Wildflowers Blooming in District of Columbia in July (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in District of Columbia in July in our iNaturalist sample; 21 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct

Top wildflowers in July

Porcelain Berry53 obs.

Chicory46 obs.

Asiatic dayflower19 obs.

Pickerelweed14 obs.

American groundnut14 obs.

Purple Loosestrife13 obs.

American trumpet vine10 obs.

Swamp Rose Mallow10 obs.

Persian silk tree9 obs.

Swamp Milkweed9 obs.

Common Jewelweed8 obs.

American pokeweed8 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in District of Columbia in July

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Porcelain Berry	Ampelopsis glandulosa	Grape Family	53	Aug (rising)
2	Chicory	Cichorium intybus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	46	Jun (past peak)
3	Asiatic dayflower	Commelina communis	Spiderworts	19	Sep (rising)
4	Pickerelweed	Pontederia cordata	Pickerelweeds	14	Jun (past peak)
5	American groundnut	Apios americana	Legumes	14	Aug (rising)
6	Purple Loosestrife	Lythrum salicaria	lythrum family	13	Jul (peak)
7	American trumpet vine	Campsis radicans	bignonia family	10	Jul (peak)
8	Swamp Rose Mallow	Hibiscus moscheutos	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	10	Jul (peak)
9	Persian silk tree	Albizia julibrissin	Legumes	9	Jul (peak)
10	Swamp Milkweed	Asclepias incarnata	Dogbane Family	9	Jul (peak)
11	Common Jewelweed	Impatiens capensis	balsam family	8	Sep (rising)
12	American pokeweed	Phytolacca americana	Pokeweed Family	8	Aug (rising)
13	Common Hibiscus	Hibiscus syriacus	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	8	Sep (rising)
14	Buttonbush	Cephalanthus occidentalis	madder family	7	Jul (peak)
15	Fringed Loosestrife	Lysimachia ciliata	primrose family	6	Jun (past peak)
16	Allegheny monkeyflower	Mimulus ringens	lopseed family	5	Jul (peak)
17	Wild Carrot	Daucus carota	carrot family	5	Jun (past peak)
18	Yellow Passionflower	Passiflora lutea	Passionfruit Family	4	Aug (rising)
19	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	4	May (past peak)
20	Sharpwing Monkeyflower	Mimulus alatus	lopseed family	4	Jul (peak)
21	brown-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia triloba	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	4	Jul (peak)
22	Broad-leaved helleborine	Epipactis helleborine	Orchids	3	Jul (peak)
23	Purple Passionflower	Passiflora incarnata	Passionfruit Family	3	Sep (rising)
24	Spotted Knapweed	Centaurea stoebe	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	3	Jun (past peak)
25	Obedient Plant	Physostegia virginiana	Mint Family	3	Jul (peak)
26	White Avens	Geum canadense	rose family	3	Jul (peak)
27	Blue Mistflower	Conoclinium coelestinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	3	Sep (rising)
28	Buttonweed	Diodia virginiana	madder family	3	Jul (peak)
29	Cardinal Flower	Lobelia cardinalis	bellflower family	2	Aug (rising)
30	Ghost Pipe	Monotropa uniflora	heath family	2	Jun (past peak)
31	American water-willow	Justicia americana	Acanthus Family	2	Jun (past peak)
32	Carolina horsenettle	Solanum carolinense	nightshade family	2	Jun (past peak)
33	Field Bindweed	Convolvulus arvensis	bindweed family	2	May (past peak)
34	Jimsonweed	Datura stramonium	nightshade family	2	Jul (peak)
35	Great Mullein	Verbascum thapsus	figwort family	2	Jul (peak)
36	Creeping Thistle	Cirsium arvense	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	2	May (past peak)
37	Lizard's Tail	Saururus cernuus	lizard's tail family	2	Jun (past peak)
38	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	2	Jun (past peak)
39	Daisy Fleabane	Erigeron strigosus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	2	Jul (peak)
40	Cup Plant	Silphium perfoliatum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	2	Jul (peak)
41	Cutleaf Coneflower	Rudbeckia laciniata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	2	Aug (rising)
42	New England aster	Symphyotrichum novae-angliae	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	2	Jul (peak)
43	Leafy Elephant's-Foot	Elephantopus carolinianus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	2	Aug (rising)
44	Partridge Pea	Chamaecrista fasciculata	Legumes	2	Jul (peak)
45	Early Goldenrod	Solidago juncea	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	2	Jul (peak)
46	American jumpseed	Persicaria virginiana	knotweed family	2	Jul (peak)
47	Pale Jewelweed	Impatiens pallida	balsam family	1	Sep (rising)
48	Butterfly Milkweed	Asclepias tuberosa	Dogbane Family	1	Jun (past peak)
49	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	1	May (past peak)
50	Common Selfheal	Prunella vulgaris	Mint Family	1	Jun (past peak)