Wildflowers Blooming in Kentucky in August (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Kentucky in August in our iNaturalist sample; 17 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 Nov

Top wildflowers in August

Blue Mistflower209 obs.

Common Jewelweed178 obs.

Purple Passionflower170 obs.

Cardinal Flower159 obs.

Leafy Elephant's-Foot136 obs.

Great Blue Lobelia114 obs.

Chicory111 obs.

Frostweed93 obs.

Flowering Spurge83 obs.

Indian tobacco80 obs.

brown-eyed Susan77 obs.

White Snakeroot76 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Kentucky in August

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Blue Mistflower	Conoclinium coelestinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	209	Sep (rising)
2	Common Jewelweed	Impatiens capensis	balsam family	178	Sep (rising)
3	Purple Passionflower	Passiflora incarnata	Passionfruit Family	170	Aug (peak)
4	Cardinal Flower	Lobelia cardinalis	bellflower family	159	Aug (peak)
5	Leafy Elephant's-Foot	Elephantopus carolinianus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	136	Aug (peak)
6	Great Blue Lobelia	Lobelia siphilitica	bellflower family	114	Sep (rising)
7	Chicory	Cichorium intybus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	111	Jul (past peak)
8	Frostweed	Verbesina virginica	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	93	Sep (rising)
9	Flowering Spurge	Euphorbia corollata	Spurge Family	83	Aug (peak)
10	Indian tobacco	Lobelia inflata	bellflower family	80	Jul (past peak)
11	brown-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia triloba	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	77	Aug (peak)
12	White Snakeroot	Ageratina altissima	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	76	Sep (rising)
13	Sharpwing Monkeyflower	Mimulus alatus	lopseed family	76	Jul (past peak)
14	Swamp Milkweed	Asclepias incarnata	Dogbane Family	69	Aug (peak)
15	Common Selfheal	Prunella vulgaris	Mint Family	68	Jul (past peak)
16	Crane-Fly Orchid	Tipularia discolor	Orchids	66	Jul (past peak)
17	American hog-peanut	Amphicarpaea bracteata	Legumes	65	Sep (rising)
18	Wild Carrot	Daucus carota	carrot family	63	Jul (past peak)
19	American jumpseed	Persicaria virginiana	knotweed family	61	Aug (peak)
20	American groundnut	Apios americana	Legumes	60	Aug (peak)
21	Pale Jewelweed	Impatiens pallida	balsam family	59	Aug (peak)
22	Tall Bellflower	Campanulastrum americanum	bellflower family	58	Jul (past peak)
23	Wingstem	Verbesina alternifolia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	56	Sep (rising)
24	Carolina horsenettle	Solanum carolinense	nightshade family	53	Jun (past peak)
25	Lanceleaf Frogfruit	Phyla lanceolata	Verbena Family	51	Jul (past peak)
26	American trumpet vine	Campsis radicans	bignonia family	47	Jun (past peak)
27	Buttonweed	Diodia virginiana	madder family	46	Jul (past peak)
28	Horseweed	Erigeron canadensis	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	44	Aug (peak)
29	Rosepink	Sabatia angularis	gentian family	44	Jul (past peak)
30	Late Boneset	Eupatorium serotinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	42	Sep (rising)
31	Downy Rattlesnake Plantain	Goodyera pubescens	Orchids	42	Aug (peak)
32	Butterfly Milkweed	Asclepias tuberosa	Dogbane Family	41	Jun (past peak)
33	Asiatic dayflower	Commelina communis	Spiderworts	41	Sep (rising)
34	Downy Lobelia	Lobelia puberula	bellflower family	41	Sep (rising)
35	Wild Potato Vine	Ipomoea pandurata	bindweed family	38	Jul (past peak)
36	Common Hibiscus	Hibiscus syriacus	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	32	Aug (peak)
37	Porcelain Berry	Ampelopsis glandulosa	Grape Family	32	Aug (peak)
38	American pokeweed	Phytolacca americana	Pokeweed Family	30	Jul (past peak)
39	Giant Ragweed	Ambrosia trifida	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	29	Aug (peak)
40	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	28	May (past peak)
41	White Vervain	Verbena urticifolia	Verbena Family	28	Jul (past peak)
42	False Daisy	Eclipta prostrata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	27	Sep (rising)
43	Yellow Passionflower	Passiflora lutea	Passionfruit Family	26	Jul (past peak)
44	Fall Phlox	Phlox paniculata	phlox family	24	Oct (rising)
45	Allegheny monkeyflower	Mimulus ringens	lopseed family	23	Jul (past peak)
46	Autumn Clematis	Clematis terniflora	buttercup family	23	Aug (peak)
47	Ghost Pipe	Monotropa uniflora	heath family	22	Jul (past peak)
48	Common Boneset	Eupatorium perfoliatum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	22	Aug (peak)
49	Buttonbush	Cephalanthus occidentalis	madder family	20	Jul (past peak)
50	Purple Loosestrife	Lythrum salicaria	lythrum family	20	Aug (peak)