Wildflowers Blooming in New Jersey in July (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in New Jersey in July in our iNaturalist sample; 26 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 Dec

Top wildflowers in July

Striped Wintergreen174 obs.

black-eyed Susan164 obs.

Wild Carrot111 obs.

Purple Loosestrife109 obs.

Allegheny monkeyflower98 obs.

Swamp Rose Mallow93 obs.

Butterfly Milkweed90 obs.

Common Selfheal90 obs.

Sweet Pepperbush86 obs.

Common Jewelweed72 obs.

Wild Bergamot72 obs.

Chicory70 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in New Jersey in July

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Striped Wintergreen	Chimaphila maculata	heath family	174	Jun (past peak)
2	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	164	Jul (peak)
3	Wild Carrot	Daucus carota	carrot family	111	Jul (peak)
4	Purple Loosestrife	Lythrum salicaria	lythrum family	109	Aug (rising)
5	Allegheny monkeyflower	Mimulus ringens	lopseed family	98	Jul (peak)
6	Swamp Rose Mallow	Hibiscus moscheutos	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	93	Aug (rising)
7	Butterfly Milkweed	Asclepias tuberosa	Dogbane Family	90	Jul (peak)
8	Common Selfheal	Prunella vulgaris	Mint Family	90	Jul (peak)
9	Sweet Pepperbush	Clethra alnifolia	clethra family	86	Aug (rising)
10	Common Jewelweed	Impatiens capensis	balsam family	72	Sep (rising)
11	Wild Bergamot	Monarda fistulosa	Mint Family	72	Jul (peak)
12	Chicory	Cichorium intybus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	70	Jul (peak)
13	Buttonbush	Cephalanthus occidentalis	madder family	67	Jul (peak)
14	Deptford pink	Dianthus armeria	pink family	64	Jun (past peak)
15	Bird's-Foot Trefoil	Lotus corniculatus	Legumes	63	Jun (past peak)
16	White Vervain	Verbena urticifolia	Verbena Family	61	Jul (peak)
17	Persian silk tree	Albizia julibrissin	Legumes	60	Jul (peak)
18	Swamp Milkweed	Asclepias incarnata	Dogbane Family	60	Jul (peak)
19	Ghost Pipe	Monotropa uniflora	heath family	57	Jul (peak)
20	Pickerelweed	Pontederia cordata	Pickerelweeds	55	Jul (peak)
21	Carolina horsenettle	Solanum carolinense	nightshade family	55	Jun (past peak)
22	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	53	Jun (past peak)
23	Asiatic dayflower	Commelina communis	Spiderworts	51	Sep (rising)
24	White Avens	Geum canadense	rose family	51	Jul (peak)
25	Common Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	50	Jun (past peak)
26	American trumpet vine	Campsis radicans	bignonia family	49	Aug (rising)
27	Common St. John's Wort	Hypericum perforatum	St. John's wort family	48	Jul (peak)
28	Fringed Loosestrife	Lysimachia ciliata	primrose family	48	Jul (peak)
29	Common Hibiscus	Hibiscus syriacus	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	48	Jul (peak)
30	Swamp Rose	Rosa palustris	rose family	47	Jul (peak)
31	Common Milkweed	Asclepias syriaca	Dogbane Family	46	Jun (past peak)
32	American pokeweed	Phytolacca americana	Pokeweed Family	45	Jul (peak)
33	White Sweetclover	Melilotus albus	Legumes	41	Jul (peak)
34	Great Mullein	Verbascum thapsus	figwort family	41	Jul (peak)
35	Indian tobacco	Lobelia inflata	bellflower family	39	Jul (peak)
36	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	38	May (past peak)
37	Black Cohosh	Actaea racemosa	buttercup family	38	Jul (peak)
38	American white waterlily	Nymphaea odorata	Waterlily Family	37	Aug (rising)
39	Bull Thistle	Cirsium vulgare	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	37	Aug (rising)
40	Scarlet Pimpernel	Lysimachia arvensis	primrose family	37	Jun (past peak)
41	Bittersweet Nightshade	Solanum dulcamara	nightshade family	35	Jun (past peak)
42	Blue Vervain	Verbena hastata	Verbena Family	35	Aug (rising)
43	Hemp Dogbane	Apocynum cannabinum	Dogbane Family	34	Jun (past peak)
44	Purple Crownvetch	Securigera varia	Legumes	34	Jun (past peak)
45	Common Soapwort	Saponaria officinalis	pink family	33	Jul (peak)
46	Purple Coneflower	Echinacea purpurea	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	30	Jul (peak)
47	Broadleaf Enchanter's Nightshade	Circaea canadensis	evening primrose family	30	Jul (peak)
48	White Campion	Silene latifolia	pink family	28	May (past peak)
49	American groundnut	Apios americana	Legumes	28	Aug (rising)
50	Porcelain Berry	Ampelopsis glandulosa	Grape Family	28	Aug (rising)