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🌸 State flowers

Rhode Island in bloom

Rhode Island's official flower is the violet (1968). Meet it, then explore 110 Rhode Island wildflowers and garden favorites by bloom month.

Woolly blue violet
★ Official state flower · 1968

Violet

Viola sororia

Named Rhode Island's official state flower in 1968 (R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-4-9).

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Sources: R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-4-9; iNaturalist flowering records.

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Explore 110 Rhode Island flowers

101 wildflowers and flowering shrubs, picked from Rhode Island's most-observed flowering plants on iNaturalist, plus 9 garden favorites. Filter by bloom month or type.

Showing 109 flowers

Roses (genus Rosa) (Rosa)

Roses (genus Rosa)

Rosa

★ NY state flower🌷 Garden flower

🌼 Blooms in RI: May–August

2,548 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Rugosa rose (Rosa rugosa)

Rugosa rose

Rosa rugosa

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in RI: May–October

1,529 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)

Common milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

Native

🌼 Blooms in RI: June–July

1,031 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Striped wintergreen (Chimaphila maculata)

Striped wintergreen

Chimaphila maculata

Native

🌼 Blooms in RI: June–July

1,014 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora)

Multiflora rose

Rosa multiflora

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in RI: May–June

935 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Ghost pipe (Monotropa uniflora)

Ghost pipe

Monotropa uniflora

Native

🌼 Blooms in RI: June–September

915 RI sightings on iNaturalist
American pokeweed (Phytolacca americana)

American pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in RI

884 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Eastern skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus)

Eastern skunk cabbage

Symplocarpus foetidus

Native

🌼 Blooms in RI: February–April

831 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia)

Mountain laurel

Kalmia latifolia

★ CT state flowerNative

🌼 Blooms in RI: May–June

743 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Canada mayflower (Maianthemum canadense)

Canada mayflower

Maianthemum canadense

Native

🌼 Blooms in RI: May–June

712 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Queen Anne's lace (wild carrot) (Daucus carota)

Queen Anne's lace (wild carrot)

Daucus carota

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in RI: June–September

662 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Pink lady's slipper (Cypripedium acaule)

Pink lady's slipper

Cypripedium acaule

Native

🌼 Blooms in RI: May–June

617 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Great mullein (Verbascum thapsus)

Great mullein

Verbascum thapsus

Introduced

🌼 Few flowering records in RI

611 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Common tansy (Tanacetum vulgare)

Common tansy

Tanacetum vulgare

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in RI: July–September

603 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Black cherry (Prunus serotina)

Black cherry

Prunus serotina

Native

🌼 Blooms in RI: May–June

578 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica)

Japanese knotweed

Reynoutria japonica

Introduced

🌼 Few flowering records in RI

543 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata)

Garlic mustard

Alliaria petiolata

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in RI: April–May

529 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii)

Japanese barberry

Berberis thunbergii

Introduced

🌼 Few flowering records in RI

526 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Red clover (Trifolium pratense)

Red clover

Trifolium pratense

★ VT state flowerIntroduced

🌼 Blooms in RI: May–October

524 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara)

Bittersweet nightshade

Solanum dulcamara

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in RI: June–September

523 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Common yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

Common yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in RI: June–October

519 RI sightings on iNaturalist
American wintergreen (Pyrola americana)

American wintergreen

Pyrola americana

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in RI

502 RI sightings on iNaturalist
White clover (Trifolium repens)

White clover

Trifolium repens

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in RI: June–November

484 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Wood anemone (Anemonoides quinquefolia)

Wood anemone

Anemonoides quinquefolia

Native

🌼 Blooms in RI: April–May

481 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Partridgeberry (Mitchella repens)

Partridgeberry

Mitchella repens

Native

🌼 Blooms in RI: June

453 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Northern starflower (Lysimachia borealis)

Northern starflower

Lysimachia borealis

Native

🌼 Blooms in RI: May

447 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Butter-and-eggs (common toadflax) (Linaria vulgaris)

Butter-and-eggs (common toadflax)

Linaria vulgaris

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in RI: June–November

424 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Ground-ivy (Glechoma hederacea)

Ground-ivy

Glechoma hederacea

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in RI: April–June

423 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Azure bluet (Houstonia caerulea)

Azure bluet

Houstonia caerulea

Native

🌼 Blooms in RI: April–June

423 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Wineberry (Rubus phoenicolasius)

Wineberry

Rubus phoenicolasius

Introduced

🌼 Few flowering records in RI

421 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare)

Bull thistle

Cirsium vulgare

Introduced

🌼 Few flowering records in RI

412 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Chicory (Cichorium intybus)

Chicory

Cichorium intybus

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in RI: June–October

410 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)

Bird's-foot trefoil

Lotus corniculatus

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in RI: June–August

397 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)

Japanese honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in RI: June–October

383 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Sheep laurel (Kalmia angustifolia)

Sheep laurel

Kalmia angustifolia

Native

🌼 Blooms in RI: June–September

378 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)

Purple loosestrife

Lythrum salicaria

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in RI: July–October

359 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Eastern teaberry (wintergreen) (Gaultheria procumbens)

Eastern teaberry (wintergreen)

Gaultheria procumbens

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in RI

357 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis)

Cardinal flower

Lobelia cardinalis

Native

🌼 Blooms in RI: July–September

351 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Greater celandine (Chelidonium majus)

Greater celandine

Chelidonium majus

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in RI: May

346 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Purple crownvetch (Securigera varia)

Purple crownvetch

Securigera varia

★ PA state beautification and conservation plantIntroduced

🌼 Blooms in RI: June–September

345 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Northern seaside goldenrod (Solidago sempervirens)

Northern seaside goldenrod

Solidago sempervirens

Native

🌼 Blooms in RI: September–November

342 RI sightings on iNaturalist
American witch-hazel (Hamamelis virginiana)

American witch-hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in RI

340 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Whorled loosestrife (Lysimachia quadrifolia)

Whorled loosestrife

Lysimachia quadrifolia

Native

🌼 Blooms in RI: June–July

336 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Common wrinkle-leaved goldenrod (Solidago rugosa)

Common wrinkle-leaved goldenrod

Solidago rugosa

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in RI

325 RI sightings on iNaturalist
White meadowsweet (Spiraea alba)

White meadowsweet

Spiraea alba

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in RI

323 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Red deadnettle (Lamium purpureum)

Red deadnettle

Lamium purpureum

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in RI: April–May

315 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Low smartweed (Persicaria longiseta)

Low smartweed

Persicaria longiseta

🌼 Few flowering records in RI

303 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Common selfheal (Prunella vulgaris)

Common selfheal

Prunella vulgaris

Introduced

🌼 Few flowering records in RI

302 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Canada toadflax (Linaria canadensis)

Canada toadflax

Linaria canadensis

Native

🌼 Blooms in RI: May–August

301 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Seaside pea (Lathyrus japonicus)

Seaside pea

Lathyrus japonicus

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in RI

299 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Mapleleaf viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium)

Mapleleaf viburnum

Viburnum acerifolium

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in RI

298 RI sightings on iNaturalist
White snakeroot (Ageratina altissima)

White snakeroot

Ageratina altissima

Native

🌼 Blooms in RI: September–October

297 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)

Jack-in-the-pulpit

Arisaema triphyllum

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in RI

289 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Cucumber root (Medeola virginiana)

Cucumber root

Medeola virginiana

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in RI

287 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Common soapwort (Saponaria officinalis)

Common soapwort

Saponaria officinalis

Introduced

🌼 Few flowering records in RI

286 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Asiatic dayflower (Commelina communis)

Asiatic dayflower

Commelina communis

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in RI: June–October

284 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Lesser celandine (Ficaria verna)

Lesser celandine

Ficaria verna

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in RI: March–April

277 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata)

Pickerelweed

Pontederia cordata

Native

🌼 Blooms in RI: June–September

268 RI sightings on iNaturalist
White campion (Silene latifolia)

White campion

Silene latifolia

Introduced

🌼 Few flowering records in RI

267 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Wild geranium (Geranium maculatum)

Wild geranium

Geranium maculatum

Native

🌼 Blooms in RI: May

257 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Carolina horsenettle (Solanum carolinense)

Carolina horsenettle

Solanum carolinense

Introduced

🌼 Few flowering records in RI

255 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Sessile bellwort (Uvularia sessilifolia)

Sessile bellwort

Uvularia sessilifolia

Native

🌼 Blooms in RI: April–May

242 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

★ MD state flowerNative

🌼 Blooms in RI: June–September

240 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Deptford pink (Dianthus armeria)

Deptford pink

Dianthus armeria

Introduced

🌼 Few flowering records in RI

239 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)

Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in RI

237 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Virginia meadowbeauty (Rhexia virginica)

Virginia meadowbeauty

Rhexia virginica

Native

🌼 Blooms in RI: July–September

236 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Lesser periwinkle (Vinca minor)

Lesser periwinkle

Vinca minor

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in RI: March–May

235 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)

Swamp milkweed

Asclepias incarnata

Native

🌼 Blooms in RI: June–August

235 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Pinesap (Monotropa hypopitys)

Pinesap

Monotropa hypopitys

Native

🌼 Blooms in RI: September

232 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Black raspberry (Rubus occidentalis)

Black raspberry

Rubus occidentalis

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in RI

229 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Common St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum)

Common St. John's wort

Hypericum perforatum

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in RI: June–July

222 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)

Common dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

★ NH state wildflowerIntroduced

🌼 Blooms in RI: April–October

221 RI sightings on iNaturalist
American black elderberry (Sambucus canadensis)

American black elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in RI

221 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Solomon's plume (false Solomon's seal) (Maianthemum racemosum)

Solomon's plume (false Solomon's seal)

Maianthemum racemosum

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in RI

221 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis)

Lily of the valley

Convallaria majalis

🌼 Blooms in RI: April–May

219 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Jimsonweed (Datura stramonium)

Jimsonweed

Datura stramonium

Introduced

🌼 Few flowering records in RI

210 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Blue vervain (Verbena hastata)

Blue vervain

Verbena hastata

Native

🌼 Blooms in RI: July–August

207 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Turk's-cap lily (Lilium superbum)

Turk's-cap lily

Lilium superbum

Native

🌼 Blooms in RI: July–August

205 RI sightings on iNaturalist
American groundnut (Apios americana)

American groundnut

Apios americana

Native

🌼 Blooms in RI: July–October

205 RI sightings on iNaturalist
American white water lily (Nymphaea odorata)

American white water lily

Nymphaea odorata

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in RI

203 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Steeplebush (Spiraea tomentosa)

Steeplebush

Spiraea tomentosa

Native

🌼 Blooms in RI: July

201 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Downy rattlesnake plantain (Goodyera pubescens)

Downy rattlesnake plantain

Goodyera pubescens

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in RI

195 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Rabbitfoot clover (Trifolium arvense)

Rabbitfoot clover

Trifolium arvense

Introduced

🌼 Few flowering records in RI

195 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Common star-of-Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum)

Common star-of-Bethlehem

Ornithogalum umbellatum

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in RI: May

189 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Sweet everlasting (Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium)

Sweet everlasting

Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in RI

188 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Narrowleaf cow wheat (Melampyrum lineare)

Narrowleaf cow wheat

Melampyrum lineare

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in RI

187 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Common boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum)

Common boneset

Eupatorium perfoliatum

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in RI

187 RI sightings on iNaturalist
White wood aster (Eurybia divaricata)

White wood aster

Eurybia divaricata

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in RI

183 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Scarlet pimpernel (Lysimachia arvensis)

Scarlet pimpernel

Lysimachia arvensis

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in RI: June–October

183 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Morrow's honeysuckle (Lonicera morrowii)

Morrow's honeysuckle

Lonicera morrowii

Introduced

🌼 Few flowering records in RI

180 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Green false hellebore (Veratrum viride)

Green false hellebore

Veratrum viride

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in RI

178 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Yellow star grass (Hypoxis hirsuta)

Yellow star grass

Hypoxis hirsuta

Native

🌼 Blooms in RI: May–July

176 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Flat-topped goldenrod (Euthamia graminifolia)

Flat-topped goldenrod

Euthamia graminifolia

Native

🌼 Blooms in RI: August–October

164 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Carolina sea lavender (Limonium carolinianum)

Carolina sea lavender

Limonium carolinianum

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in RI

164 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Swamp dewberry (Rubus hispidus)

Swamp dewberry

Rubus hispidus

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in RI

162 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Swamp loosestrife (Decodon verticillatus)

Swamp loosestrife

Decodon verticillatus

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in RI

161 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Black swallow-wort (Vincetoxicum nigrum)

Black swallow-wort

Vincetoxicum nigrum

Introduced

🌼 Few flowering records in RI

158 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Swamp azalea (Rhododendron viscosum)

Swamp azalea

Rhododendron viscosum

Native

🌼 Blooms in RI: June–July

157 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)

Butterfly milkweed

Asclepias tuberosa

Native

🌼 Blooms in RI: June–August

156 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Heath speedwell (Veronica officinalis)

Heath speedwell

Veronica officinalis

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in RI

156 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Wild radish (Raphanus raphanistrum)

Wild radish

Raphanus raphanistrum

Introduced

🌼 Few flowering records in RI

153 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Orange daylily (Hemerocallis fulva)

Orange daylily

Hemerocallis fulva

🌷 Garden flower

🌷 Grown in Rhode Island gardens

61 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)

Purple coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

🌷 Garden flower

🌷 Grown in Rhode Island gardens

10 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Daffodil (Narcissus pseudonarcissus)

Daffodil

Narcissus pseudonarcissus

🌷 Garden flower

🌷 Grown in Rhode Island gardens

6 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Common sunflower (Helianthus annuus)

Common sunflower

Helianthus annuus

🌷 Garden flower

🌷 Grown in Rhode Island gardens

6 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Purple lilac (Syringa vulgaris)

Purple lilac

Syringa vulgaris

★ NH state flower🌷 Garden flower

🌷 Grown in Rhode Island gardens

4 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Garden peony (Paeonia lactiflora)

Garden peony

Paeonia lactiflora

🌷 Garden flower

🌷 Grown in Rhode Island gardens

2 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)

Bigleaf hydrangea

Hydrangea macrophylla

🌷 Garden flower

🌷 Grown in Rhode Island gardens

0 RI sightings on iNaturalist
Garden tulip (Tulipa gesneriana)

Garden tulip

Tulipa gesneriana

🌷 Garden flower

🌷 Grown in Rhode Island gardens

0 RI sightings on iNaturalist

Rhode Island bloom calendar

Show the full bloom calendar (flowers with 15+ Rhode Island flowering records, earliest bloomers first)
JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
Eastern skunk cabbage52 records
American witch-hazel19 records
Lesser celandine107 records
Lesser periwinkle26 records
Garlic mustard23 records
Wood anemone63 records
Ground-ivy45 records
Azure bluet166 records
Red deadnettle26 records
Sessile bellwort20 records
Common dandelion45 records
Lily of the valley32 records
Roses (genus Rosa)144 records
Rugosa rose78 records
Multiflora rose48 records
Mountain laurel55 records
Canada mayflower79 records
Pink lady's slipper221 records
Black cherry28 records
Red clover35 records
Northern starflower113 records
Greater celandine26 records
Canada toadflax33 records
Seaside pea16 records
Jack-in-the-pulpit15 records
White campion16 records
Wild geranium34 records
Common star-of-Bethlehem45 records
Narrowleaf cow wheat15 records
Yellow star grass41 records
Common milkweed184 records
Striped wintergreen113 records
Ghost pipe21 records
American pokeweed17 records
Queen Anne's lace (wild carrot)57 records
Bittersweet nightshade34 records
Common yarrow27 records
American wintergreen18 records
White clover27 records
Partridgeberry58 records
Butter-and-eggs (common toadflax)37 records
Chicory35 records
Bird's-foot trefoil52 records
Japanese honeysuckle34 records
Sheep laurel51 records
Purple crownvetch20 records
Whorled loosestrife25 records
White meadowsweet17 records
Low smartweed17 records
Common soapwort19 records
Asiatic dayflower32 records
Pickerelweed29 records
Black-eyed Susan107 records
Deptford pink19 records
Swamp milkweed103 records
Common St. John's wort22 records
American white water lily16 records
Scarlet pimpernel34 records
Swamp azalea22 records
Butterfly milkweed87 records
Common tansy55 records
Purple loosestrife26 records
Cardinal flower63 records
Buttonbush17 records
Virginia meadowbeauty42 records
Blue vervain25 records
Turk's-cap lily37 records
American groundnut29 records
Steeplebush20 records
Flat-topped goldenrod26 records
Northern seaside goldenrod34 records
White snakeroot36 records
Pinesap27 records

Darker = more flowering sightings that month. Based on iNaturalist research-grade observations in Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island, 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 Rhode Island's official flowers and popular garden flowers that iNaturalist users record growing in Rhode Island. Every flower needs a CC0 or CC BY photo.

Rare plant list: Rhode Island Rare Plants 2016 (RI Natural History Survey, from the RI Wildlife Action Plan; informational, Rhode Island has no state plant-protection listing law)
Invasive plant list: We didn't find an official Rhode Island list of regulated invasive land plants, so we don't show state invasive warnings for Rhode Island.