Wildflowers Blooming in Virginia in August (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Virginia in August in our iNaturalist sample; 18 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

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Top wildflowers in August

Purple Passionflower291 obs.

Asiatic dayflower261 obs.

black-eyed Susan191 obs.

Yellow Passionflower182 obs.

Common Selfheal176 obs.

Cardinal Flower171 obs.

American groundnut169 obs.

brown-eyed Susan166 obs.

Common Jewelweed161 obs.

White Snakeroot140 obs.

Cutleaf Coneflower121 obs.

American hog-peanut110 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Virginia in August

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Purple Passionflower	Passiflora incarnata	Passionfruit Family	291	Aug (peak)
2	Asiatic dayflower	Commelina communis	Spiderworts	261	Sep (rising)
3	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	191	Jun (past peak)
4	Yellow Passionflower	Passiflora lutea	Passionfruit Family	182	Aug (peak)
5	Common Selfheal	Prunella vulgaris	Mint Family	176	Jul (past peak)
6	Cardinal Flower	Lobelia cardinalis	bellflower family	171	Aug (peak)
7	American groundnut	Apios americana	Legumes	169	Aug (peak)
8	brown-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia triloba	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	166	Aug (peak)
9	Common Jewelweed	Impatiens capensis	balsam family	161	Sep (rising)
10	White Snakeroot	Ageratina altissima	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	140	Sep (rising)
11	Cutleaf Coneflower	Rudbeckia laciniata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	121	Aug (peak)
12	American hog-peanut	Amphicarpaea bracteata	Legumes	110	Sep (rising)
13	Allegheny monkeyflower	Mimulus ringens	lopseed family	102	Jul (past peak)
14	Indian tobacco	Lobelia inflata	bellflower family	99	Aug (peak)
15	Crane-Fly Orchid	Tipularia discolor	Orchids	93	Aug (peak)
16	Panicled Hawkweed	Hieracium paniculatum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	90	Aug (peak)
17	Chicory	Cichorium intybus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	80	Jul (past peak)
18	Wingstem	Verbesina alternifolia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	79	Sep (rising)
19	Red Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	buttercup family	78	Jun (past peak)
20	Partridge Pea	Chamaecrista fasciculata	Legumes	75	Aug (peak)
21	Common Milkweed	Asclepias syriaca	Dogbane Family	74	Jul (past peak)
22	Citronella Horse Balm	Collinsonia canadensis	Mint Family	74	Sep (rising)
23	Autumn Clematis	Clematis terniflora	buttercup family	72	Sep (rising)
24	Swamp Rose Mallow	Hibiscus moscheutos	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	72	Jul (past peak)
25	Swamp Milkweed	Asclepias incarnata	Dogbane Family	71	Aug (peak)
26	Common Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	68	Jun (past peak)
27	Blue Mistflower	Conoclinium coelestinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	64	Sep (rising)
28	Shining Sumac	Rhus copallinum	Cashew Family	64	Aug (peak)
29	Ghost Pipe	Monotropa uniflora	heath family	62	Jul (past peak)
30	Purple-Flowered Raspberry	Rubus odoratus	rose family	59	Jun (past peak)
31	Pale Jewelweed	Impatiens pallida	balsam family	58	Aug (peak)
32	Porcelain Berry	Ampelopsis glandulosa	Grape Family	56	Aug (peak)
33	White Bergamot	Monarda clinopodia	Mint Family	55	Jul (past peak)
34	American trumpet vine	Campsis radicans	bignonia family	53	Jun (past peak)
35	Wild Basil	Clinopodium vulgare	Mint Family	50	Jul (past peak)
36	Carolina horsenettle	Solanum carolinense	nightshade family	48	Jun (past peak)
37	Leafy Elephant's-Foot	Elephantopus carolinianus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	48	Aug (peak)
38	Wild Bergamot	Monarda fistulosa	Mint Family	47	Jul (past peak)
39	Common Hibiscus	Hibiscus syriacus	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	47	Aug (peak)
40	Downy Rattlesnake Plantain	Goodyera pubescens	Orchids	45	Jul (past peak)
41	Wild Carrot	Daucus carota	carrot family	43	Jul (past peak)
42	Sharpwing Monkeyflower	Mimulus alatus	lopseed family	42	Jul (past peak)
43	Wild Potato Vine	Ipomoea pandurata	bindweed family	41	Jul (past peak)
44	Perennial Wooly Bean	Strophostyles umbellata	Legumes	41	Aug (peak)
45	American pokeweed	Phytolacca americana	Pokeweed Family	40	Jun (past peak)
46	Buttonweed	Diodia virginiana	madder family	40	Aug (peak)
47	Great Mullein	Verbascum thapsus	figwort family	34	Jul (past peak)
48	Butterfly Milkweed	Asclepias tuberosa	Dogbane Family	33	Jun (past peak)
49	Spotted Knapweed	Centaurea stoebe	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	32	Jul (past peak)
50	Naked-Flowered Tick-Trefoil	Hylodesmum nudiflorum	Legumes	32	Jul (past peak)