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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Dahlia 'Thomas Edison'

Full sunZones 8–103.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Hylotelephium 'Thunderhead'

Full sunZones 3–92 ftLow

Rosa 'Korroleotu'

Full sunZones 5–115 ftModerate

Lilium lancifolium

Full sunZones 3–94 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to cats

Tiger Stripe Gazania

Gazania 'New Day Tiger'

Full sunZones 9–1110 inLow

Echinacea 'Tomato Soup'

Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftLow

Rudbeckia hirta 'Toto Gold'

Full sunZones 5–91 ftLow

Tranquilite Clematis

Clematis 'Evipo111'

Part shadeZones 4–94.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rosa 'Ausnoble'

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Tropical Hibiscus

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Full sunZones 9–115 ftModerate

Salvia coccinea

Full sunZones 8–102.5 ftModerate

Canna 'Phasion'

Full sunZones 7–105 ftHigh

Tropicanna Gold

Full sunZones 7–105 ftHigh

Full sunZones 4–94.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Campsis radicans

Full sunZones 4–926 ftModerate

Tuberous Begonia

Begonia × tuberhybrida

Part shadeZones 9–1112 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Tuff Stuff Hydrangea

Hydrangea serrata 'MAK20'

Part shadeZones 5–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Phlomis russeliana

Full sunZones 4–93 ftLow

Part sunZones 3–83 ftHigh

Lagerstroemia 'Tuscarora'

Full sunZones 7–1016 ftLow

Lagerstroemia 'Twilight'

Full sunZones 7–1020 ftLow

Schizachyrium scoparium 'Twilight Zone'

Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftLow

Agapanthus 'Twister'

Full sunZones 7–103.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Zinnia elegans 'Uproar Rose'

Full sun3 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Rosa 'Auseasel'

Full sunZones 5–104.5 ftModerate

Helianthus annuus 'Vanilla Ice'

Full sun4.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Clethra alnifolia 'Caleb'

Part shadeZones 3–95 ftHigh

Vanilla Strawberry Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata 'Renhy'

Full sunZones 4–87 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Variegated Lilyturf

Liriope muscari 'Variegata'

Part shadeZones 5–101.5 ftModerate

Gardenia jasminoides 'Veitchii'

Part sunZones 8–114.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Helianthus annuus 'Velvet Queen'

Full sun6 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Full sunZones 9–1110 inModerate

Vermillionaire Cuphea

Cuphea hybrid 'Vermillionaire'

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftModerate

Veronica spicata

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Clematis 'Evipo114'

Part shadeZones 4–93.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Clematis 'Ville de Lyon'

Full sunZones 4–910 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Catharanthus roseus

Full sun12 inLow12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Violet Impatiens

Impatiens walleriana

Full shade12 inHigh12 in wide

Pentas lanceolata

Full sunZones 10–111.5 ftModerate

Cleome hassleriana 'Violet Queen'

Full sunZones 10–114 ftModerate

Salvia nemorosa 'Violet Riot'

Full sunZones 4–82 ftLow

Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Full sunZones 3–940 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Astilbe chinensis 'Visions'

Part shadeZones 4–81.5 ftHigh

Fuchsia 'Voodoo'

Part shadeZones 9–112 ftModerate

Nepeta 'Walker's Low'

Full sunZones 3–82 ftLow

Wax Begonia Pink

Begonia semperflorens

Part shade12 inModerate12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Wax Begonia Red

Begonia semperflorens

Part shade12 inModerate12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Wax Begonia White

Begonia semperflorens

Part shade12 inModerate12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Angelonia 'Wedgwood Blue'

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftModerate

White Agapanthus

Agapanthus 'Albus'

Full sunZones 8–112.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Ageratum houstonianum

Full sunZones 10–1112 inModerate

White Annual Phlox

Phlox drummondii

Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate

White Beautyberry

Callicarpa dichotoma f. albifructa

Part sunZones 5–85 ftModerate

White Browallia

Browallia speciosa

Part shadeZones 10–111 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Hibiscus syriacus 'White Chiffon'

Full sunZones 5–98 ftModerate

White Fan Flower

Scaevola aemula

Full sunZones 10–118 inModerate

Phlox paniculata 'White Flame'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

White Four O'Clock

Mirabilis jalapa

Full sunZones 9–112.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 9–1110 inLow

Pelargonium 'White'

Full sun1.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

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