Flowers are mostly on one side of the stem. The rays around the center disk are unevenly spaced and do not open at the same time. It is one of the earliest blooming goldenrods, beginning in July.
Bloom Times: August
Eastern Oxeye
Yellow flower petals have slightly notched tips. The flower has a brownish-yellow center cone.
European Bindweed
A twining vine with funnel-shaped white flowers that have a yellow throat.
Evening Primrose
Cross-shaped flower with pale yellow, heart-shaped petals. The flower opens in the evening and closes during the heat of the day.
False Nettle
Clusters of tiny green or greenish-white flowers growing in spikes between leaves.
Garden Cosmos
Pink, white or lavender cup-shaped flowers with a yellow center.
Garden Phlox
Dense, dome-shaped clusters of pink to purple or white flowers.
Giant Ironweed
Magenta flowers in a large, loose cluster at the end of the stem. Each flower head has 13-30 flowers. The leaves are up to 12 inches long, and are rough-hairy underneath.
Great Blue Lobelia
Deep blue to purple flowers that open to two spreading lips. The upper lip has 2 lobes, the lower lip has 3 wider lobes with broad white stripes at the base.
Hairy Cat’s-ear
Dandelion-like flowers with many yellow petals. Each petal is squared-off and has 5 teeth. The flowers are solitary at the end of tall, leafless stems. The lobed, hairy leaves form a basal rosette.