Wildflowers Blooming in Connecticut in July (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Connecticut in July in our iNaturalist sample; 31 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

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Top wildflowers in July

Striped Wintergreen316 obs.

black-eyed Susan130 obs.

Allegheny monkeyflower73 obs.

Butterfly Milkweed68 obs.

Wild Carrot59 obs.

Fringed Loosestrife57 obs.

Buttonbush50 obs.

Swamp Milkweed49 obs.

Blue Vervain48 obs.

Bird's-Foot Trefoil43 obs.

Common Jewelweed43 obs.

Common Milkweed42 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Connecticut in July

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Striped Wintergreen	Chimaphila maculata	heath family	316	Jul (peak)
2	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	130	Jul (peak)
3	Allegheny monkeyflower	Mimulus ringens	lopseed family	73	Jul (peak)
4	Butterfly Milkweed	Asclepias tuberosa	Dogbane Family	68	Jul (peak)
5	Wild Carrot	Daucus carota	carrot family	59	Jul (peak)
6	Fringed Loosestrife	Lysimachia ciliata	primrose family	57	Jul (peak)
7	Buttonbush	Cephalanthus occidentalis	madder family	50	Jul (peak)
8	Swamp Milkweed	Asclepias incarnata	Dogbane Family	49	Jul (peak)
9	Blue Vervain	Verbena hastata	Verbena Family	48	Jul (peak)
10	Bird's-Foot Trefoil	Lotus corniculatus	Legumes	43	Jun (past peak)
11	Common Jewelweed	Impatiens capensis	balsam family	43	Aug (rising)
12	Common Milkweed	Asclepias syriaca	Dogbane Family	42	Jun (past peak)
13	Common Toadflax	Linaria vulgaris	Plantain Family	38	Jul (peak)
14	Pickerelweed	Pontederia cordata	Pickerelweeds	38	Jul (peak)
15	Common Selfheal	Prunella vulgaris	Mint Family	38	Jul (peak)
16	Smooth Sumac	Rhus glabra	Cashew Family	37	Jul (peak)
17	Cardinal Flower	Lobelia cardinalis	bellflower family	34	Aug (rising)
18	Sweet Pepperbush	Clethra alnifolia	clethra family	34	Aug (rising)
19	Chicory	Cichorium intybus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	32	Jul (peak)
20	Asiatic dayflower	Commelina communis	Spiderworts	32	Sep (rising)
21	Purple Loosestrife	Lythrum salicaria	lythrum family	32	Aug (rising)
22	Ghost Pipe	Monotropa uniflora	heath family	30	Jul (peak)
23	Hemp Dogbane	Apocynum cannabinum	Dogbane Family	30	Jul (peak)
24	Wild Bergamot	Monarda fistulosa	Mint Family	29	Jul (peak)
25	Wide Leek	Allium tricoccum	amaryllis, onions, and allies	28	Jul (peak)
26	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	27	Jun (past peak)
27	Broadleaf Enchanter's Nightshade	Circaea canadensis	evening primrose family	27	Jul (peak)
28	Common Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	24	Jun (past peak)
29	Deptford pink	Dianthus armeria	pink family	24	Jun (past peak)
30	Swamp Rose	Rosa palustris	rose family	24	Jul (peak)
31	White Meadowsweet	Spiraea alba	rose family	24	Jul (peak)
32	Canada lily	Lilium canadense	lily family	23	Jul (peak)
33	Black Cohosh	Actaea racemosa	buttercup family	23	Jul (peak)
34	Bittersweet Nightshade	Solanum dulcamara	nightshade family	22	Jun (past peak)
35	American pokeweed	Phytolacca americana	Pokeweed Family	19	Jul (peak)
36	Purple-Flowered Raspberry	Rubus odoratus	rose family	19	Jun (past peak)
37	Steeplebush	Spiraea tomentosa	rose family	18	Jul (peak)
38	Carolina horsenettle	Solanum carolinense	nightshade family	18	Aug (rising)
39	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	18	Jun (past peak)
40	Common Soapwort	Saponaria officinalis	pink family	18	Jul (peak)
41	Yellow Star Grass	Hypoxis hirsuta	Stargrasses and allies	17	May (past peak)
42	Tall Meadow-Rue	Thalictrum pubescens	buttercup family	17	Jul (peak)
43	Wood Lily	Lilium philadelphicum	lily family	16	Jul (peak)
44	Hedge Bindweed	Calystegia sepium	bindweed family	15	Jul (peak)
45	Swamp Candles	Lysimachia terrestris	primrose family	14	Jul (peak)
46	Common St. John's Wort	Hypericum perforatum	St. John's wort family	14	Jun (past peak)
47	White Sweetclover	Melilotus albus	Legumes	14	Jul (peak)
48	American black elderberry	Sambucus canadensis	elder family	14	Jun (past peak)
49	American groundnut	Apios americana	Legumes	14	Aug (rising)
50	Panicled Hawkweed	Hieracium paniculatum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	14	Aug (rising)