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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Bidens ferulifolia

Full sunZones 8–1112 inLow

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

Begonia 'Big Rose Bronze Leaf'

Part shade2 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

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

Bishop of Llandaff

Dahlia 'Bishop of Llandaff'

Full sunZones 8–103.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Bishop's Children

Dahlia 'Bishop's Children'

Full sunZones 8–102.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Black Adder Agastache

Agastache 'Black Adder'

Full sunZones 6–112 ftLow

Black Diamond Red Hot

Lagerstroemia 'Black Diamond Red Hot'

Full sunZones 7–911 ftLow

Buddleia davidii 'Black Knight'

Full sunZones 5–96.5 ftLow

Black Mondo Grass

Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Kokuryū'

Part sunZones 6–912 inModerate

Gladiolus 'Black Star'

Full sunZones 8–104 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Black Star Calla

Zantedeschia 'Schwarzwalder'

Part sunZones 8–102 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Black-Eyed Susan

Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftLow

Black-Eyed Susan Vine

Thunbergia alata

Full sunZones 10–118 ftModerate

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

Blaze Climbing Rose

Full sunZones 6–811 ftModerate

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

Bloom-A-Thon Pink Double

Rhododendron 'RLH1-2P8'

Part sunZones 6–94 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

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

Chaenostoma cordatum

Part sunZones 9–116 inModerate

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 Crown Passionflower

Passiflora caerulea

Full sunZones 6–913 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Blue Fan Flower

Scaevola aemula

Full sunZones 10–118 inModerate

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

Ageratum houstonianum 'Blue Horizon'

Full sunZones 10–112 ftModerate

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

Blue Lisianthus

Eustoma grandiflorum

Full sunZones 8–111.5 ftModerate

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

Full sun12 inModerate1.5 ft wide

Blue Star Japanese Aster

Aster incisus 'Blue Star'

Full sunZones 5–81.5 ftModerate

Limonium sinuatum

Full sunZones 8–111.5 ftLow

Blue Stocking Bee Balm

Monarda 'Blaustrumpf'

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

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