Bloomers Throughout the Year

These are the plants that begin blooming in July or August. Some of these plants will bloom in the early summer or fall depending on the weather we have. To know what is currently blooming visit the Bloomers Page. We will add pictures as we collect them. You can click on any of the thumbnails to view a larger image.

Late Summer Bloomers

July-August

Agrimony Agrimonia gryposepala Family: Rose Location: Woodland Areas Fact: Native. Blooms: July-September
American Germander Teuchrium canadense Family: Mint Location: Upper Meadow Near Chip Path Fact: American Germander AKA Wood-Sage Germander. Native. Blooms: July-September
Blackberry Rubus allegneniensis Family: Rose Location: Central and Northern Areas Fact: Native. Blooms: ???
Blue Big Stem Andropogon gerardii Family: Grass Location: Parking, Path and Northern Areas Fact: Blue Big Stem AKA Turkeyfoot. Native. Blooms: August-October
Little Bluestem Grass Andropogon scoparius Family: Grass Location: Northern Areas Fact: Native. Blooms: August-October
Blue Vervain Verbena hastata Family: Vervain Location: Chip Path Fact: Not Native. Blooms: July-September
Boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum Family: Aster Location: Throughout except Woodlands Fact: This plant was once used by healers to help set broken bones, thus its name. People have also used Boneset tea to break fevers, treat colds, and coughs. It is a great source of nectar for Monarchs, Bronze Copper, Fritillary, and Crescent butterflies. Native. Blooms: July-October
Bristly Crowfoot Ranunculus pensylvanicus Family: Buttercup Location: Blooms: July-September Native.
Canada Burnet Sanguisorba canadensis Family: Rose Location: Sedgemat Areas Fact: Native. Blooms: July-October
Cup Plant Silphium perfoliatum Family: Aster Location: Parking Area Fact: Native. Blooms: July-September
Downy Mountain Mint ??? Family: Mint Location:
Field Mint Mentha arvenis Family: Mint Location: Central Areas Fact: Native. Blooms: July-September
Swamp Beggar Ticks Bidens connata Family: Aster Location: Central and Northern Areas Fact: Native. Blooms: July-September
Beggar Ticks Bidens frondosa Family: Aster Location: Northern Woodlands Fact: Native. Blooms: July-September
Midwestern Tickseed Sunflower Bidens coronata Family: Aster Location: Northern Sedge Meadow Fact: Native. Blooms: July-September
False Asphodel (Sticky Tofieldia) Tofieldia glutinosa Family: Lily Location: Northern Sedgemat Fact: Native.
Grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia glauca Family: Saxifrage Location: Northern Sedge Meadow Fact: Also known as Bog Stars. Native. Blooms: July-October
Green-headed Coneflower Rudbeckia laciniata Family: Aster Location: Cut Through Boardwalk Fact: Native. Blooms: July-September
Ground Nut Apios americana Family: Pea Location: Central Woodlands Fact: Native. Blooms: July-September
Hog Peanut Amphicarpa bracteata Family: Pea Location: Blooms: August-September Native.
Jewelweed Impatiens pallida Family: Jewelweed Location: Throughout Fact: Jewelweed AKA Pale Touch-me-not. Touch-me-not family. Jewelweed is named because water droplets on the leaves look like tiny jewels. The juice from the stems of this plant can be used to ease the sting of nettles or Poison Ivy. The seed pods explode when they are touched, thus the common name Touch-me-not. It is said that when you see Jewelweed, Poison Ivy is near by. Native. Blooms: July-October
Joe Pye Weed Eupatorium maculatum Family: Aster Location: Boardwalk into Bog and Northern Meadow Areas Fact: Native Americans used this plant to treat fevers and American colonists used it to treat typhus. Native. Blooms: July-September
Great Lobelia Lobelia siphlitica Family: Bellflower Location: Northern Woodlands Fact: Native. Blooms: August-September
Kalm's Lobelia Lobelia kalmii Family: Bellflower Location: Sedgemat Areas Fact: Kalm's Lobelia AKA Brook Lobelia. Native. Blooms: July-September
Nodding Wild Onion Allium cernuum Family: Lily Location: Northern Areas Fact: Native. Blooms: July-August
Peppermint Mentha piperita Family: Mint family. Location: Near Entry to Boardwalk Fact: Not Native. Blooms: July-September
Pokeweed Phytolacca americana Family: Pokeweed Location: Northern Areas Fact: Native. Blooms: July-September
Prairie Dock Silphium terebinthinaceum Family: Aster Location: Throughout Fact: Native. Blooms: August-October
Purple Gerardia Gerardia purpurea Family: Snapdragon Location: Sedge Meadow Fact: Native. Blooms: August-October
Showy Sunflower Helianthus laetiflorus Family: Aster Location: Blooms: August-October Native.
Wild Lettuce Lactuca canadensis Family: Aster Location: Blooms: August-October Native.
Green Woodland Orchid Plantathera clavelata Family: Orchid Location: Small Woodland Orchis AKA Green Woodland Orchid. Blooms: July-August Native.
Smooth White Lettuce Prenanthes racemosa Family: Composite Location: Blooms: August-September Native.
Spiked Blazing Star Liatris spicata Family: Aster Location: Spiked Blazing Star AKA Dense Blazing Star. Blazing Star is one of the few plants that blooms top to bottom. Most plants begin blooming at the bottom. Blooms: July-September Native.
Willow Herb Epilobium spp. Family: Evening Primrose Location: Blooms: July-August Native.
Swamp Loosestrife Decodon verticillatus Family: Loosestrife Location: Swamp Loosestrife AKA Water Willow. Blooms: July-August Native.
Swamp Lousewort Pedicularis lanceolata Family: Snapdragon Location: Flowers are always yellow. Blooms: August-October Native.
Swamp Rose Rosa palustris Family: Rose Location:
Tall Coreopsis Coreopsis tripteris Family: Aster Location: Blooms: July-October Native.
Tall Ironweed Vernonia fasciculata Family: Aster Location: Upper Meadow Near Chip Path Blooms: August-October Native.
Tall Sunflower Helianthus giganteus Family: Aster Location: Tall Sunflower AKA Giant Sunflower. Blooms: July-October Native.
Tall White Lettuce Prenanthes alba Family: Aster Location: White Lettuce AKA Rattlesnake Root. Blooms: August-September Native.
Tall Blue Lettuce Latuca biennis Family: Aster Location: Blooms: August-September Native.
Field Thistle Cirsium discolor Family: Aster Location: Favorite food of Goldfinches. Blooms: July-October Native.
Swamp Thistle Cirsium multicum Family: Aster Location: This thistle has a little larger flower than Field Thistle and the leaves aren't as hairy. Blooms: July-September Native.
Tick-Trefoil Canadian (showy) Desmodium canadense Family: Pea Location: Blooms: July-August Native.
Tick-Trefoil Panicled Desmodium paniculatum Family: Pea Location: Blooms: July-August Native.
Turtlehead Chelone glabra Family: Snapdragon Location: Blooms: July-September Native.
Virginia Mountain Mint Pycnanthemum virginianum Family: Mint Location: Blooms: July-September Native.
Virginia Knotweed Tovara virginiana Family: Buckweet Location: Blooms: July-September Native.
Virgin's Bower Clematis virginiana Family: Buttercup Location: Blooms: July-September Native.
Broad-Leaved Arrowhead Saggitaria latifolia Family: Arrowhead Location: Blooms: July-September Native.
Water Parsnip Sium suave Family: Parsley Location: Blooms: July-September Native.
Small Water Plantain Alisma subcordatum Family: Arrowhead Location: Blooms: July-September Native.
Water Plantain Alisma triviale Family: Arrowhead Location: Blooms: June-September Native.
White Snake Root Eupatorium rugosum Family: Aster Location: This plant is toxic to cows and humans who drink the milk can get milk sickness. This disease if fatal. Blooms: July-October
Whorled Rosinweed Silphium trifoliatum Family: Aster Location: Parking Area Blooms: July-September Native.
Wild (Riverbank) Grape Vitis Ripara Family: Grape Location: Entry path to bog Blooms: August-September Native.
Wingstem Actinomeris alternifolia Family: Aster Location: Parking Area Blooms: August-September Native.