Abelia
Abelia 'Edward Goucher'
- USDA zones
- 6–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Bloom time
What blooms in August?
August is often the quiet gap in a garden. Spring and early-summer flowers have faded, so late bloomers such as hibiscus, coneflowers, and ornamental grasses do the work.
2105 plants in the Rita's Garden Path library are recorded as blooming in August.
August bloomers at a glance
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Abelia
Abelia 'Rose Creek'
- USDA zones
- 6–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Acaena
Acaena inermis 'Purpurea'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry
African feather grass
Pennisetum macrourum
- USDA zones
- 8–10
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Allegheny monkey flower
Mimulus ringens
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Alpine skullcap
Scutellaria alpina
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Alps yarrow
Achillea distans
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Alyssum
Alyssum propinquum
- USDA zones
- 7–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
American blue vervain
Verbena hastata
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium to wet
American boneset
Eupatorium perfoliatum
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
American boneset
Eupatorium perfoliatum 'Milk and Cookies'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium to wet
American feverfew
Parthenium hispidum
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
American germander
Teucrium canadense
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
American mountain mint
Pycnanthemum virginianum
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
American mountain mint
Pycnanthemum pilosum
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
American spikenard
Aralia racemosa
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Amur peppervine
Ampelopsis brevipedunculata
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Amur silvergrass
Miscanthus sacchariflorus
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Angelonia
Angelonia angustifolia
- USDA zones
- 9–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Anise hyssop
Agastache foeniculum
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Anise-scented sage
Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue'
- USDA zones
- 8–10
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Appalachian black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia fulgida var. Umbrosa
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Apple mint
Mentha suaveolens
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Arabian jasmine
Jasminum sambac 'Jewel of India'
- USDA zones
- 9–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Arabian jasmine
Jasminum sambac
- USDA zones
- 9–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Aromatic aster
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'October Skies'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Arrowhead
Sagittaria australis 'Benni' SILK STOCKINGS
- USDA zones
- 5–10
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Wet
Ashy sunflower
Helianthus mollis
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Asian mint
Persicaria odorata
- USDA zones
- 9–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Aster
Aster × frikartii 'Monch'
- USDA zones
- 5–10
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Aster
Aster × frikartii 'Wunder von Stafa'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Aster
Aster sedifolius 'Nanus'
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Aster
Aster 'Wood's Purple'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Aster
Kalimeris mongolica
- USDA zones
- 6–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Aster
Symphyotrichum anomalum
- USDA zones
- 5–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Aster
Symphyotrichum praealtum
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Astilbe
Astilbe × arendsii 'Cattleya'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Astilbe
Astilbe × arendsii 'Rote Cattleya' RED CATTLEYA
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Astilbe
Astilbe 'Professor Van der Wielen'
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Autumn crocus
Colchicum autumnale 'Pleniflorum'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Autumn crocus
Colchicum autumnale
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Autumn stonecrop
Sedum 'Mr. Goodbud'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Avens
Geum 'Totally Tangerine'
- USDA zones
- 5–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Axilflower
Mecardonia 'USMECA67' GOLDFLAKE
- USDA zones
- 9–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Axilflower
Mecardonia 'Gold Dust'
- USDA zones
- 10–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Azure monkshood
Aconitum carmichaelii var. Angustius
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Baby's breath
Gypsophila paniculata 'Bristol Fairy'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry
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