Wildflowers Blooming in Virginia in July (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Virginia in July 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.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Top wildflowers in July

black-eyed Susan387 obs.

Black Cohosh331 obs.

White Bergamot331 obs.

Red Columbine296 obs.

Common Selfheal291 obs.

Common Milkweed279 obs.

Ghost Pipe269 obs.

Purple Passionflower211 obs.

Purple-Flowered Raspberry208 obs.

Allegheny monkeyflower174 obs.

Asiatic dayflower139 obs.

Poke Milkweed138 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Virginia in July

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	387	Jun (past peak)
2	Black Cohosh	Actaea racemosa	buttercup family	331	Jul (peak)
3	White Bergamot	Monarda clinopodia	Mint Family	331	Jul (peak)
4	Red Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	buttercup family	296	Jun (past peak)
5	Common Selfheal	Prunella vulgaris	Mint Family	291	Jul (peak)
6	Common Milkweed	Asclepias syriaca	Dogbane Family	279	Jul (peak)
7	Ghost Pipe	Monotropa uniflora	heath family	269	Jul (peak)
8	Purple Passionflower	Passiflora incarnata	Passionfruit Family	211	Aug (rising)
9	Purple-Flowered Raspberry	Rubus odoratus	rose family	208	Jun (past peak)
10	Allegheny monkeyflower	Mimulus ringens	lopseed family	174	Jul (peak)
11	Asiatic dayflower	Commelina communis	Spiderworts	139	Sep (rising)
12	Poke Milkweed	Asclepias exaltata	Dogbane Family	138	Jun (past peak)
13	Striped Wintergreen	Chimaphila maculata	heath family	130	Jun (past peak)
14	Wild Bergamot	Monarda fistulosa	Mint Family	122	Jul (peak)
15	Yellow Passionflower	Passiflora lutea	Passionfruit Family	121	Aug (rising)
16	Common Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	100	Jun (past peak)
17	Chicory	Cichorium intybus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	100	Jul (peak)
18	Carolina horsenettle	Solanum carolinense	nightshade family	99	Jun (past peak)
19	Swamp Rose Mallow	Hibiscus moscheutos	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	95	Jul (peak)
20	Wild Carrot	Daucus carota	carrot family	90	Jul (peak)
21	Butterfly Milkweed	Asclepias tuberosa	Dogbane Family	89	Jun (past peak)
22	American trumpet vine	Campsis radicans	bignonia family	87	Jun (past peak)
23	Downy Rattlesnake Plantain	Goodyera pubescens	Orchids	82	Jul (peak)
24	Turk's-cap lily	Lilium superbum	lily family	82	Jul (peak)
25	Wild Basil	Clinopodium vulgare	Mint Family	80	Jul (peak)
26	American germander	Teucrium canadense	Mint Family	73	Jul (peak)
27	Great Mullein	Verbascum thapsus	figwort family	70	Jul (peak)
28	Common Jewelweed	Impatiens capensis	balsam family	69	Sep (rising)
29	Naked-Flowered Tick-Trefoil	Hylodesmum nudiflorum	Legumes	68	Jul (peak)
30	Sharpwing Monkeyflower	Mimulus alatus	lopseed family	67	Jul (peak)
31	Persian silk tree	Albizia julibrissin	Legumes	66	Jun (past peak)
32	brown-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia triloba	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	62	Aug (rising)
33	Spotted Knapweed	Centaurea stoebe	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	57	Jul (peak)
34	Fringed Loosestrife	Lysimachia ciliata	primrose family	56	Jun (past peak)
35	Porcelain Berry	Ampelopsis glandulosa	Grape Family	55	Aug (rising)
36	Indian tobacco	Lobelia inflata	bellflower family	53	Aug (rising)
37	Buttonbush	Cephalanthus occidentalis	madder family	52	Jul (peak)
38	American groundnut	Apios americana	Legumes	51	Aug (rising)
39	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	49	May (past peak)
40	Pale Jewelweed	Impatiens pallida	balsam family	47	Aug (rising)
41	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	47	May (past peak)
42	Rosepink	Sabatia angularis	gentian family	47	Jul (peak)
43	Cardinal Flower	Lobelia cardinalis	bellflower family	44	Aug (rising)
44	Swamp Rose	Rosa palustris	rose family	44	Jun (past peak)
45	Crane-Fly Orchid	Tipularia discolor	Orchids	44	Aug (rising)
46	Wild Potato Vine	Ipomoea pandurata	bindweed family	43	Jul (peak)
47	Carolina ruellia	Ruellia caroliniensis	Acanthus Family	42	Jul (peak)
48	Great Rhododendron	Rhododendron maximum	heath family	41	Jul (peak)
49	Tall Bellflower	Campanulastrum americanum	bellflower family	41	Jul (peak)
50	American pokeweed	Phytolacca americana	Pokeweed Family	40	Jun (past peak)