Wildflowers Blooming in Maine in July (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Maine 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.

Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct

Top wildflowers in July

Wood Lily439 obs.

Sheep Laurel401 obs.

black-eyed Susan222 obs.

Fireweed215 obs.

White Meadowsweet203 obs.

Partridgeberry187 obs.

Common Selfheal182 obs.

Three-Toothed Cinquefoil175 obs.

Pickerelweed173 obs.

Swamp Candles162 obs.

Spreading Dogbane160 obs.

Northern Bush Honeysuckle135 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Maine in July

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Wood Lily	Lilium philadelphicum	lily family	439	Jul (peak)
2	Sheep Laurel	Kalmia angustifolia	heath family	401	Jun (past peak)
3	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	222	Jul (peak)
4	Fireweed	Chamaenerion angustifolium	evening primrose family	215	Jul (peak)
5	White Meadowsweet	Spiraea alba	rose family	203	Jul (peak)
6	Partridgeberry	Mitchella repens	madder family	187	Jun (past peak)
7	Common Selfheal	Prunella vulgaris	Mint Family	182	Jul (peak)
8	Three-Toothed Cinquefoil	Sibbaldiopsis tridentata	rose family	175	Jun (past peak)
9	Pickerelweed	Pontederia cordata	Pickerelweeds	173	Jul (peak)
10	Swamp Candles	Lysimachia terrestris	primrose family	162	Jul (peak)
11	Spreading Dogbane	Apocynum androsaemifolium	Dogbane Family	160	Jul (peak)
12	Northern Bush Honeysuckle	Diervilla lonicera	honeysuckle family	135	Jun (past peak)
13	Canada lily	Lilium canadense	lily family	126	Jul (peak)
14	Common Milkweed	Asclepias syriaca	Dogbane Family	122	Jul (peak)
15	Narrowleaf Cow Wheat	Melampyrum lineare	broomrape family	119	Jul (peak)
16	Tall Meadow-Rue	Thalictrum pubescens	buttercup family	116	Jul (peak)
17	Rose Pogonia	Pogonia ophioglossoides	Orchids	114	Jul (peak)
18	Shinleaf	Pyrola elliptica	heath family	110	Jul (peak)
19	Common Jewelweed	Impatiens capensis	balsam family	105	Aug (rising)
20	Bird's-Foot Trefoil	Lotus corniculatus	Legumes	104	Jul (peak)
21	Whorled Loosestrife	Lysimachia quadrifolia	primrose family	104	Jul (peak)
22	Wild Carrot	Daucus carota	carrot family	97	Jul (peak)
23	Ghost Pipe	Monotropa uniflora	heath family	93	Jul (peak)
24	Pearly Everlasting	Anaphalis margaritacea	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	87	Aug (rising)
25	American black elderberry	Sambucus canadensis	elder family	87	Jul (peak)
26	Orange Hawkweed	Pilosella aurantiaca	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	86	Jun (past peak)
27	Northern Blue Flag	Iris versicolor	iris family	85	Jun (past peak)
28	Steeplebush	Spiraea tomentosa	rose family	84	Aug (rising)
29	Rugosa Rose	Rosa rugosa	rose family	83	Aug (rising)
30	Mountain Woodsorrel	Oxalis montana	Woodsorrel Family	82	Jun (past peak)
31	Common Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	77	Jul (peak)
32	Purple Crownvetch	Securigera varia	Legumes	76	Jul (peak)
33	Fringed Loosestrife	Lysimachia ciliata	primrose family	75	Jul (peak)
34	Allegheny monkeyflower	Mimulus ringens	lopseed family	71	Jul (peak)
35	Tufted Vetch	Vicia cracca	Legumes	68	Jul (peak)
36	Purple Loosestrife	Lythrum salicaria	lythrum family	67	Aug (rising)
37	Tuberous Grasspink	Calopogon tuberosus	Orchids	67	Jul (peak)
38	Pipsissewa	Chimaphila umbellata	heath family	66	Jul (peak)
39	Hop Trefoil	Trifolium campestre	Legumes	63	Jul (peak)
40	Blue Vervain	Verbena hastata	Verbena Family	62	Aug (rising)
41	American white waterlily	Nymphaea odorata	Waterlily Family	61	Jul (peak)
42	Purple-Flowered Raspberry	Rubus odoratus	rose family	60	Jul (peak)
43	Canada toadflax	Linaria canadensis	Plantain Family	60	Jun (past peak)
44	Cardinal Flower	Lobelia cardinalis	bellflower family	59	Aug (rising)
45	Oxeye Daisy	Leucanthemum vulgare	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	59	Jun (past peak)
46	Canadian bunchberry	Cornus canadensis	Dogwood family	58	Jun (past peak)
47	Common Toadflax	Linaria vulgaris	Plantain Family	58	Sep (rising)
48	Indian tobacco	Lobelia inflata	bellflower family	57	Jul (peak)
49	Flat-Top White Aster	Doellingeria umbellata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	57	Aug (rising)
50	Swamp Milkweed	Asclepias incarnata	Dogbane Family	57	Jul (peak)