Quick answer: 44 native Nevada plants have a recorded bloom range that includes August.
44 species
- Apache plume Fallugia paradoxa · 8 states
- Aspen fleabane Erigeron speciosus · 7 states
- Big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata · 14 states
- Blue grama Bouteloua gracilis · 19 states
- Buffalograss Bouteloua dactyloides · 19 states
- California fuchsia Epilobium canum · 8 states
- California poppy Eschscholzia californica · 6 states
- Cardinal flower Lobelia cardinalis · 41 states
- Colorado blue columbine Aquilegia coerulea · 9 states
- Colorado four o'clock Mirabilis multiflora · 7 states
- Common sunflower Helianthus annuus · 18 states
- Common yarrow Achillea millefolium · 47 states
- Creosote bush Larrea tridentata · 6 states
- Deergrass Muhlenbergia rigens · 5 states
- Firecracker penstemon Penstemon eatonii · 3 states
- Fireweed Chamerion angustifolium · 37 states
- Giant red paintbrush Castilleja miniata · 13 states
- Great Valley gumweed Grindelia camporum · 2 states
- Hooker's evening primrose Oenothera elata · 14 states
- Indian blanket Gaillardia pulchella · 17 states
- Lewis flax (blue flax) Linum lewisii · 17 states
- Littleflower penstemon Penstemon procerus · 11 states
- Munro's globemallow Sphaeralcea munroana · 9 states
- Narrowleaf milkweed Asclepias fascicularis · 6 states
- Nettleleaf giant hyssop Agastache urticifolia · 9 states
- Pearly everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea · 38 states
- Rocky Mountain bee plant Peritoma serrulata · 26 states
- Rubber rabbitbrush Ericameria nauseosa · 17 states
- Rush milkweed Asclepias subulata · 3 states
- Scarlet gilia Ipomopsis aggregata · 13 states
- Scarlet globemallow Sphaeralcea coccinea · 12 states
- Scarlet monkeyflower Erythranthe cardinalis · 7 states
- Seep monkeyflower Erythranthe guttata · 15 states
- Showy milkweed Asclepias speciosa · 17 states
- Shrubby cinquefoil Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda · 23 states
- Sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula · 38 states
- Smooth sumac Rhus glabra · 42 states
- Sulphur-flower buckwheat Eriogonum umbellatum · 10 states
- Swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata · 37 states
- Switchgrass Panicum virgatum · 43 states
- Tufted evening primrose Oenothera caespitosa · 15 states
- Utah sweetvetch Hedysarum boreale · 3 states
- Western yarrow Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis · 18 states
- Wyoming Indian paintbrush Castilleja linariifolia · 9 states
August in a Nevada native garden
August is a quieter month in Nevada: 44 of the state's 97 native plants flower in August, compared with 75 at the June peak. That makes these plants valuable for keeping color, and food for pollinators, going outside the main season.
5 start blooming in August, including Big sagebrush, California fuchsia and Rubber rabbitbrush. 10 finish in August, including Colorado blue columbine, Firecracker penstemon and Indian blanket, so this is the last chance to see them in flower.
38 of them grow in full or partial sun and 8 tolerate shade, so there are options for open beds and woodland edges alike. Sizes run from low plants like Aspen fleabane and Buffalograss to trees such as Smooth sumac. For wildlife, 35 support pollinators, 20 provide food or cover for birds and 9 are caterpillar host plants.
26 of the 44 have a seed or plant listing we verified as the wild species. Be careful buying Apache plume, Common yarrow, Indian blanket: common listings for these are often a bred variety or a different species.
Good places to start
Verified wild-species listings that take sun and are widely native, so they are forgiving first plants.
- Smooth sumac Rhus glabra · Sun, Part Shade, Shade · blooms May-Aug
- Cardinal flower Lobelia cardinalis · Sun, Part Shade, Shade · blooms May-Oct
- Pearly everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea · Sun, Part Shade · blooms Jun-Oct