracilis 'Blonde Ambition'

Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftLow

Bloomerang Ballet Reblooming Lilac

Syringa pubescens 'SMNSPH'

Full sunZones 3–74 ftModerate

Bloomerang Dark Purple Lilac

Syringa 'SMSJBP7'

Full sunZones 3–75 ftModerate

Bloomerang Purpink Reblooming Lilac

Syringa pubescens 'SMNSPTP'

Full sunZones 3–74 ftModerate

Bloomerang Purple

Syringa 'Bloomerang Purple'

Full sunZones 3–75 ftModerate

Bloomerang Showmound Lilac

Syringa pubescens 'SMNSPWF'

Full sunZones 3–72.5 ftModerate

BloomStruck Hydrangea

Hydrangea macrophylla 'PIIHM-II'

Part shadeZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Hibiscus syriacus 'Oiseau Bleu'

Full sunZones 5–98 ftModerate

Hibiscus syriacus 'Blue Chiffon'

Full sunZones 5–98 ftModerate

Buddleia 'Lo & Behold Blue Chip'

Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftLow

Blue Fortune Agastache

Agastache 'Blue Fortune'

Full sunZones 5–103 ftModerate

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Blue Glitter Sea Holly

Eryngium planum 'Blue Glitter'

Full sunZones 5–82.5 ftLow

Blue Glow Globe Thistle

Echinops bannaticus 'Blue Glow'

Full sunZones 3–83.5 ftModerate

Salvia × sylvestris 'Blauhügel'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftLow

Blue Ivory Hosta

Hosta 'Blue Ivory'

Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Blue Jean Baby Russian Sage

Salvia yangii 'Blue Jean Baby'

Full sunZones 4–82.5 ftLow

Salvia nemorosa 'Blue Marvel'

Full sunZones 4–91.5 ftLow

Delphinium grandiflorum 'Blue Mirror'

Full sunZones 3–71.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Blue Mistflower

Conoclinium coelestinum

Part shadeZones 5–102 ftModerate

Phlox paniculata 'Blue Paradise'

Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate

Blue Star Japanese Aster

Aster incisus 'Blue Star'

Full sunZones 5–81.5 ftModerate

Blue Stocking Bee Balm

Monarda 'Blaustrumpf'

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Blue Waterfall Bellflower

Campanula poscharskyana 'Camgood'

Full sunZones 4–78 inModerate

Nepeta × faassenii 'Blue Wonder'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftLow

Blue Wood Aster

Symphyotrichum cordifolium

Part shadeZones 3–83 ftModerate

Blue Zinger Sedge

Carex flacca 'Blue Zinger'

Part shadeZones 5–91.5 ftModerate

Blue-Stemmed Goldenrod

Solidago caesia

Part shadeZones 4–82.5 ftModerate

Caryopteris × clandonensis

Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftModerate

Blueberry Pie Butterfly Bush

Buddleia 'PODARASNGA 9-15'

Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftModerate

Hibiscus syriacus 'Blushing Bride'

Full sunZones 5–98 ftModerate

Blushing Drift Rose

Rosa 'Meifranjin'

Full sunZones 5–111.5 ftLow

Blushing Knock Out Rose

Full sunZones 5–83.5 ftModerate

Hydrangea paniculata 'Ilvobo'

Full sunZones 3–82.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rosa 'Meidelweis'

Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Meidomonac'

Full sunZones 4–93.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Auscousin'

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Bottle Rocket Ligularia

Ligularia 'Bottle Rocket'

Part shadeZones 4–62.5 ftModerate

Bottlebrush Grass

Part shadeZones 5–93 ftModerate

Boulevard Edda Clematis

Clematis 'Evipo074'

Full sunZones 4–93.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

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