Quick answer: 34 native Nevada plants have a recorded bloom range that includes September.
34 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 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
- 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
- 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
- Shrubby cinquefoil Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda · 23 states
- Sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula · 38 states
- Sulphur-flower buckwheat Eriogonum umbellatum · 10 states
- Swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata · 37 states
- Switchgrass Panicum virgatum · 43 states
- Western yarrow Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis · 18 states
- Wyoming Indian paintbrush Castilleja linariifolia · 9 states
September in a Nevada native garden
September is a quieter month in Nevada: 34 of the state's 97 native plants flower in September, compared with 75 at the June peak. That makes these plants valuable for keeping color, and food for pollinators, going outside the main season.
15 finish in September, including California poppy, Colorado four o'clock and Common yarrow, so this is the last chance to see them in flower.
30 of them grow in full or partial sun and 5 tolerate shade, so there are options for open beds and woodland edges alike. 13 stay under about 3 feet, including Aspen fleabane and Buffalograss, which suits borders and small yards. For wildlife, 26 support pollinators, 17 provide food or cover for birds and 8 are caterpillar host plants.
18 of the 34 have a seed or plant listing we verified as the wild species. Be careful buying Apache plume, Common yarrow, Shrubby cinquefoil: 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.
- Cardinal flower Lobelia cardinalis · Sun, Part Shade, Shade · blooms May-Oct
- Pearly everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea · Sun, Part Shade · blooms Jun-Oct
- Sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula · Sun, Part Shade · blooms Jun-Nov