🌸 State flowers
Nebraska in bloom
Nebraska's official flower is the goldenrod (1895). Meet it, then explore 108 Nebraska wildflowers and garden favorites by bloom month.
Goldenrod
Solidago gigantea
Named Nebraska's official state flower in 1895 (1895 Neb. Laws ch. 120 (House Roll 366)). The 1895 resolution named Solidago serotina, an older name for giant goldenrod, Solidago gigantea.
Meet the giant goldenrod →Sources: 1895 Neb. Laws ch. 120 (House Roll 366); iNaturalist flowering records.
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State flower gifts for anyone who loves Nebraska.
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Explore 108 Nebraska flowers
101 wildflowers and flowering shrubs, picked from Nebraska's most-observed flowering plants on iNaturalist, plus 7 garden favorites. Filter by bloom month or type.
Showing 107 flowers
Common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
🌼 Blooms in NE: June–July
1,207 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Hoary vervain
Verbena stricta
🌼 Blooms in NE: June–August
1,058 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
862 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Great Plains yucca
Yucca glauca
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
766 NE sightings on iNaturalist
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
🌼 Blooms in NE: June–September
731 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
🌼 Blooms in NE: April–May
695 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Dame's rocket
Hesperis matronalis
🌼 Blooms in NE: April–June
570 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Upright prairie coneflower
Ratibida columnifera
🌼 Blooms in NE: June–September
551 NE sightings on iNaturalist
White clover
Trifolium repens
🌼 Blooms in NE: May–October
516 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
🌼 Blooms in NE: May–August
516 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Henbit deadnettle
Lamium amplexicaule
🌼 Blooms in NE: March–May
506 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Red clover
Trifolium pratense
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
489 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Poison hemlock
Conium maculatum
🌼 Blooms in NE: May–June
471 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Field bindweed
Convolvulus arvensis
🌼 Blooms in NE: June–September
471 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Leadplant
Amorpha canescens
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
451 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Thistle poppy
Argemone polyanthemos
🌼 Blooms in NE: June–September
445 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Large-flowered beardtongue
Penstemon grandiflorus
🌼 Blooms in NE: May–July
443 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Yellow salsify
Tragopogon dubius
🌼 Blooms in NE: May–July
433 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Partridge pea
Chamaecrista fasciculata
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
428 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Showy milkweed
Asclepias speciosa
🌼 Blooms in NE: June–July
415 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Yellow sweetclover
Melilotus officinalis
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
414 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Tall bellflower
Campanulastrum americanum
🌼 Blooms in NE: June–November
409 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Buffalo-bur
Solanum rostratum
🌼 Blooms in NE: June–September
406 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Purple crownvetch
Securigera varia
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
403 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Roses (genus Rosa)
Rosa
🌼 Blooms in NE: May–July
397 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Catnip
Nepeta cataria
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
395 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
🌼 Blooms in NE: June–September
390 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Common motherwort
Leonurus cardiaca
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
387 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Giant blue sage
Salvia azurea
🌼 Blooms in NE: August–October
379 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
🌼 Blooms in NE: April–May
375 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Winecup mallow
Callirhoe involucrata
🌼 Blooms in NE: May–August
372 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Musk thistle
Carduus nutans
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
363 NE sightings on iNaturalist
White snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
358 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Illinois bundleflower
Desmanthus illinoensis
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
358 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Swamp milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
🌼 Blooms in NE: June–August
358 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Velvetleaf
Abutilon theophrasti
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
346 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Wild bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
345 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Common sunflower
Helianthus annuus
🌼 Blooms in NE: July–September
337 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Roughleaf dogwood
Cornus drummondii
🌼 Blooms in NE: May–June
319 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Purple prairie clover
Dalea purpurea
🌼 Blooms in NE: June–September
318 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
318 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Bird's-foot trefoil
Lotus corniculatus
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
316 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
🌼 Blooms in NE: June–August
306 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Prairie rose
Rosa arkansana
🌼 Blooms in NE: May–July
298 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Western spiderwort
Tradescantia occidentalis
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
295 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Asiatic dayflower
Commelina communis
🌼 Blooms in NE: June–October
294 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Wild Four o'Clock
Mirabilis nyctaginea
🌼 Blooms in NE: May–October
282 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Prairie sunflower
Helianthus petiolaris
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
280 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Long-leaved groundcherry
Physalis longifolia
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
280 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Mock strawberry
Potentilla indica
🌼 Blooms in NE: April–July
278 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Curlycup gumweed
Grindelia squarrosa
🌼 Blooms in NE: August–September
275 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
267 NE sightings on iNaturalist
American germander
Teucrium canadense
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
267 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Aunt lucy
Ellisia nyctelea
🌼 Blooms in NE: April–June
259 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Spinystar
Escobaria vivipara
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
259 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Blue phlox
Phlox divaricata
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
258 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Chicory
Cichorium intybus
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
252 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Bigbract verbena
Verbena bracteata
🌼 Blooms in NE: May–September
247 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Scarlet globemallow
Sphaeralcea coccinea
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
247 NE sightings on iNaturalist
American plum
Prunus americana
🌼 Blooms in NE: April–May
240 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Wild licorice
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
239 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Broadbeard beardtongue
Penstemon angustifolius
🌼 Blooms in NE: May–June
235 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Bractless blazingstar
Mentzelia nuda
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
234 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Dotted gayfeather
Liatris punctata
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
226 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Bush morning-glory
Ipomoea leptophylla
🌼 Blooms in NE: July–August
226 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Virginia waterleaf
Hydrophyllum virginianum
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
224 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Compass plant
Silphium laciniatum
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
222 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Honey-vine climbing milkweed
Cynanchum laeve
🌼 Blooms in NE: July–September
222 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Tall thistle
Cirsium altissimum
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
218 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Annual buckwheat
Eriogonum annuum
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
214 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Plains pricklypear
Opuntia polyacantha
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
212 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
211 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Brittle pricklypear
Opuntia fragilis
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
208 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Hairy vetch
Vicia villosa
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
208 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Wingstem
Verbesina alternifolia
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
206 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Rocky Mountain beeplant
Cleomella serrulata
🌼 Blooms in NE: July–September
204 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Narrowleaf puccoon
Lithospermum incisum
🌼 Blooms in NE: April–May
202 NE sightings on iNaturalist
White prairie clover
Dalea candida
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
200 NE sightings on iNaturalist
American black elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
198 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Grey-headed coneflower
Ratibida pinnata
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
198 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Stiff-leaved goldenrod
Solidago rigida
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
198 NE sightings on iNaturalist
White sweetclover
Melilotus albus
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
196 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Creeping thistle
Cirsium arvense
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
193 NE sightings on iNaturalist
White-flower beardtongue
Penstemon albidus
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
191 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Blue vervain
Verbena hastata
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
186 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Oneseed bur cucumber
Sicyos angulatus
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
185 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Yellow sundrops
Oenothera serrulata
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
183 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Missouri gooseberry
Ribes missouriense
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
182 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Prairie pricklypear
Opuntia macrorhiza
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
182 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Black raspberry
Rubus occidentalis
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
181 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Fourpoint evening primrose
Oenothera rhombipetala
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
179 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Flower-of-an-hour
Hibiscus trionum
🌼 Blooms in NE: June–September
178 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Purple loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
177 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Rush skeletonplant
Lygodesmia juncea
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
175 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Silvery scurfpea
Pediomelum argophyllum
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
173 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Lambert's locoweed
Oxytropis lambertii
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
165 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Eastern black nightshade
Solanum emulans
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
161 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Scarlet beeblossom
Oenothera suffrutescens
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
160 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Maximilian sunflower
Helianthus maximiliani
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
160 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Hairy puccoon
Lithospermum caroliniense
🌼 Few flowering records in NE
160 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Dutchman's breeches
Dicentra cucullaria
🌼 Blooms in NE: April
157 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Purple lilac
Syringa vulgaris
🌷 Grown in Nebraska gardens
46 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Orange daylily
Hemerocallis fulva
🌷 Grown in Nebraska gardens
44 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Garden peony
Paeonia lactiflora
🌷 Grown in Nebraska gardens
4 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Daffodil
Narcissus pseudonarcissus
🌷 Grown in Nebraska gardens
3 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Garden tulip
Tulipa gesneriana
🌷 Grown in Nebraska gardens
1 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Bigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla
🌷 Grown in Nebraska gardens
0 NE sightings on iNaturalist
Nebraska bloom calendar
Show the full bloom calendar (flowers with 15+ Nebraska flowering records, earliest bloomers first)
Darker = more flowering sightings that month. Based on iNaturalist research-grade observations in Nebraska marked “Flowering,” as of October 17, 2026. Garden flowers have few records because research-grade data leaves out planted ones.
How we picked these flowers
We started from iNaturalist's research-grade sightings in Nebraska, most-observed first, left out grasses, sedges, trees and other plants with tiny or wind-pollinated flowers (plus poison ivy), kept at most three species per genus, and added Nebraska's official flowers and popular garden flowers that iNaturalist users record growing in Nebraska. Every flower needs a CC0 or CC BY photo.
Rare plant list: Nebraska threatened and endangered species (163 Neb. Admin. Code ch. 4, § 004)
Invasive plant list: Nebraska noxious weeds (25 Neb. Admin. Code ch. 10, § 001.02)