Wildflowers Blooming in Rhode Island in July (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Rhode Island in July in our iNaturalist sample; 28 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

Striped Wintergreen106 obs.

Common Milkweed102 obs.

Swamp Milkweed49 obs.

Butterfly Milkweed48 obs.

black-eyed Susan46 obs.

Turk's-cap lily35 obs.

Sweet Pepperbush22 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Rhode Island in July

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Striped Wintergreen	Chimaphila maculata	heath family	106	Jul (peak)
2	Common Milkweed	Asclepias syriaca	Dogbane Family	102	Jul (peak)
3	Swamp Milkweed	Asclepias incarnata	Dogbane Family	49	Jul (peak)
4	Butterfly Milkweed	Asclepias tuberosa	Dogbane Family	48	Jul (peak)
5	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	46	Jul (peak)
6	Turk's-cap lily	Lilium superbum	lily family	35	Jul (peak)
7	Sweet Pepperbush	Clethra alnifolia	clethra family	22	Aug (rising)
8	Rugosa Rose	Rosa rugosa	rose family	22	Jul (peak)
9	Steeplebush	Spiraea tomentosa	rose family	20	Jul (peak)
10	Wild Carrot	Daucus carota	carrot family	20	Aug (rising)
11	Smooth Sumac	Rhus glabra	Cashew Family	16	Jul (peak)
12	Pickerelweed	Pontederia cordata	Pickerelweeds	15	Jul (peak)
13	Buttonbush	Cephalanthus occidentalis	madder family	14	Jul (peak)
14	Chicory	Cichorium intybus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	14	Jul (peak)
15	Bittersweet Nightshade	Solanum dulcamara	nightshade family	14	Jul (peak)
16	Common St. John's Wort	Hypericum perforatum	St. John's wort family	14	Jul (peak)
17	Bird's-Foot Trefoil	Lotus corniculatus	Legumes	13	Jun (past peak)
18	Alder Buckthorn	Frangula alnus	buckthorn family	13	Jun (past peak)
19	Allegheny monkeyflower	Mimulus ringens	lopseed family	13	Jul (peak)
20	American groundnut	Apios americana	Legumes	13	Jul (peak)
21	Common Tansy	Tanacetum vulgare	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	11	Aug (rising)
22	Common Soapwort	Saponaria officinalis	pink family	11	Jul (peak)
23	Blue Vervain	Verbena hastata	Verbena Family	11	Aug (rising)
24	Common Jewelweed	Impatiens capensis	balsam family	9	Aug (rising)
25	Common Toadflax	Linaria vulgaris	Plantain Family	9	Aug (rising)
26	American white waterlily	Nymphaea odorata	Waterlily Family	9	Jul (peak)
27	Japanese honeysuckle	Lonicera japonica	honeysuckle family	9	Jul (peak)
28	Swamp Rose	Rosa palustris	rose family	9	Jul (peak)
29	Swamp Rose Mallow	Hibiscus moscheutos	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	9	Aug (rising)
30	Wild Bergamot	Monarda fistulosa	Mint Family	9	Jul (peak)
31	Scarlet Pimpernel	Lysimachia arvensis	primrose family	9	Jun (past peak)
32	Ghost Pipe	Monotropa uniflora	heath family	8	Jul (peak)
33	Common Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	8	Jun (past peak)
34	Purple Loosestrife	Lythrum salicaria	lythrum family	8	Aug (rising)
35	American black elderberry	Sambucus canadensis	elder family	8	Jul (peak)
36	White Meadowsweet	Spiraea alba	rose family	8	Jul (peak)
37	Cardinal Flower	Lobelia cardinalis	bellflower family	7	Aug (rising)
38	Whorled Loosestrife	Lysimachia quadrifolia	primrose family	7	Jun (past peak)
39	Purple Crownvetch	Securigera varia	Legumes	7	Jun (past peak)
40	Hedge Bindweed	Calystegia sepium	bindweed family	6	Aug (rising)
41	Indian tobacco	Lobelia inflata	bellflower family	6	Jul (peak)
42	American trumpet vine	Campsis radicans	bignonia family	6	Jul (peak)
43	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	5	Jun (past peak)
44	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	5	Jun (past peak)
45	Broad-Leaved Sweet Pea	Lathyrus latifolius	Legumes	5	Jun (past peak)
46	Deptford pink	Dianthus armeria	pink family	5	Jun (past peak)
47	Daisy Fleabane	Erigeron strigosus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	5	Jul (peak)
48	Yellow Star Grass	Hypoxis hirsuta	Stargrasses and allies	5	Jun (past peak)
49	Great Rhododendron	Rhododendron maximum	heath family	5	Jul (peak)
50	Spreading Dogbane	Apocynum androsaemifolium	Dogbane Family	4	Jun (past peak)