Native plants blooming in August — 233 Species

Quick answer: 233 species in the directory match "Native plants blooming in August", 147 with a live listing as of 04 Nov 2026.

Native plants blooming in August by state

The same list narrowed to plants native to one state.

All 233 species

Each entry links to the plant's profile with its native states and buying note.

Adam's needle Yucca filamentosa · 21 states
American alumroot Heuchera americana · 20 states
American bellflower Campanulastrum americanum · 34 states
Antelope-horns milkweed Asclepias asperula · 2 states
Apache plume Fallugia paradoxa · 8 states
Arctic brome (Kalm's brome) Bromus kalmii · 15 states
Aspen fleabane Erigeron speciosus · 7 states
Autumn sage Salvia greggii · 2 states
Beach naupaka Scaevola taccada · 1 states
Beach sunflower Helianthus debilis · 1 states
Big bluestem Andropogon gerardii · 41 states
Big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata · 14 states
Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta · 44 states
Blackfoot daisy Melampodium leucanthum · 6 states
Blue grama Bouteloua gracilis · 19 states
Blue mistflower Conoclinium coelestinum · 32 states
Blue vervain Verbena hastata · 34 states
Bog Labrador tea Ledum groenlandicum · 11 states
Brown-eyed Susan Rudbeckia triloba · 21 states
Buffalograss Bouteloua dactyloides · 19 states
Bunchberry Cornus canadensis · 18 states
Butterflyweed Asclepias tuberosa · 40 states
California bay laurel Umbellularia californica · 3 states
California buckwheat Eriogonum fasciculatum · 2 states
California fuchsia Epilobium canum · 8 states
California poppy Eschscholzia californica · 6 states
Canadian burnet Sanguisorba canadensis · 20 states
Candy barrel cactus (fishhook barrel) Ferocactus wislizeni · 1 states
Cardinal flower Lobelia cardinalis · 41 states
Carolina jessamine Gelsemium sempervirens · 10 states
Chocolate flower Berlandiera lyrata · 6 states
Closed bottle gentian Gentiana andrewsii · 23 states
Coastal sweetpepperbush Clethra alnifolia · 13 states
Cocoplum Chrysobalanus icaco · 1 states
Colorado blue columbine Aquilegia coerulea · 9 states
Colorado four o'clock Mirabilis multiflora · 7 states
Common buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis · 29 states
Common evening primrose Oenothera biennis · 30 states
Common gaillardia (blanketflower) Gaillardia aristata · 11 states
Common selfheal Prunella vulgaris · 25 states
Common sneezeweed Helenium autumnale · 40 states
Common sunflower Helianthus annuus · 18 states
Common yarrow Achillea millefolium · 47 states
Compass plant Silphium laciniatum · 20 states
Coontie Zamia pumila · 1 states
Creosote bush Larrea tridentata · 6 states
Crimson-eyed rose-mallow Hibiscus moscheutos · 28 states
Culver's root Veronicastrum virginicum · 32 states
Cup plant Silphium perfoliatum · 27 states
Cutleaf coneflower Rudbeckia laciniata · 43 states
Deergrass Muhlenbergia rigens · 5 states
Dense blazing star Liatris spicata · 24 states
Desert globemallow Sphaeralcea ambigua · 2 states
Desert marigold Baileya multiradiata · 4 states
Desert willow Chilopsis linearis · 5 states
Devil's walking stick Aralia spinosa · 21 states
Dotted blazing star Liatris punctata · 17 states
Eastern purple coneflower Echinacea purpurea · 24 states
Eastern teaberry Gaultheria procumbens · 23 states
Fall obedient plant Physostegia virginiana · 37 states
Farewell-to-spring Clarkia amoena · 4 states
Fevertree Pinckneya bracteata · 3 states
Fewleaf sunflower Helianthus occidentalis · 16 states
Fire pink Silene virginica · 26 states
Firecracker penstemon Penstemon eatonii · 3 states
Fireweed Chamerion angustifolium · 37 states
Florida hopbush Dodonaea viscosa · 1 states
Flowering spurge Euphorbia corollata · 29 states
Franklin tree Franklinia alatamaha · 1 states
Fringed winecup Callirhoe digitata · 1 states
Garrett's firechalice Zauschneria garrettii · 4 states
Giant red paintbrush Castilleja miniata · 13 states
Golden alexanders Zizia aurea · 35 states
Grayhead coneflower Ratibida pinnata · 26 states
Great Valley gumweed Grindelia camporum · 2 states
Great blue lobelia Lobelia siphilitica · 36 states
Great laurel Rhododendron maximum · 20 states
Green milkweed Asclepias viridis · 2 states
Green-and-gold Chrysogonum virginianum · 13 states
Groundnut Apios americana · 21 states
Groundsel tree Baccharis halimifolia · 12 states
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia · 35 states
Hinahina kū kahakai Heliotropium anomalum · 1 states
Hollow Joe-pye weed Eutrochium fistulosum · 24 states
Honey mesquite Prosopis glandulosa · 4 states
Hooker's evening primrose Oenothera elata · 14 states
Ilima Sida fallax · 1 states
Indian blanket Gaillardia pulchella · 17 states
Indiangrass Sorghastrum nutans · 37 states
Inkberry Ilex glabra · 14 states
Inland sea oats Chasmanthium latifolium · 21 states
Jerusalem artichoke Helianthus tuberosus · 26 states
Jojoba Simmondsia chinensis · 2 states
King of the meadow Thalictrum pubescens · 21 states
Koa Acacia koa · 1 states
Kou Cordia subcordata · 1 states
Koʻoloaʻula (red ʻilima) Abutilon menziesii · 1 states
Leavenworth's eryngo Eryngium leavenworthii · 1 states
Leavenworth's tickseed Coreopsis leavenworthii · 1 states
Lewis flax (blue flax) Linum lewisii · 17 states
Little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium · 42 states
Littleflower penstemon Penstemon procerus · 11 states
Loblolly bay Gordonia lasianthus · 7 states
Longleaf pine Pinus palustris · 10 states
Mamane Sophora chrysophylla · 1 states
Mapleleaf viburnum Viburnum acerifolium · 27 states
Maryland goldenaster Chrysopsis mariana · 17 states
Maximilian sunflower Helianthus maximiliani · 3 states
Maypop passionflower Passiflora incarnata · 21 states
Maʻo (Hawaiian cotton) Gossypium tomentosum · 1 states
Maʻo hau hele (Hawaiian yellow hibiscus) Hibiscus brackenridgei · 1 states
Mealy blue sage Salvia farinacea · 1 states
Mexican hat Ratibida columnifera · 17 states
Mexican olive Cordia boissieri · 1 states
Michigan lily Lilium michiganense · 16 states
Milo Thespesia populnea · 1 states
Munro's globemallow Sphaeralcea munroana · 9 states
Naio Myoporum sandwicense · 1 states
Narrowleaf milkweed Asclepias fascicularis · 6 states
Nehe Lipochaeta succulenta · 1 states
Nettleleaf giant hyssop Agastache urticifolia · 9 states
New England aster Symphyotrichum novae-angliae · 29 states
New Jersey tea Ceanothus americanus · 35 states
New Mexico locust Robinia neomexicana · 2 states
New York ironweed Vernonia noveboracensis · 18 states
Northern bayberry Morella pensylvanica · 2 states
Northern blue flag Iris versicolor · 10 states
Northern bush honeysuckle Diervilla lonicera · 18 states
Ohelo ai Vaccinium reticulatum · 1 states
Ohia lehua Metrosideros polymorpha · 1 states
Ontario blazing star Liatris cylindracea · 8 states
Orange coneflower Rudbeckia fulgida · 23 states
Ozark witch-hazel Hamamelis vernalis · 1 states
Pacific aster Symphyotrichum chilense · 3 states
Parry's agave Agave parryi · 2 states
Partridge pea Chamaecrista fasciculata · 30 states
Partridgeberry Mitchella repens · 31 states
Pearly everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea · 38 states
Pineleaf penstemon Penstemon pinifolius · 2 states
Pink-scale blazing star Liatris elegans · 9 states
Plumleaf azalea Rhododendron prunifolium · 3 states
Prairie blazing star Liatris pycnostachya · 19 states
Prairie dropseed Sporobolus heterolepis · 19 states
Prairie goldenrod Solidago nemoralis · 7 states
Prairie ironweed Vernonia fasciculata · 14 states
Prairie rosinweed (prairie dock) Silphium terebinthinaceum · 4 states
Prairie tickseed Coreopsis palmata · 10 states
Purple prairie clover Dalea purpurea · 18 states
Pāʻūohiʻiaka Jacquemontia sandwicensis · 1 states
Rattlesnake master Eryngium yuccifolium · 20 states
Richardson's geranium Geranium richardsonii · 2 states
Rocky Mountain bee plant Peritoma serrulata · 26 states
Rocky Mountain zinnia Zinnia grandiflora · 6 states
Rough coneflower Rudbeckia grandiflora · 1 states
Roundhead lespedeza Lespedeza capitata · 30 states
Royal catchfly Silene regia · 1 states
Rubber rabbitbrush Ericameria nauseosa · 17 states
Rush milkweed Asclepias subulata · 3 states
Scaly blazing star Liatris squarrosa · 22 states
Scarlet beebalm Monarda didyma · 25 states
Scarlet bugler Penstemon barbatus · 2 states
Scarlet gilia Ipomopsis aggregata · 13 states
Scarlet globemallow Sphaeralcea coccinea · 12 states
Scarlet monkeyflower Erythranthe cardinalis · 7 states
Scarlet rosemallow Hibiscus coccineus · 9 states
Scarlet sage Salvia coccinea · 3 states
Seaside alder Alnus maritima · 3 states
Seaside daisy Erigeron glaucus · 2 states
Seaside goldenrod Solidago sempervirens · 13 states
Seep monkeyflower Erythranthe guttata · 15 states
Sensitive fern Onoclea sensibilis · 26 states
Showy goldenrod Solidago speciosa · 28 states
Showy milkweed Asclepias speciosa · 17 states
Showy tick trefoil Desmodium canadense · 29 states
Shrubby St. John's-wort Hypericum prolificum · 33 states
Shrubby cinquefoil Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda · 23 states
Shrubby five-fingers Sibbaldiopsis tridentata · 15 states
Sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula · 38 states
Smooth hydrangea Hydrangea arborescens · 23 states
Smooth oxeye Heliopsis helianthoides · 30 states
Smooth rose Rosa blanda · 17 states
Smooth sumac Rhus glabra · 42 states
Sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum · 17 states
Spotted beebalm Monarda punctata · 29 states
Steeplebush Spiraea tomentosa · 22 states
Sticky monkeyflower Mimulus aurantiacus · 2 states
Stokes aster Stokesia laevis · 7 states
Sulphur-flower buckwheat Eriogonum umbellatum · 10 states
Swamp azalea Rhododendron viscosum · 15 states
Swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata · 37 states
Swamp rose Rosa palustris · 27 states
Swamp sunflower Helianthus angustifolius · 21 states
Sweet Joe-Pye Eutrochium purpureum · 33 states
Sweet coneflower Rudbeckia subtomentosa · 11 states
Sweet-fern Comptonia peregrina · 21 states
Switchgrass Panicum virgatum · 43 states
Tall blazing star Liatris aspera · 26 states
Tennessee featherbells Stenanthium tennesseense · 1 states
Texas ebony Ebenopsis ebano · 1 states
Toyon Heteromeles arbutifolia · 1 states
Trumpet vine Campsis radicans · 33 states
Tufted evening primrose Oenothera caespitosa · 15 states
Utah sweetvetch Hedysarum boreale · 3 states
Virgin's bower Clematis virginiana · 27 states
Virginia chain fern Woodwardia virginica · 24 states
Virginia mountain mint Pycnanthemum virginianum · 27 states
Virginia saltmarsh mallow Kosteletzkya pentacarpos · 11 states
Virginia spiderwort Tradescantia virginiana · 24 states
Western azalea Rhododendron occidentale · 3 states
Western columbine Aquilegia formosa · 1 states
Western ironweed Vernonia baldwinii · 1 states
Western yarrow Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis · 18 states
White doll's daisy Boltonia asteroides · 16 states
White meadowsweet Spiraea alba · 22 states
White prairie clover Dalea candida · 1 states
White snakeroot Ageratina altissima · 23 states
White turtlehead Chelone glabra · 22 states
Wholeleaf rosinweed Silphium integrifolium · 16 states
Whorled milkweed Asclepias verticillata · 30 states
Winged sumac Rhus copallinum · 30 states
Wood lily Lilium philadelphicum · 28 states
Woolly paperflower Psilostrophe tagetina · 7 states
Woollypod milkweed Asclepias eriocarpa · 1 states
Wyoming Indian paintbrush Castilleja linariifolia · 9 states
Yellow bells (esperanza) Tecoma stans · 3 states
Yellow necklacepod Sophora tomentosa · 1 states
Yellow passionflower Passiflora lutea · 21 states
ʻAhuʻawa Cyperus javanicus · 1 states
ʻAkia Wikstroemia uva-ursi · 1 states
ʻAkoko Chamaesyce celastroides · 1 states
ʻIliahi alo‘e (coastal sandalwood) Santalum ellipticum · 1 states
ʻIlieʻe Plumbago zeylanica · 1 states
ʻĀkulikuli (sea purslane) Sesuvium portulacastrum · 1 states