Wildflowers Blooming in Kentucky in July (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Kentucky in July in our iNaturalist sample; 24 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 July

Tall Bellflower201 obs.

Common Selfheal191 obs.

Rosepink187 obs.

Wild Carrot167 obs.

Chicory152 obs.

Common Jewelweed144 obs.

Purple Passionflower139 obs.

Carolina horsenettle108 obs.

Sharpwing Monkeyflower101 obs.

Wild Bergamot98 obs.

Indian tobacco97 obs.

Butterfly Milkweed96 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Kentucky in July

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Tall Bellflower	Campanulastrum americanum	bellflower family	201	Jul (peak)
2	Common Selfheal	Prunella vulgaris	Mint Family	191	Jul (peak)
3	Rosepink	Sabatia angularis	gentian family	187	Jul (peak)
4	Wild Carrot	Daucus carota	carrot family	167	Jul (peak)
5	Chicory	Cichorium intybus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	152	Jul (peak)
6	Common Jewelweed	Impatiens capensis	balsam family	144	Sep (rising)
7	Purple Passionflower	Passiflora incarnata	Passionfruit Family	139	Aug (rising)
8	Carolina horsenettle	Solanum carolinense	nightshade family	108	Jun (past peak)
9	Sharpwing Monkeyflower	Mimulus alatus	lopseed family	101	Jul (peak)
10	Wild Bergamot	Monarda fistulosa	Mint Family	98	Jul (peak)
11	Indian tobacco	Lobelia inflata	bellflower family	97	Jul (peak)
12	Butterfly Milkweed	Asclepias tuberosa	Dogbane Family	96	Jun (past peak)
13	Crane-Fly Orchid	Tipularia discolor	Orchids	85	Jul (peak)
14	American trumpet vine	Campsis radicans	bignonia family	82	Jun (past peak)
15	Buttonbush	Cephalanthus occidentalis	madder family	76	Jul (peak)
16	White Vervain	Verbena urticifolia	Verbena Family	74	Jul (peak)
17	Wild Potato Vine	Ipomoea pandurata	bindweed family	59	Jul (peak)
18	Tall Thimbleweed	Anemone virginiana	buttercup family	59	Jun (past peak)
19	Lanceleaf Frogfruit	Phyla lanceolata	Verbena Family	58	Jul (peak)
20	American germander	Teucrium canadense	Mint Family	57	Jun (past peak)
21	Buttonweed	Diodia virginiana	madder family	54	Jul (peak)
22	Allegheny monkeyflower	Mimulus ringens	lopseed family	52	Jul (peak)
23	White Avens	Geum canadense	rose family	52	Jun (past peak)
24	American pokeweed	Phytolacca americana	Pokeweed Family	51	Jul (peak)
25	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	50	May (past peak)
26	Pale Jewelweed	Impatiens pallida	balsam family	49	Aug (rising)
27	Common Milkweed	Asclepias syriaca	Dogbane Family	48	Jun (past peak)
28	White Snakeroot	Ageratina altissima	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	48	Sep (rising)
29	Ghost Pipe	Monotropa uniflora	heath family	47	Jul (peak)
30	Blue Mistflower	Conoclinium coelestinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	46	Sep (rising)
31	Smooth Hedgenettle	Stachys tenuifolia	Mint Family	43	Jul (peak)
32	Swamp Milkweed	Asclepias incarnata	Dogbane Family	42	Aug (rising)
33	Narrowleaf Mountainmint	Pycnanthemum tenuifolium	Mint Family	41	Jun (past peak)
34	Wild Teasel	Dipsacus fullonum	honeysuckle family	40	Jul (peak)
35	Purple Crownvetch	Securigera varia	Legumes	40	Jun (past peak)
36	Great Mullein	Verbascum thapsus	figwort family	39	Jun (past peak)
37	Swamp Rose Mallow	Hibiscus moscheutos	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	38	Jul (peak)
38	brown-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia triloba	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	36	Aug (rising)
39	Asiatic dayflower	Commelina communis	Spiderworts	35	Sep (rising)
40	Leafy Elephant's-Foot	Elephantopus carolinianus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	33	Aug (rising)
41	American jumpseed	Persicaria virginiana	knotweed family	32	Aug (rising)
42	Pigeonwings	Clitoria mariana	Legumes	31	Jul (peak)
43	Common Hibiscus	Hibiscus syriacus	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	31	Aug (rising)
44	Downy Rattlesnake Plantain	Goodyera pubescens	Orchids	30	Aug (rising)
45	Cardinal Flower	Lobelia cardinalis	bellflower family	29	Aug (rising)
46	Yellow Passionflower	Passiflora lutea	Passionfruit Family	27	Jul (peak)
47	Blue Vervain	Verbena hastata	Verbena Family	27	Jul (peak)
48	Canada lily	Lilium canadense	lily family	26	Jul (peak)
49	Deptford pink	Dianthus armeria	pink family	26	May (past peak)
50	Persian silk tree	Albizia julibrissin	Legumes	25	Jun (past peak)