Bloom calendar

Plants for Zone 8 That Bloom in August

843 plants in the BloomsEye library that are hardy in USDA hardiness zone 8 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.

Showing 481 to 540 of 843 plants

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 843 plants, 676 have been checked against outside sources (39 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.

Part shadeZones 4–84 ftHigh

Limelight Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight'

Full sunZones 3–87 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lindheimer's Muhly

Muhlenbergia lindheimeri

Full sunZones 7–94 ftModerate

Full sunZones 8–111.5 ftModerate

Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftLow

Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Little Bunny'

Full sunZones 5–912 inLow

Little Gem Magnolia

Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem'

Full sunZones 7–1020 ftModerate

Little Lime Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata 'Jane'

Full sunZones 3–84 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Nepeta racemosa 'Little Titch'

Full sunZones 3–88 inLow

Hibiscus moscheutos 'Lord Baltimore'

Full sunZones 5–94.5 ftHigh

Louise Clements

Full sunZones 6–105 ftModerate

Canna 'Lucifer'

Full sunZones 7–102.5 ftHigh

Crocosmia 'Lucifer'

Full sunZones 5–94 ftModerate

Hibiscus syriacus 'Lucy'

Full sunZones 5–98 ftModerate

Luminary Ultraviolet

Phlox paniculata 'Ultraviolet'

Full sunZones 3–82.5 ftModerate

Luna Pink Swirl

Hibiscus moscheutos 'Luna Pink Swirl'

Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftHigh

Hibiscus moscheutos 'Luna White'

Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftHigh

Madame Anisette Rose

Rosa 'Madame Anisette'

Full sunZones 6–102 ftModerate

Campsis × tagliabuana 'Madame Galen'

Full sunZones 5–926 ftModerate

Magenta Gladiolus

Full sunZones 7–104 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Magical Candle Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata 'Bokraflame'

Full sunZones 5–84.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus'

Full sunZones 3–93 ftLow

Lonicera sempervirens 'Major Wheeler'

Full sunZones 4–810 ftModerate

Zantedeschia 'Mango'

Part sunZones 8–102 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Marie Boisselot

Clematis 'Marie Boisselot'

Full sunZones 4–910 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Echinacea 'Marmalade'

Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftLow

Marshall's Delight

Monarda 'Marshall's Delight'

Full sunZones 3–93 ftModerate

Rosa 'Meiffable'

Full sunZones 5–102.5 ftModerate

Hylotelephium 'Matrona'

Full sunZones 3–92 ftLow

Salvia nemorosa 'Mainacht'

Full sunZones 4–82 ftLow

Coreopsis 'Mercury Rising'

Full sunZones 5–91.5 ftLow

Gaillardia × grandiflora 'Mesa Yellow'

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow

Ratibida columnifera

Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftLow

Mexican Heather

Cuphea hyssopifolia

Full sunZones 8–1112 inModerate

Rosa 'Meitelov'

Full sunZones 6–104 ftModerate

Agapanthus 'Midnight Blue'

Full sunZones 7–112 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Midnight Marvel

Hibiscus 'Midnight Marvel'

Full sunZones 5–94 ftHigh

Eschscholzia californica 'Mikado'

Full sunZones 6–1012 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Allium 'Millenium'

Full sunZones 4–91.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Hibiscus syriacus 'Minerva'

Full sunZones 5–98 ftModerate

Part sunZones 3–91.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff'

Full sunZones 7–112 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Buddleia 'Miss Molly'

Full sunZones 5–95 ftLow

Buddleia 'Miss Ruby'

Full sunZones 5–95 ftLow

Rosa 'Mister Lincoln'

Full sunZones 5–95 ftModerate

Full sunZones 5–95 ftModerate

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam'

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow

Achillea 'Moonshine'

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Moudry (Black Fountain Grass)

Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Moudry'

Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftLow

Mountain Frost Ruby

Dianthus 'Mountain Frost Ruby Snow'

Full sunZones 3–910 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Mountain Stewartia

Stewartia ovata

Part sunZones 5–812 ftModerate

Hylotelephium 'Mr. Goodbud'

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow

Full sunZones 5–94 ftLow

Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead'

Full sunZones 5–91.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rosa 'Ausbernard'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Lagerstroemia 'Muskogee'

Full sunZones 7–1023 ftLow

Lavandula angustifolia 'Nana Alba'

Full sunZones 5–912 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Buddleia davidii 'Nanho Blue'

Full sunZones 5–95 ftLow

Narrowleaf Mountain Mint

Pycnanthemum tenuifolium

Full sunZones 4–82.5 ftModerate

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