Wildflowers Blooming in Kentucky in June (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Kentucky in June 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 June

Butterfly Milkweed257 obs.

Common Milkweed187 obs.

Carolina horsenettle182 obs.

Striped Wintergreen179 obs.

Purple Crownvetch143 obs.

American trumpet vine127 obs.

Chicory121 obs.

Wild Carrot113 obs.

Common Jewelweed107 obs.

Deptford pink104 obs.

Tall Bellflower102 obs.

White Avens98 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Kentucky in June

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Butterfly Milkweed	Asclepias tuberosa	Dogbane Family	257	Jun (peak)
2	Common Milkweed	Asclepias syriaca	Dogbane Family	187	Jun (peak)
3	Carolina horsenettle	Solanum carolinense	nightshade family	182	Jun (peak)
4	Striped Wintergreen	Chimaphila maculata	heath family	179	Jun (peak)
5	Purple Crownvetch	Securigera varia	Legumes	143	Jun (peak)
6	American trumpet vine	Campsis radicans	bignonia family	127	Jun (peak)
7	Chicory	Cichorium intybus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	121	Jul (rising)
8	Wild Carrot	Daucus carota	carrot family	113	Jul (rising)
9	Common Jewelweed	Impatiens capensis	balsam family	107	Sep (rising)
10	Deptford pink	Dianthus armeria	pink family	104	May (past peak)
11	Tall Bellflower	Campanulastrum americanum	bellflower family	102	Jul (rising)
12	White Avens	Geum canadense	rose family	98	Jun (peak)
13	Wild Bergamot	Monarda fistulosa	Mint Family	91	Jul (rising)
14	Orange Day-Lily	Hemerocallis fulva	Aloe family	82	Jun (peak)
15	Common Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	79	May (past peak)
16	American germander	Teucrium canadense	Mint Family	78	Jun (peak)
17	Tall Thimbleweed	Anemone virginiana	buttercup family	78	Jun (peak)
18	Poison Hemlock	Conium maculatum	carrot family	77	May (past peak)
19	American water-willow	Justicia americana	Acanthus Family	75	Jun (peak)
20	Oxeye Daisy	Leucanthemum vulgare	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	71	May (past peak)
21	American black elderberry	Sambucus canadensis	elder family	71	Jun (peak)
22	Moth Mullein	Verbascum blattaria	figwort family	67	May (past peak)
23	White Sweetclover	Melilotus albus	Legumes	63	Jun (peak)
24	Common Selfheal	Prunella vulgaris	Mint Family	58	Jul (rising)
25	Persian silk tree	Albizia julibrissin	Legumes	55	Jun (peak)
26	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	55	May (past peak)
27	Great Mullein	Verbascum thapsus	figwort family	54	Jun (peak)
28	Hemp Dogbane	Apocynum cannabinum	Dogbane Family	52	Jun (peak)
29	Bird's-Foot Trefoil	Lotus corniculatus	Legumes	48	Jun (peak)
30	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	48	Apr (past peak)
31	Narrowleaf Mountainmint	Pycnanthemum tenuifolium	Mint Family	47	Jun (peak)
32	Climbing Prairie Rose	Rosa setigera	rose family	47	Jun (peak)
33	Broadleaf Enchanter's Nightshade	Circaea canadensis	evening primrose family	47	Jun (peak)
34	Musk Thistle	Carduus nutans	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	44	May (past peak)
35	Foxglove Beardtongue	Penstemon digitalis	Plantain Family	42	May (past peak)
36	Yellow Sweetclover	Melilotus officinalis	Legumes	41	May (past peak)
37	Hop Trefoil	Trifolium campestre	Legumes	41	May (past peak)
38	Purple Passionflower	Passiflora incarnata	Passionfruit Family	40	Aug (rising)
39	White Vervain	Verbena urticifolia	Verbena Family	40	Jul (rising)
40	Ribwort Plantain	Plantago lanceolata	Plantain Family	38	May (past peak)
41	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	38	Jun (peak)
42	Black Cohosh	Actaea racemosa	buttercup family	38	Jun (peak)
43	Carolina rose	Rosa carolina	rose family	38	Jun (peak)
44	Woodland Coreopsis	Anacis major	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	38	Jun (peak)
45	Buttonbush	Cephalanthus occidentalis	madder family	37	Jul (rising)
46	Sulphur Cinquefoil	Potentilla recta	rose family	36	May (past peak)
47	Summer Bluet	Houstonia purpurea	madder family	36	May (past peak)
48	Hairy Vetch	Vicia villosa	Legumes	35	May (past peak)
49	American pokeweed	Phytolacca americana	Pokeweed Family	33	Jul (rising)
50	Swamp Milkweed	Asclepias incarnata	Dogbane Family	33	Aug (rising)