What's in Bloom ~ August

AUGUST

(N) denotes native species

Bloom times change from year to year, and many species overlap several months. View previous months' blooms to see a wider scope of what could be in flower here at the Arboretum! July

Roses

Rosa species & cultivars

Bloom time: Late May - August

Hyssops or Hummingbird Mints
Agastache hybrid cultivars
Bloom time: Early July - Mid July

Plumleaf Azalea (N)

Rhododendron prunifolium

Early July - Early August

Great Blue Lobelia (N)

Lobelia siphilitica

Bloom time: Mid July - Late September

Red Cardinal Flower (N)
Lobelia cardinalis
Bloom time: Mid July - Late September

Pink Turtlehead (N)

Chelone lyonii "Hot Lips"

Bloom time: Late July - Early September

Goldenrod (N)

Solidago species
Bloom time: Late July - Late September

Hardy Begonia
Begonia grandis ssp. Evansiana

Bloom time: Late July - Late September

Stonecrop

Sedum species

Bloom time: Late July - Late September
Photo: Lynn Whitmore

Obedient Plant (N)

Physostegia virginiana

Bloom time: Late June - Early September

Black Eyed Susan (N)

Rudbeckia species

Bloom time: Late June - Late August

Photo: Lynn Whitmore

Cattail (N)
Typha latifolia
Bloom time: Mid June - August
Photo: Lynn Whitmore

Putty-root Orchid (N)
Aplectrum hyemale
Bloom time: Late June - Mid August
Photo: Lynn Whitmore

Sweet Coneflower
Rudbeckia subtomentosa 'Henry Eilers'
Bloom time: Late June - Late August
Photo: Lynn Whitmore

Japanese Anemone
Anemone hupehensis
Bloom time: Late August - Late September

More What's in Bloom

July

September

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Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807

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