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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Lobelia erinus 'Crystal Palace'

Part sun6 inModerate8 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Veronicastrum virginicum

Full sunZones 3–85 ftModerate

Cup and Saucer Vine

Cobaea scandens

Full sunZones 9–1115 ftModerate

Cuphea (Cigar Plant)

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftModerate

Full sunZones 8–103.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lantana camara 'Dallas Red'

Full sunZones 9–112 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dames de Chenonceau Rose

Rosa 'Dames de Chenonceau'

Full sunZones 5–94 ftModerate

Dancing Queen Hosta

Hosta 'Dancing Queen'

Part shadeZones 3–82.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rosa 'Ausdecorum'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Fuchsia 'Dark Eyes'

Part shadeZones 9–111.5 ftModerate

Dark Knight Bluebeard

Caryopteris × clandonensis 'Dark Knight'

Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftModerate

Darling Clementine Tickseed

Coreopsis 'Darling Clementine'

Full sunZones 5–812 inModerate

Phlox paniculata 'David'

Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate

Dahlia 'David Howard'

Full sunZones 8–103 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Cosmos bipinnatus 'Dazzler'

Full sun3.5 ftLow1.5 ft wide

Deam's Black-Eyed Susan

Rudbeckia fulgida var. deamii

Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftModerate

Deep Rose Gerbera

Gerbera jamesonii

Full sunZones 8–1112 inModerate

Delta Eclipse Crape Myrtle

Lagerstroemia indica 'Deleb'

Full sunZones 7–99 ftLow

Denim 'n Lace Russian Sage

Salvia yangii 'Denim 'n Lace'

Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftLow

Dense Blazing Star

Liatris spicata

Full sunZones 3–83.5 ftModerate

Rudbeckia hirta 'Denver Daisy'

Full sunZones 6–92 ftLow

Deschampsia Goldtau Grass

Deschampsia cespitosa 'Goldtau'

Part shadeZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Auskindling'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Desert Four O'Clock

Mirabilis multiflora

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftLow

Designer Threads Golden Needles Coreopsis

Coreopsis verticillata 'Golden Needles'

Full sunZones 5–91.5 ftModerate

Designer Threads Heartstrings Coreopsis

Coreopsis verticillata 'Heartstrings'

Full sunZones 5–91.5 ftModerate

Designer Threads Scarlet Ribbons Coreopsis

Coreopsis verticillata 'Scarlet Ribbons'

Full sunZones 5–91.5 ftModerate

Hibiscus syriacus 'Diana'

Full sunZones 5–88 ftModerate

Full sunZones 3–912 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Anethum graveolens

Full sunZones 3–113 ftModerate

Clematis 'Doctor Ruppel'

Part shadeZones 4–910 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rosa 'Dolly Parton'

Full sunZones 6–104.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Don Juan'

Full sunZones 6–910 ftModerate

Dotted Blazing Star

Liatris punctata

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow

Double Click Rose

Cosmos bipinnatus 'Double Click Rose'

Full sun3.5 ftLow1.5 ft wide

Double Coded Raspberry Beret Coneflower

Echinacea 'Raspberry Beret'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Double Delight'

Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Double Dipped Raspberry Ripple Coneflower

Echinacea 'Raspberry Ripple'

Full sunZones 4–82 ftModerate

Double Rose Impatiens

Impatiens 'Rockapulco Rose'

Full shade12 inHigh12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Double Scoop Raspberry

Echinacea 'Balsceras'

Full sunZones 4–92 ftLow

Dragon Baby Hardy Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata 'Hylv17522'

Part shadeZones 3–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dragon Wing Pink

Begonia 'Dragon Wing Pink'

Part shade1.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dragon Wing Red

Begonia 'Dragon Wing Red'

Part shade1.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dragon's Breath

Celosia 'Dragon's Breath'

Full sun2 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Amaranthus caudatus 'Dreadlocks'

Full sunZones 9–113.5 ftModerate

DreamScape Hydrangea

Hydrangea arborescens 'Baicz10'

Part shadeZones 3–83.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dressed To Thrill Crossvine

Bignonia capreolata 'Smnbfw'

Full sunZones 6–921 ftModerate

Dressed Up Ball Gown Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Ball Gown'

Part shadeZones 4–92.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Meijocos'

Full sunZones 4–111.5 ftModerate

Dublin Bay Rose

Rosa 'Dublin Bay'

Full sunZones 5–98 ftModerate

Duchess of Cornwall Rose

Rosa 'Duchess of Cornwall'

Full sunZones 5–94 ftModerate

Full sunZones 7–105 ftHigh

Lonicera periclymenum 'Belgica'

Full sunZones 5–916 ftModerate

Dwarf Mondo Grass

Ophiopogon japonicus 'Nanus'

Part shadeZones 6–104 inModerate

Dwarf Pampas (Pumila)

Cortaderia selloana 'Pumila'

Full sunZones 6–115 ftLow

Lagerstroemia 'Dynamite'

Full sunZones 6–1016 ftLow

Callicarpa dichotoma 'Early Amethyst'

Part sunZones 5–84 ftModerate

Nepeta 'Early Bird'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftLow

Coreopsis grandiflora 'Early Sunrise'

Full sunZones 4–91.5 ftLow

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