Bloom Times: September

Early Goldenrod

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.

Eastern Oxeye

Yellow flower petals have slightly notched tips. The flower has a brownish-yellow center cone.

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.

Frost Aster

Flowers with 16-35 white petals. The center is yellow to reddish.

Garden Cosmos

Pink, white or lavender cup-shaped flowers with a yellow center.

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.

Hairy Leafcup

Clusters of yellow, daisy-like flowers with 8-15 petals. The plant is large, growing up to 10 feet tall. The leaves are also large, up to 14 inches long.

Hairy Sunflower

Yellow daisy-like flowers with 10-15 petals. The hairy leaves have stalks.

Heal-All

Small bluish to lavender or white flowers in a cylinder-shaped head. The flower is tubular with a hooded upper lip. The lower lip is fringed and has 3 lobes.