Bloom month

Plants that bloom in August

1199 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 1,199 plants, 796 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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Lantana camara 'New Gold'

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

New Guinea Orange

Impatiens hawkeri

Part sun1.5 ftHigh1.5 ft wide

Impatiens hawkeri

Part sun1.5 ftHigh1.5 ft wide

Symphyotrichum novi-belgii

Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate

New York Ironweed

Vernonia noveboracensis

Full sunZones 5–96 ftModerate

Phlox paniculata 'Nicky'

Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate

Petunia 'Night Sky'

Full sun12 inModerate1.5 ft wide

Alcea rosea 'Nigra'

Full sunZones 3–86 ftModerate

Clematis 'Niobe'

Full sunZones 4–98 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Nonstop Red Begonia

Begonia × tuberhybrida 'Nonstop Red'

Part shadeZones 9–1112 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Begonia 'Nonstop Rose'

Part shade12 inModerate12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Northern Exposure Silver

Heuchera 'TNHEUNES'

Part shadeZones 4–92 ftModerate

Northern Sea Oats

Chasmanthium latifolium

Part shadeZones 3–83.5 ftModerate

Panicum virgatum 'Northwind'

Full sunZones 4–96 ftLow

Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftModerate

Olivia Rose Austin

Rosa 'Ausmixture'

Full sunZones 5–104.5 ftModerate

Orange Coneflower

Echinacea 'Harvest Moon'

Full sunZones 3–82.5 ftModerate

Orange Marigold

Tagetes 'Orange'

Full sun12 inModerate12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Orange Perfection

Phlox paniculata 'Orange Perfection'

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Orange Snapdragon

Antirrhinum 'Orange'

Full sun2.5 ftModerate12 in wide

Orange Tropical Hibiscus

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Full sunZones 9–115 ftModerate

Orange Tuberous Begonia

Begonia × tuberhybrida

Part shadeZones 9–1112 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Potentilla fruticosa 'Orange Whisper'

Full sunZones 2–72.5 ftLow

Zinnia elegans 'Orange'

Full sun2.5 ftModerate12 in wide

Oranges and Lemons

Gaillardia × grandiflora 'Oranges and Lemons'

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow

Full sunZones 4–91.5 ftLow

Full sunZones 6–105 ftModerate

Full sunZones 4–93.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Oso Easy Double Red

Rosa 'Meipeporia'

Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Dahlia 'Otto's Thrill'

Full sunZones 8–103.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Calamagrostis × acutiflora 'Overdam'

Full sunZones 4–94.5 ftModerate

Pacific Bleeding Heart

Dicentra formosa

Part shadeZones 3–91.5 ftModerate

Painted Orange Bidens

Bidens ferulifolia 'Beedance Painted Orange'

Full sunZones 8–1112 inLow

Painted Red Bidens

Bidens ferulifolia 'Beedance Painted Red'

Full sunZones 8–1112 inLow

Cortaderia selloana

Full sunZones 7–118 ftLow

Panicle Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata

Full sunZones 3–86.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Achillea millefolium 'Paprika'

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Hemerocallis 'Pardon Me'

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Pardon My Cerise

Monarda didyma 'Pardon My Cerise'

Full sunZones 3–912 inModerate

Pardon My Purple

Monarda didyma 'Pardon My Purple'

Full sunZones 3–912 inModerate

Full sunZones 7–102 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 6–913 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rosa 'Patience'

Full sunZones 5–114 ftModerate

Rosa 'Madame A. Meilland'

Full sunZones 5–94 ftModerate

Peach Annual Phlox

Phlox drummondii

Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate

Tropaeolum majus 'Peach Melba'

Full sun12 inLow1.5 ft wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Peach Tropical Hibiscus

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Full sunZones 9–115 ftModerate

Callicarpa 'Pearl Glam'

Part sunZones 5–85 ftModerate

Ipomoea tricolor 'Pearly Gates'

Full sun10 ftModerate3.5 ft wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Gladiolus 'Peche Melba'

Full sunZones 7–104 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

PeeGee Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata 'Grandiflora'

Full sunZones 3–811 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 3–82.5 ftLow

Pentas lanceolata

Full sunZones 10–111.5 ftModerate

Perennial Black-Eyed Susan

Rudbeckia fulgida

Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Perennial Sunflower

Full sunZones 4–95 ftModerate

Full sunZones 7–102.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Agapanthus 'Peter Pan'

Full sunZones 7–111.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sun12 inModerate1.5 ft wide

Phantom Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata 'Phantom'

Full sunZones 3–86.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

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