What flowers in August

The perennials, bulbs and shrubs in flower in August, which of them start this month, and how the dates move with your zone.

August is when a bed planted only for June goes flat, and the prairie plants take over: black-eyed Susans, Joe Pye weed, sedums.

480 of the planner's plants are in flower at some point in August in zone 5, and 90 of them start this month. Summer flowers move less with the zone: about a week earlier in zone 7, a week later in zone 3.

480 plants: 334 perennials, 22 bulbs, 41 grasses and 83 shrubs.

The dozen to start with

Hollyhock

6 ft · early July to late August · until late August

Towering spires of wide, open flowers in almost every colour, the signature plant of the cottage garden.
Hardy hibiscus

5 ft · late July to mid September · until mid September

Flowers the size of dinner plates in red, pink or white from late summer, on a shrub-sized perennial that dies to the ground each winter and reappears very late in spring.
Garden phlox

3½ ft · mid July to early September · until early September

Tall, often fragrant clusters of flowers that carry colour through the height of summer.
Butterfly weed

24 in · late June to early August · until early August · host plant

Flat clusters of vivid orange flowers in midsummer, covered in butterflies, on a low, bushy plant with a deep taproot.
Oakleaf hydrangea

6½ ft · mid June to early August · until early August

A native shrub for every season: cone-shaped white flowers that age to pink, huge oak-shaped leaves that turn wine red and purple in autumn, and peeling, cinnamon-coloured bark in winter.
Oleander

10 ft · mid June to early October · until early October

A large evergreen with narrow, leathery leaves and clusters of pink, red or white flowers from early summer to autumn.
Chaste tree

11½ ft · early July to early September · until early September

A large shrub or small, multi-stemmed tree with aromatic, grey-green, fingered leaves and long spikes of lavender-blue flowers in the heat of summer, loved by bees and butterflies.
Tiger lily

4 ft · late July to late August · until late August

Orange, black-spotted flowers with petals curled right back, up to twenty on a stem, in late summer.
Canna

5 ft · early July to early October · until early October · host plant

Huge, paddle-shaped leaves, green, bronze or striped, topped with bright flowers in red, orange, yellow or pink from midsummer to frost.
Butterfly bush 'Blue Chip'

2½ ft · early July to early October · until early October

A knee-high butterfly bush that sets almost no seed.
Dwarf fountain grass 'Hameln'

2½ ft · late July to mid September · until mid September

A neat, arching mound topped with fuzzy bottle-brush plumes from late summer.
Switchgrass 'Northwind'

5½ ft · early August to early October · starts early August · host plant

The most upright switchgrass: a narrow, rigid column of olive-blue leaves that never flops, turning gold in autumn and standing through winter.

A bed at its best in August

The planner was given only the plants on this page that suit zone 6 and full sun, and designed this 16 × 8 ft (4.9 × 2.4 m) bed from them when the page was made. It is a bed for August on purpose, so its design check marks it down for the rest of the year: a real border would add plants for the other seasons.

A 16 × 8 ft (4.9 × 2.4 m) bed at eye level in mid August: Moor grass 'Greenlee', Sedum 'Lidakense', Fernleaf yarrow 'Cloth of Gold', Wild quinine, Shrubby cinquefoil, Sweet coneflower 'Henry Eilers', Variegated lilyturf, Leadplant, Whorled milkweed, Surprise lily. — A 16 × 8 ft (4.9 × 2.4 m) cottage garden in zone 6, full sun, seen from the path in mid August.

From above, to scale. Each circle is one plant, as wide as the room it needs.

The plants

1 Moor grass 'Greenlee' × 8, tan
2 Sedum 'Lidakense' × 28, pink
3 Fernleaf yarrow 'Cloth of Gold' × 3, yellow
4 Wild quinine × 3, white
5 Shrubby cinquefoil × 1, yellow
6 Sweet coneflower 'Henry Eilers' × 4, yellow
7 Variegated lilyturf × 5, lavender
8 Leadplant × 1, purple
9 Whorled milkweed × 4, white
10 Surprise lily × 7, pink

Planned as a cottage garden: 48 of the 57 plants (84%), bulbs aside, stand alone or in groups of no more than five, small enough for the kinds to mingle. Neither end outweighs the other: the visual weight is split 48 to 52, left to right. Sedum 'Lidakense' repeats along the bed to tie it together.

The planner's own design check: 10 Excellent, 7 Good.

Open this bed in the planner Change its size, the sun or the style, move plants about, or swap one for another.

All 480 plants

Show all 480, by where they go in a bed

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Aaron's beard 14 in · late June to late August · until late August
Alpine geranium 3 in · late May to early September · until early September
Astilbe 'Sprite' 12 in · early July to early August · until early August
Autumn moor grass 16 in · mid August to early October · starts mid August
Baby's breath 'Rosy Veil' 16 in · late June to late August · until late August
Balloon flower 'Sentimental Blue' 8 in · early July to late August · until late August
Bee balm 'Petite Delight' 14 in · late June to early August · until early August
Bigleaf aster 24 in · early August to mid September · starts early August
Black-eyed Susan 'Little Goldstar' 16 in · mid July to mid September · until mid September
Blanket flower 'Arizona Sun' 12 in · mid June to early October · until early October
Blanket flower 'Goblin' 14 in · mid June to early October · until early October
Blanket flower 'Mesa Yellow' 18 in · mid June to early October · until early October
Bleeding heart 'King of Hearts' 12 in · early May to early September · until early September
Bleeding heart 'Luxuriant' 16 in · early May to early September · until early September
Bloody cranesbill 'Max Frei' 8 in · late May to early August · until early August
Blue star creeper 3 in · late May to early August · until early August
Burnet 'Tanna' 18 in · early July to early September · until early September
Calamint 16 in · mid July to early October · until early October
Calamint 'Montrose White' 16 in · late June to mid October · until mid October
California fuchsia 18 in · early August to mid October · starts early August
Carpathian bellflower 10 in · late June to late August · until late August
Carpathian bellflower 'Blue Clips' 8 in · late June to late August · until late August
Catmint 'Cat's Meow' 18 in · late May to early September · until early September
Catmint 'Junior Walker' 16 in · late May to early September · until early September
Catmint 'Purrsian Blue' 16 in · late May to early September · until early September
Catmint 'Walker's Low' 24 in · mid May to mid September · until mid September
Chinese astilbe 'Visions' 18 in · mid July to early August · until early August
Chinese delphinium 'Blue Butterfly' 16 in · late June to late August · until late August
Coreopsis 'Jethro Tull' 16 in · mid June to late August · until late August
Coreopsis 'Mercury Rising' 18 in · late June to mid September · until mid September
Cranesbill 'Ann Folkard' 18 in · early June to mid September · until mid September
Cranesbill 'Azure Rush' 16 in · early June to mid October · until mid October
Cranesbill 'Ballerina' 6 in · late May to early September · until early September
Cranesbill 'Rozanne' 18 in · early June to early October · until early October
Cranesbill 'Wargrave Pink' 18 in · late May to early September · until early September
Crested gentian 8 in · late July to early September · until early September
Curly onion 10 in · late July to early September · until early September
Daylily 'Happy Returns' 18 in · mid June to mid September · until mid September
Daylily 'Pardon Me' 18 in · mid July to early September · until early September
Daylily 'Purple d'Oro' 20 in · late June to mid September · until mid September
Daylily 'Stella de Oro' 14 in · mid June to mid September · until mid September
Dianthus 'Kahori' 8 in · mid May to early September · until early September
Dwarf Chinese astilbe 12 in · late July to late August · until late August
Dwarf meadowsweet 'Kahome' 12 in · late June to early August · until early August
Fairy thimbles 4 in · late June to early August · until early August
Fountain grass 'Burgundy Bunny' 16 in · late July to mid September · until mid September
Fountain grass 'Little Bunny' 14 in · late July to mid September · until mid September
Fringed bleeding heart 16 in · early May to late August · until late August
Goldenrod 'Golden Fleece' 18 in · late August to early October · starts late August · host plant
Goldenrod 'Little Lemon' 14 in · early August to mid September · starts early August
Groundcover rose 18 in · late May to mid October · until mid October
Hardy cyclamen 5 in · late August to mid October · starts late August
Hardy ice plant 4 in · mid June to early September · until early September
Harebell 12 in · late June to late August · until late August
Heather 16 in · late July to mid September · until mid September
Himalayan fleeceflower 'Darjeeling Red' 10 in · mid July to early October · until early October
Hosta 'So Sweet' 14 in · early August to early September · starts early August
Hosta 'Stained Glass' 16 in · early August to late August · starts early August
Japanese aster 'Blue Star' 18 in · late June to mid September · until mid September
Large self-heal 8 in · mid June to early August · until early August
Large-flowered calamint 16 in · mid June to late August · until late August
Leadwort 10 in · early August to early October · starts early August
Lilyturf 16 in · early August to mid September · starts early August
Mediterranean sea holly 18 in · late June to early August · until early August
Mexican fleabane 10 in · late May to mid October · until mid October
Missouri evening primrose 10 in · late May to early August · until early August
Moor grass 'Greenlee' 12 in · mid May to late August · until late August
Nepal cinquefoil 'Miss Willmott' 16 in · mid June to late August · until late August
Nodding onion 18 in · early July to early August · until early August
Ornamental onion 'Millenium' 18 in · mid July to late August · until late August
Ornamental oregano 'Herrenhausen' 20 in · mid July to mid September · until mid September
Pincushion flower 'Butterfly Blue' 16 in · mid May to early October · until early October
Pincushion flower 'Pink Mist' 14 in · late May to early October · until early October
Pineleaf penstemon 12 in · mid June to early August · until early August
Pink tickseed 16 in · late June to early September · until early September
Prairie dropseed 'Tara' 24 in · early August to mid September · starts early August
Purple love grass 16 in · early August to mid September · starts early August
Rain lily 8 in · mid August to early October · starts mid August
Roman chamomile 6 in · late June to early August · until early August
Sea holly 'Blue Hobbit' 12 in · late June to late August · until late August
Seaside daisy 10 in · late May to late August · until late August
Sedum 'Dragon's Blood' 4 in · late June to early August · until early August
Sedum 'Frosty Morn' 18 in · late August to early October · starts late August
Sedum 'Lidakense' 4 in · late August to early October · starts late August
Sedum 'Purple Emperor' 18 in · early August to mid September · starts early August
Sedum 'Vera Jameson' 10 in · mid August to late September · starts mid August
Shasta daisy 'Banana Cream' 18 in · late June to late August · until late August
Shasta daisy 'Snowcap' 14 in · late June to mid August · until mid August
Showy stonecrop 'Brilliant' 18 in · mid August to late September · starts mid August
Showy stonecrop 'Neon' 20 in · late August to early October · starts late August
Speedwell 'Red Fox' 14 in · late June to mid August · until mid August
Speedwell 'Royal Candles' 16 in · late June to late August · until late August
Speedwell 'Sunny Border Blue' 20 in · late June to mid September · until mid September
Spike speedwell 18 in · late June to early August · until early August
Stokes' aster 18 in · late June to mid August · until mid August
Strawberry 'Lipstick' 6 in · mid May to early September · until early September
Striped bloody cranesbill 6 in · late May to late August · until late August
Threadleaf coreopsis 'Moonbeam' 18 in · late June to early September · until early September
Threadleaf coreopsis 'Zagreb' 16 in · late June to late August · until late August
Tickseed 'Early Sunrise' 18 in · early June to late August · until late August
Variegated lilyturf 14 in · early August to mid September · starts early August
Verbena 'Homestead Purple' 10 in · mid May to early October · until early October
Wall germander 12 in · late June to early August · until early August
Wild petunia 16 in · mid June to early September · until early September
Winecups 8 in · late May to late August · until late August
Woodland strawberry 8 in · early May to late August · until late August
Yellow corydalis 14 in · early May to mid September · until mid September

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Abelia 'Kaleidoscope' 2½ ft · mid June to early October · until early October
Abelia 'Rose Creek' 3 ft · late June to early October · until early October
African lily 3 ft · late June to early August · until early August
Alpine sea holly 2½ ft · late June to early August · until early August
Anemone 'Wild Swan' 20 in · late May to early October · until early October
Anise hyssop 3 ft · early July to early September · until early September
Astilbe 'Ostrich Plume' 3 ft · early July to early August · until early August
Astilbe 'Purple Candles' 3½ ft · mid July to mid August · until mid August
August lily 24 in · mid August to mid September · starts mid August
Autumn sage 2½ ft · mid May to mid October · until mid October
Avens 'Totally Tangerine' 2½ ft · mid May to early August · until early August
Balloon flower 24 in · early July to mid August · until mid August
Bee balm 3 ft · early July to early August · until early August · host plant
Bee balm 'Purple Rooster' 3 ft · late June to mid August · until mid August · host plant
Bee balm 'Raspberry Wine' 3½ ft · late June to mid August · until mid August
Bellflower 'Kent Belle' 3 ft · late June to early August · until early August
Bellflower 'Sarastro' 24 in · late June to early August · until early August
Betony 'Hummelo' 20 in · late June to early August · until early August
Black-eyed Susan 24 in · mid July to mid September · until mid September · host plant
Black-eyed Susan 'American Gold Rush' 24 in · mid July to early October · until early October
Black-eyed Susan 'Goldsturm' 2 ft · late July to late September · until late September
Blackberry lily 3 ft · mid July to mid August · until mid August
Blanket flower 20 in · mid June to mid September · until mid September
Blanket flower 'Burgundy' 24 in · mid June to mid September · until mid September
Blazing star 3 ft · mid July to mid August · until mid August · host plant
Blazing star 'Kobold' 24 in · early July to early August · until early August · host plant
Blue grama 'Blonde Ambition' 2½ ft · mid July to mid October · until mid October
Blue mistflower 2½ ft · late August to mid October · starts late August
Bluebeard 3 ft · early August to mid September · starts early August
Bluebeard 'Dark Knight' 3 ft · early August to mid September · starts early August
Bottle gentian 20 in · late August to early October · starts late August
Bottlebrush grass 3 ft · late June to late August · until late August · host plant
Bush honeysuckle 'Kodiak Orange' 3½ ft · mid June to early August · until early August
Butterfly bush 'Blue Chip' 2½ ft · early July to early October · until early October
Butterfly weed 24 in · late June to early August · until early August · host plant
Cardinal flower 'Queen Victoria' 3½ ft · late July to mid September · until mid September
Carthusian pink 24 in · mid June to late August · until late August
Catmint 'Six Hills Giant' 3 ft · late May to early September · until early September
Caucasian scabious 'Fama' 24 in · late June to early September · until early September
Chrysanthemum 'Clara Curtis' 24 in · early August to early October · starts early August
Chrysanthemum 'Mary Stoker' 24 in · late August to mid October · starts late August
Common blanket flower 24 in · mid June to early September · until early September
Coneflower 'Cheyenne Spirit' 2 ft · late June to early September · until early September
Coneflower 'Green Jewel' 24 in · early July to early September · until early September · host plant
Coneflower 'Hot Papaya' 2½ ft · early July to early September · until early September
Coneflower 'Kim's Knee High' 20 in · early July to late August · until late August · host plant
Coneflower 'Magnus' 3 ft · early July to early September · until early September · host plant
Coneflower 'PowWow Wild Berry' 22 in · late June to mid September · until mid September · host plant
Coneflower 'Sombrero Salsa Red' 24 in · late June to early September · until early September
Coneflower 'White Swan' 2½ ft · early July to early September · until early September · host plant
Coreopsis 'Full Moon' 2½ ft · late June to mid September · until mid September
Cranesbill 'Brookside' 20 in · late May to early August · until early August
Cranesbill 'Orion' 24 in · late May to late August · until late August
Crocosmia 'Emily McKenzie' 24 in · early August to mid September · starts early August
Crocosmia 'Lucifer' 3½ ft · mid July to mid August · until mid August
Cupid's dart 24 in · late June to late August · until late August
Dahlia 'Bishop of Llandaff' 3½ ft · mid July to mid October · until mid October
Daphne 'Eternal Fragrance' 2½ ft · early May to early October · until early October
Daylily 2½ ft · late June to early August · until early August
Daylily 'Catherine Woodbery' 2½ ft · mid July to late August · until late August
Daylily 'Chicago Apache' 2½ ft · late July to early September · until early September
Daylily 'Hyperion' 3½ ft · mid July to mid August · until mid August
Daylily 'Ruby Spider' 3 ft · early July to mid August · until mid August
Daylily 'Strawberry Candy' 2 ft · late June to early September · until early September
Dwarf crape myrtle 'Pocomoke' 2½ ft · mid July to mid September · until mid September
Dwarf fountain grass 'Hameln' 2½ ft · late July to mid September · until mid September
False sunflower 'Summer Sun' 3½ ft · late June to early September · until early September
Fernleaf yarrow 'Coronation Gold' 3 ft · late June to late August · until late August
Feverfew 20 in · late June to mid August · until mid August
Floribunda rose 3 ft · early June to early October · until early October
Flowering spurge 2½ ft · early July to late August · until late August
Formosa toad lily 2½ ft · late August to mid October · starts late August
Frikart's aster 'Monch' 2½ ft · mid July to early October · until early October
Fringed pink 20 in · late June to late August · until late August
Garden phlox 'Bright Eyes' 2½ ft · mid July to late August · until late August
Garden phlox 'Laura' 2½ ft · mid July to early September · until early September
Garlic chives 20 in · late August to mid September · starts late August
Gaura 'Siskiyou Pink' 2½ ft · mid June to early October · until early October · host plant
Gaura 'Whirling Butterflies' 3 ft · mid June to mid September · until mid September · host plant
Globe thistle 'Arctic Glow' 3 ft · early July to mid August · until mid August
Globe thistle 'Veitch's Blue' 3 ft · early July to late August · until late August
Gloriosa daisy 2½ ft · late June to mid September · until mid September · host plant
Gloriosa daisy 'Indian Summer' 3 ft · early July to early October · until early October · host plant
Golden marguerite 24 in · mid June to late August · until late August
Gooseneck loosestrife 3 ft · early July to mid August · until mid August
Gray's sedge 2½ ft · late May to early September · until early September
Great blue lobelia 2½ ft · early August to mid September · starts early August
Hairy alumroot 'Autumn Bride' 24 in · late August to early October · starts late August
Hardy begonia 24 in · mid August to late September · starts mid August
Hollyhock mallow 3½ ft · late June to mid September · until mid September
Hosta 'Guacamole' 24 in · early August to late August · starts early August
Hosta 'Royal Standard' 2 ft · early August to early September · starts early August
Hyssop 20 in · early July to late August · until late August
Hyssop 'Black Adder' 3 ft · late June to early October · until early October
Hyssop 'Blue Boa' 3 ft · late June to early October · until early October
Hyssop 'Blue Fortune' 3 ft · early July to mid September · until mid September
Ironweed 'Iron Butterfly' 2½ ft · late August to early October · starts late August
Japanese anemone 3 ft · mid August to early October · starts mid August
Japanese anemone 'September Charm' 3 ft · mid August to early October · starts mid August
Japanese burnet 2½ ft · mid July to late August · until late August
Japanese catmint 2½ ft · late June to late August · until late August
Joe-Pye weed 'Baby Joe' 2½ ft · late July to mid September · until mid September
Kalm's St John's wort 3 ft · early July to early August · until early August
Knautia 24 in · late June to early September · until early September
Ladybells 2½ ft · late June to early August · until early August
Lavandin 'Grosso' 2½ ft · early July to early August · until early August
Lavandin 'Phenomenal' 2½ ft · late June to early August · until early August
Lavandin 'Provence' 2½ ft · early July to mid August · until mid August
Leadplant 2½ ft · late June to early August · until early August
Ligularia 'Bottle Rocket' 2½ ft · early July to early August · until early August
Ligularia 'Desdemona' 3½ ft · late July to early September · until early September
Little bluestem 'The Blues' 3 ft · early August to early October · starts early August · host plant
Long-leaved speedwell 3 ft · late June to mid August · until mid August
Masterwort 'Roma' 24 in · mid June to early August · until early August
Mexican hat 24 in · late June to early September · until early September
Miss Willmott's ghost 3 ft · early July to mid August · until mid August
Montbretia 2½ ft · mid July to late August · until late August
Mountain fleece 'Golden Arrow' 2½ ft · mid July to early October · until early October
Mountain hydrangea 'Tuff Stuff' 2½ ft · late June to mid September · until mid September
Mountain mint 3 ft · early July to early September · until early September · host plant
Musk mallow 2½ ft · late June to late August · until late August
Nettle-leaved mullein 3 ft · mid June to early August · until early August
New York aster 3 ft · late August to mid October · starts late August · host plant
Northern sea oats 'River Mist' 2½ ft · late July to mid September · until mid September · host plant
Oakleaf hydrangea 'Munchkin' 3½ ft · late June to late August · until late August
Obedient plant 'Miss Manners' 2 ft · mid July to early September · until early September
Oregano 20 in · early July to late August · until late August
Oriental fountain grass 'Karley Rose' 3 ft · late June to early October · until early October
Oriental lily 'Stargazer' 3½ ft · late July to mid August · until mid August
Ornamental onion 'Summer Beauty' 20 in · early July to early August · until early August
Panicle hydrangea 'Bobo' 3 ft · mid July to mid September · until mid September
Pearly everlasting 24 in · late July to early September · until early September
Pineapple lily 24 in · late July to early September · until early September
Pineapple lily 'Sparkling Burgundy' 24 in · late July to early September · until early September
Prairie dropseed 2½ ft · mid August to mid September · starts mid August
Prairie mallow 'Party Girl' 3 ft · late June to early August · until early August
Purple coneflower 3 ft · late June to early September · until early September · host plant
Purple lobelia 3½ ft · mid July to mid September · until mid September
Purple moor grass 'Moorhexe' 2½ ft · mid July to early September · until early September
Purple moor grass 'Variegata' 24 in · mid July to mid September · until mid September
Red hot poker 'Flamenco' 3 ft · late June to late August · until late August
Red valerian 2½ ft · late May to early September · until early September
Rose 'Flower Carpet Pink' 2½ ft · mid June to early October · until early October
Rose 'Julia Child' 3 ft · mid June to early October · until early October
Rose 'The Fairy' 2½ ft · late June to mid October · until mid October
Rose turtlehead 2½ ft · mid August to late September · starts mid August · host plant
Russian sage 'Little Spire' 2½ ft · mid July to mid September · until mid September
Salvia 'Hot Lips' 3 ft · late May to mid October · until mid October
Sea holly 3 ft · early July to mid August · until mid August
Sea holly 'Big Blue' 2½ ft · late June to late August · until late August
Sea lavender 24 in · mid July to late August · until late August
Sedum 'Autumn Fire' 24 in · mid August to mid October · starts mid August
Sedum 'Autumn Joy' 24 in · mid August to mid October · starts mid August
Sedum 'Matrona' 24 in · mid August to early October · starts mid August
Shasta daisy 'Crazy Daisy' 2 ft · late June to late August · until late August
Shrubby cinquefoil 3 ft · early June to mid September · until mid September
Shrubby cinquefoil 'Abbotswood' 2½ ft · early June to mid September · until mid September
Shrubby cinquefoil 'Goldfinger' 3 ft · early June to mid September · until mid September
Sideoats grama 2½ ft · early July to mid August · until mid August
Slender mountain mint 2½ ft · early July to late August · until late August · host plant
Sneezeweed 'Mardi Gras' 3 ft · early July to early September · until early September
Sneezeweed 'Moerheim Beauty' 3 ft · mid July to early September · until early September
Sneezeweed 'Sahin's Early Flowerer' 3 ft · late June to early October · until early October
Sneezewort 'The Pearl' 24 in · late June to mid August · until mid August
Society garlic 20 in · late May to mid September · until mid September
Solitary clematis 24 in · mid June to early August · until early August
Spotted bee balm 24 in · mid July to early September · until early September · host plant
Spotted bellflower 'Cherry Bells' 24 in · late June to early August · until early August
Summersweet 'Hummingbird' 3 ft · mid July to mid August · until mid August
Sunset hyssop 24 in · mid July to mid September · until mid September
Surprise lily 24 in · early August to late August · starts early August
Switchgrass 'Cheyenne Sky' 3 ft · late July to mid September · until mid September · host plant
Tennessee coneflower 24 in · mid June to late August · until late August · host plant
Texas hummingbird mint 2½ ft · mid July to early October · until early October
Tickseed 'Sunray' 20 in · early June to late August · until late August
Tufted hair grass 3 ft · late June to late August · until late August
Tufted hair grass 'Goldtau' 24 in · mid June to late August · until late August
Turtlehead 'Hot Lips' 3 ft · mid August to late September · starts mid August
Wallflower 'Bowles's Mauve' 2½ ft · mid April to early October · until early October
White snakeroot 3½ ft · late August to mid October · starts late August
White turtlehead 3 ft · early August to mid September · starts early August
White valerian 2½ ft · early June to early September · until early September
White wood aster 24 in · late August to early October · starts late August · host plant
Whorled milkweed 24 in · late June to late August · until late August · host plant
Whorled sage 'Purple Rain' 20 in · late June to late August · until late August
Willow gentian 2½ ft · early August to mid September · starts early August
Yarrow 24 in · mid June to late August · until late August
Yarrow 'Cerise Queen' 24 in · mid June to late August · until late August
Yarrow 'Moonshine' 24 in · mid June to early August · until early August
Yarrow 'Paprika' 24 in · mid June to late August · until late August
Yarrow 'Terracotta' 2½ ft · late June to late August · until late August
Zigzag goldenrod 3 ft · mid August to late September · starts mid August

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Anise sage 'Black and Blue' 4 ft · late June to mid October · until mid October
Beautyberry 'Early Amethyst' 4 ft · mid July to early August · until early August
Bee balm 'Jacob Cline' 4 ft · late June to mid August · until mid August · host plant
Bicolor monkshood 4 ft · mid July to late August · until late August
Big bluestem 6 ft · mid August to late September · starts mid August
Big bluestem 'Blackhawks' 5 ft · mid August to late September · starts mid August
Bigleaf hydrangea 5 ft · late June to late August · until late August
Bigleaf hydrangea 'Endless Summer' 4 ft · late June to mid September · until mid September
Bigleaf hydrangea 'Nikko Blue' 5 ft · late June to early August · until early August
Bitter switchgrass 'Dewey Blue' 4 ft · early August to early October · starts early August · host plant
Black cohosh 5 ft · early July to early August · until early August · host plant
Black hollyhock 6 ft · late June to late August · until late August
Blue sage 4 ft · late August to mid October · starts late August
Blue vervain 4 ft · mid July to early September · until early September · host plant
Bodinier's beautyberry 'Profusion' 8 ft · mid July to early August · until early August
Bog sage 5½ ft · late July to mid October · until mid October
Boneset 4 ft · early August to mid September · starts early August
Brown-eyed Susan 4 ft · late July to early October · until early October · host plant
Bugbane 'Hillside Black Beauty' 5 ft · late August to early October · starts late August
Bush clover 5 ft · late August to early October · starts late August
Butterfly bush 'Miss Molly' 5 ft · early July to early October · until early October
Buttonbush 6½ ft · late June to early August · until early August
Canadian burnet 5 ft · mid August to early October · starts mid August
Canna 5 ft · early July to early October · until early October · host plant
Cardinal flower 3½ ft · late July to mid September · until mid September
Chaste tree 11½ ft · early July to early September · until early September
Chinese meadow rue 'Hewitt's Double' 5 ft · mid July to early September · until early September
Citron daylily 3½ ft · mid July to late August · until late August
Clary sage 3½ ft · late June to early August · until early August
Common milkweed 4 ft · late June to early August · until early August · host plant
Compass plant 8 ft · mid July to early September · until early September
Coneflower 'Herbstsonne' 6½ ft · late July to mid September · until mid September
Coralberry 4 ft · mid July to early August · until early August
Crinum lily 4 ft · mid July to early September · until early September
Culver's root 5 ft · early July to mid August · until mid August
Culver's root 'Fascination' 5 ft · mid July to late August · until late August
Cutleaf coneflower 6½ ft · late July to mid September · until mid September · host plant
Dahlia 3½ ft · mid July to mid October · until mid October
Dahlia 'Café au Lait' 4 ft · late July to mid October · until mid October
Deer grass 4 ft · early August to early October · starts early August
Double perennial sunflower 5 ft · late July to mid September · until mid September
English rose 4 ft · early June to early October · until early October
English rose 'Gertrude Jekyll' 5 ft · mid June to early October · until early October
English rose 'Graham Thomas' 5 ft · mid June to early October · until early October
False sunflower 4 ft · late June to early September · until early September
False sunflower 'Summer Nights' 3½ ft · late June to early September · until early September
Feather reed grass 'Avalanche' 5 ft · mid June to early October · until early October
Feather reed grass 'Karl Foerster' 5 ft · late June to early October · until early October
Feather reed grass 'Overdam' 4 ft · late June to mid September · until mid September
Fernleaf yarrow 'Cloth of Gold' 4½ ft · late June to late August · until late August
Flame grass 4½ ft · early August to mid September · starts early August
Flat-topped aster 5 ft · early August to mid September · starts early August · host plant
Frost grass 4½ ft · late July to early September · until early September
Garden phlox 3½ ft · mid July to early September · until early September
Garden phlox 'David' 3½ ft · mid July to early September · until early September
Garden phlox 'Jeana' 4 ft · mid July to mid September · until mid September
Giant coneflower 6 ft · late June to early August · until early August · host plant
Giant feather grass 6½ ft · mid June to early August · until early August
Giant fleeceflower 6 ft · early June to late August · until late August
Giant scabious 6½ ft · late June to early August · until early August
Gladiolus 4 ft · mid July to early September · until early September
Globe thistle 3½ ft · mid July to mid August · until mid August
Globe thistle 'Blue Glow' 4 ft · mid July to late August · until late August
Glossy abelia 5 ft · mid June to early October · until early October
Golden lace 5 ft · late July to mid September · until mid September
Goldenrod 'Fireworks' 3½ ft · late August to mid October · starts late August · host plant
Grape-leaf anemone 'Robustissima' 3½ ft · mid August to mid September · starts mid August
Great burnet 4 ft · mid July to early September · until early September
Grey-headed coneflower 4 ft · early July to late August · until late August · host plant
Hardy fuchsia 4 ft · late June to mid October · until mid October
Hardy hibiscus 5 ft · late July to mid September · until mid September
Hardy hibiscus 'Kopper King' 3½ ft · late July to mid September · until mid September
Hardy hibiscus 'Lord Baltimore' 5 ft · late July to mid September · until mid September
Henry's lily 6 ft · late July to late August · until late August
Hollow Joe-Pye weed 7 ft · late July to mid September · until mid September · host plant
Hollyhock 6 ft · early July to late August · until late August
Hybrid tea rose 4 ft · early June to early October · until early October
Hybrid tea rose 'Peace' 5 ft · mid June to early October · until early October
Indian grass 6 ft · late August to early October · starts late August
Indian grass 'Sioux Blue' 6 ft · late August to mid October · starts late August
Japanese anemone 'Honorine Jobert' 4 ft · late August to mid October · starts late August
Japanese meadowsweet 3½ ft · late June to early August · until early August
Joe Pye weed 'Gateway' 6 ft · late July to mid September · until mid September
Joe Pye weed 'Little Joe' 4 ft · late July to early September · until early September
Korean angelica 5 ft · early August to mid September · starts early August
Korean feather reed grass 4 ft · late August to mid October · starts late August
Lacecap hydrangea 'Twist-n-Shout' 4 ft · late June to mid September · until mid September
Lavender mist meadow rue 6 ft · mid July to late August · until late August
Ligularia 'Britt-Marie Crawford' 3½ ft · early August to early September · starts early August
Ligularia 'The Rocket' 5 ft · early July to early August · until early August
Little bluestem 'Standing Ovation' 3½ ft · early August to mid September · starts early August · host plant
Meadow blazing star 4 ft · late July to mid September · until mid September
Milky bellflower 4½ ft · late June to early August · until early August
Monkshood 4 ft · mid July to mid August · until mid August
Mountain fleece 'Firetail' 3½ ft · early July to early October · until early October
Mountain hydrangea 3½ ft · late June to mid August · until mid August
Mountain hydrangea 'Bluebird' 4 ft · late June to late August · until late August
New England aster 'Alma Pötschke' 3½ ft · late August to mid October · starts late August · host plant
New York ironweed 6½ ft · early August to mid September · starts early August
Northern sea oats 3½ ft · late July to mid September · until mid September · host plant
Oakleaf hydrangea 6½ ft · mid June to early August · until early August
Oakleaf hydrangea 'Alice' 10 ft · late June to late August · until late August
Oakleaf hydrangea 'Pee Wee' 3½ ft · mid June to early August · until early August
Oakleaf hydrangea 'Ruby Slippers' 3½ ft · mid June to early August · until early August
Oakleaf hydrangea 'Snow Queen' 6 ft · late June to late August · until late August
Obedient plant 3½ ft · early August to mid September · starts early August
Oleander 10 ft · mid June to early October · until early October
Orienpet lily 6 ft · mid July to early August · until early August
Oriental lily 4 ft · early August to late August · starts early August
Oriental lily 'Casa Blanca' 4 ft · early August to late August · starts early August
Panicle hydrangea 'Fire Light' 6½ ft · mid July to early October · until early October
Panicle hydrangea 'Limelight' 7 ft · mid July to early October · until early October
Panicle hydrangea 'Little Lime' 4 ft · mid July to early October · until early October
Panicle hydrangea 'Pinky Winky' 7 ft · mid July to early October · until early October
Panicle hydrangea 'Quick Fire' 7 ft · late June to mid September · until mid September
Panicle hydrangea 'Tardiva' 10 ft · mid August to mid October · starts mid August
Panicle hydrangea 'Vanilla Strawberry' 6½ ft · mid July to early October · until early October
PeeGee hydrangea 13 ft · late July to early October · until early October
Plume poppy 7 ft · early July to mid August · until mid August
Prairie blazing star 4 ft · mid July to late August · until late August
Purple beautyberry 4 ft · late June to early August · until early August
Purple fountain grass 4 ft · late June to mid October · until mid October
Rattlesnake master 4 ft · mid July to late August · until late August · host plant
Red hot poker 3½ ft · late June to early August · until early August
Red hot poker 'Percy's Pride' 3½ ft · late July to mid September · until mid September
Rose 'Bonica' 4 ft · mid June to early October · until early October
Rose 'Carefree Beauty' 5 ft · mid June to early October · until early October
Rose 'Double Knock Out' 4 ft · late May to mid October · until mid October
Rose 'Iceberg' 4 ft · mid June to early October · until early October
Rose of Sharon 10 ft · mid July to mid September · until mid September
Rose of Sharon 'Blue Chiffon' 10 ft · mid July to mid September · until mid September
Rose of Sharon 'Diana' 8 ft · mid July to mid September · until mid September
Rose of Sharon 'Sugar Tip' 8 ft · mid July to mid September · until mid September
Rough blazing star 3½ ft · mid August to late September · starts mid August
Rugosa rose 5 ft · early June to mid September · until mid September
Rugosa rose 'Blanc Double de Coubert' 5 ft · early June to mid September · until mid September
Rugosa rose 'Hansa' 5 ft · early June to mid September · until mid September
Russian hollyhock 6 ft · late June to early September · until early September
Russian sage 4 ft · mid July to mid September · until mid September
Rusty foxglove 5 ft · late June to early August · until early August
Scarlet rose mallow 6½ ft · mid July to early September · until early September
Seven-son flower 16½ ft · late August to mid September · starts late August
Shasta daisy 'Becky' 3½ ft · early July to early September · until early September
Showy goldenrod 4 ft · late August to mid October · starts late August · host plant
Shrub rose 'Knock Out' 4 ft · late May to mid October · until mid October
Smooth hydrangea 'Annabelle' 4 ft · late June to early September · until early September · host plant
Smooth hydrangea 'Incrediball' 5 ft · late June to early September · until early September · host plant
Smooth hydrangea 'Invincibelle Spirit II' 3½ ft · late June to mid September · until mid September · host plant
Sneezeweed 4 ft · early August to late September · starts early August
Spotted Joe-Pye weed 5½ ft · mid July to early September · until early September
St John's wort 'Hidcote' 3½ ft · late June to mid September · until mid September
Stiff goldenrod 4 ft · mid August to late September · starts mid August
Summersweet 6½ ft · mid July to mid August · until mid August
Summersweet 'Ruby Spice' 6 ft · mid July to mid August · until mid August
Sunflower 'Lemon Queen' 6½ ft · early August to late September · starts early August
Swamp milkweed 4 ft · early July to early August · until early August · host plant
Swamp milkweed 'Ice Ballet' 3½ ft · early July to mid August · until mid August · host plant
Sweet coneflower 'Henry Eilers' 4½ ft · late July to mid September · until mid September · host plant
Sweet Joe Pye weed 6 ft · late July to early September · until early September
Sweetshrub 'Aphrodite' 6½ ft · late May to late August · until late August
Switchgrass 'Cloud Nine' 7 ft · early August to early October · starts early August · host plant
Switchgrass 'Heavy Metal' 4½ ft · late July to mid September · until mid September · host plant
Switchgrass 'Northwind' 5½ ft · early August to early October · starts early August · host plant
Switchgrass 'Prairie Sky' 5 ft · early August to early October · starts early August · host plant
Tall astilbe 'Superba' 4 ft · late July to late August · until late August
Tall coreopsis 6 ft · early August to mid September · starts early August
Tall larkspur 5 ft · mid July to late August · until late August
Tall moor grass 'Skyracer' 7 ft · mid July to mid September · until mid September
Tall verbena 5 ft · late June to mid October · until mid October
Tiger lily 4 ft · late July to late August · until late August
Trumpet lily 5 ft · mid July to early August · until early August
Turk's cap lily 6 ft · mid July to early August · until early August
Viburnum 'Summer Snowflake' 6½ ft · mid May to early September · until early September
Weigela 'Sonic Bloom Pink' 4½ ft · late May to mid September · until mid September
White meadowsweet 4 ft · late June to late August · until late August · host plant
White mugwort 5 ft · early August to mid September · starts early August
Wild bergamot 3½ ft · early July to late August · until late August
Wild quinine 3½ ft · late June to late August · until late August
Winged sumac 11½ ft · late July to late August · until late August · host plant
Woodland sunflower 4 ft · mid July to early September · until early September · host plant
Yellow waxbells 3½ ft · late August to late September · starts late August