🌸 State flowers
South Carolina in bloom
South Carolina's official flowers are the yellow jessamine (1924) and the goldenrod (2003). Meet them, then explore 111 South Carolina wildflowers and garden favorites by bloom month.
Yellow jessamine
Gelsemium sempervirens
Named South Carolina's official state flower in 1924 (S.C. General Assembly, adopted Feb. 1, 1924). In South Carolina, most flowering sightings come in January–April.
Meet the yellow jessamine →
Goldenrod
Solidago altissima
Named South Carolina's official state wildflower in 2003 (S.C. Code § 1-1-704).
Meet the tall goldenrod →Sources: S.C. General Assembly, adopted Feb. 1, 1924; S.C. Code § 1-1-704; iNaturalist flowering records.
South Carolina flower gifts
State flower gifts for anyone who loves South Carolina.
🌱 Sample spot. Handmade gift picks from independent shops will appear here once our shop partnership is approved. These cards are placeholders, not real products.
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Yellow jessamine print
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Goldenrod print
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South Carolina wildflower map
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South Carolina mug
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Wildflower seed favors
Explore 111 South Carolina flowers
102 wildflowers and flowering shrubs, picked from South Carolina's most-observed flowering plants on iNaturalist, plus 9 garden favorites. Filter by bloom month or type.
Showing 109 flowers
American beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
🌼 Blooms in SC: June–July
2,697 SC sightings on iNaturalist
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
🌼 Blooms in SC: April–September
1,916 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
🌼 Blooms in SC: May–June
1,909 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
🌼 Blooms in SC: April–May
1,856 SC sightings on iNaturalist
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
🌼 Blooms in SC: May–September
1,633 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
🌼 Blooms in SC: April–September
1,593 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Cross vine
Bignonia capreolata
🌼 Blooms in SC: March–April
1,585 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Purple passionflower
Passiflora incarnata
🌼 Blooms in SC: May–September
1,573 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Little brown jugs
Asarum arifolium
🌼 Blooms in SC: March–May
1,527 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Dogfennel
Eupatorium capillifolium
🌼 Few flowering records in SC
1,477 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Lyreleaf sage
Salvia lyrata
🌼 Blooms in SC: March–April
1,277 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
🌼 Blooms in SC: April–May
1,245 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Southern dewberry
Rubus trivialis
🌼 Blooms in SC: February–April
1,240 SC sightings on iNaturalist
White clover
Trifolium repens
🌼 Blooms in SC: March–November
1,216 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
🌼 Blooms in SC: May–September
1,171 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
🌼 Blooms in SC: March–April
1,147 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Crane-fly orchid
Tipularia discolor
🌼 Blooms in SC: July–August
1,145 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Heavenly bamboo
Nandina domestica
🌼 Few flowering records in SC
1,102 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Persian silk tree
Albizia julibrissin
🌼 Blooms in SC: May–August
1,081 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Butterfly pea
Centrosema virginianum
🌼 Blooms in SC: June–September
1,033 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Lizard's tail
Saururus cernuus
🌼 Blooms in SC: May–June
1,021 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Firewheel
Gaillardia pulchella
🌼 Blooms in SC: April–November
1,006 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Henbit deadnettle
Lamium amplexicaule
🌼 Blooms in SC: January–December
993 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Yellow pitcher plant
Sarracenia flava
🌼 Blooms in SC: March–September
978 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Butterfly milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
🌼 Blooms in SC: May–August
934 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
🌼 Blooms in SC: March–April
930 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Pickerelweed
Pontederia cordata
🌼 Blooms in SC: April–September
908 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
🌼 Blooms in SC: February–March
889 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Mock strawberry
Potentilla indica
🌼 Blooms in SC: March–April
868 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Bristle thistle
Cirsium horridulum
🌼 Blooms in SC: March–June
844 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Carolina ruellia
Ruellia caroliniensis
🌼 Blooms in SC: May–July
810 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Yellow passionflower
Passiflora lutea
🌼 Blooms in SC: June–September
809 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Orange milkwort
Senega lutea
🌼 Blooms in SC: March–August
791 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
🌼 Blooms in SC: May–September
766 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Kudzu
Pueraria montana
🌼 Few flowering records in SC
725 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Wild potato vine
Ipomoea pandurata
🌼 Blooms in SC: June–September
719 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Cardinal flower
Lobelia cardinalis
🌼 Blooms in SC: August–October
684 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Common yucca
Yucca filamentosa
🌼 Few flowering records in SC
679 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Eastern coral bean
Erythrina herbacea
🌼 Blooms in SC: April–June
674 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Sweetleaf
Symplocos tinctoria
🌼 Blooms in SC: February–April
669 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Yellow crownbeard
Verbesina occidentalis
🌼 Blooms in SC: August–November
660 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Coral honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens
🌼 Blooms in SC: March–April
658 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Chinese bushclover
Lespedeza cuneata
🌼 Blooms in SC: June–September
653 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Sparkleberry
Vaccinium arboreum
🌼 Blooms in SC: April–May
646 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Beach morning-glory
Ipomoea imperati
🌼 Blooms in SC: June–October
640 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
🌼 Blooms in SC: March–April
630 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Carolina sweetshrub
Calycanthus floridus
🌼 Blooms in SC: March–May
615 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Black cherry
Prunus serotina
🌼 Blooms in SC: March–April
600 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Blue pigroot
Sisyrinchium micranthum
🌼 Blooms in SC: April–June
589 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Leatherleaf mahonia
Berberis bealei
🌼 Few flowering records in SC
585 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Downy rattlesnake plantain
Goodyera pubescens
🌼 Blooms in SC: July–August
583 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Bear's foot
Smallanthus uvedalia
🌼 Blooms in SC: May–November
582 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Bitterweed
Helenium amarum
🌼 Blooms in SC: May–September
582 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Chinaberry
Melia azedarach
🌼 Few flowering records in SC
574 SC sightings on iNaturalist
American white water lily
Nymphaea odorata
🌼 Blooms in SC: March–October
563 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Butterweed
Packera glabella
🌼 Blooms in SC: March–May
550 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Sourwood
Oxydendrum arboreum
🌼 Blooms in SC: May–July
548 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Canada toadflax
Linaria canadensis
🌼 Blooms in SC: February–April
545 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Common vetch
Vicia sativa
🌼 Blooms in SC: February–April
541 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Oriental false hawksbeard
Youngia japonica
🌼 Blooms in SC: January–December
540 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Atamasco lily
Zephyranthes atamasco
🌼 Blooms in SC: March–April
534 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Tiny bluet
Houstonia pusilla
🌼 Blooms in SC: February–March
531 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Carolina laurelcherry
Prunus caroliniana
🌼 Few flowering records in SC
525 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
🌼 Few flowering records in SC
524 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Pigeonwings
Clitoria mariana
🌼 Blooms in SC: May–August
522 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Roses (genus Rosa)
Rosa
🌼 Blooms in SC: March–May
520 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Bashful wakerobin
Trillium catesbaei
🌼 Blooms in SC: March–May
519 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Low smartweed
Persicaria longiseta
🌼 Few flowering records in SC
513 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
🌼 Blooms in SC: April–July
508 SC sightings on iNaturalist
St. Andrew's cross
Hypericum hypericoides
🌼 Blooms in SC: July–October
498 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Fetterbush lyonia
Lyonia lucida
🌼 Few flowering records in SC
491 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Rue anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
🌼 Blooms in SC: February–April
485 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Woodland pinkroot
Spigelia marilandica
🌼 Blooms in SC: April–June
482 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Pink sundew
Drosera capillaris
🌼 Few flowering records in SC
479 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Oleander
Nerium oleander
🌼 Few flowering records in SC
478 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Chamberbitter
Phyllanthus urinaria
🌼 Few flowering records in SC
477 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Jack-in-the-pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
🌼 Blooms in SC: March–May
474 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Virginia sweetspire
Itea virginica
🌼 Blooms in SC: April–May
472 SC sightings on iNaturalist
American black elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
🌼 Blooms in SC: May–June
470 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Ghost pipe
Monotropa uniflora
🌼 Blooms in SC: June–November
464 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Spotted horsemint
Monarda punctata
🌼 Blooms in SC: August–October
462 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Hooded pitcher plant
Sarracenia minor
🌼 Few flowering records in SC
453 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Florida hedgenettle
Stachys floridana
🌼 Blooms in SC: March–May
436 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Helmet skullcap
Scutellaria integrifolia
🌼 Blooms in SC: May–June
432 SC sightings on iNaturalist
White beggarticks
Bidens alba
🌼 Blooms in SC: January–December
432 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Variable-leaf heartleaf
Asarum heterophyllum
🌼 Blooms in SC: February–May
431 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Asiatic dayflower
Commelina communis
🌼 Blooms in SC: May–October
426 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Greater periwinkle
Vinca major
🌼 Blooms in SC: February–December
423 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Red spider lily
Lycoris radiata
🌼 Blooms in SC: September–October
420 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Goat's rue
Tephrosia virginiana
🌼 Blooms in SC: April–May
416 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Galax
Galax urceolata
🌼 Blooms in SC: January–July
413 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Crowpoison
Nothoscordum bivalve
🌼 Blooms in SC: March–November
413 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Dwarf iris
Iris verna
🌼 Blooms in SC: March–April
411 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Small's ragwort
Packera anonyma
🌼 Blooms in SC: April–May
410 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Field madder
Sherardia arvensis
🌼 Blooms in SC: March–May
409 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Sweetbay magnolia
Magnolia virginiana
🌼 Few flowering records in SC
408 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Southern blue flag
Iris virginica
🌼 Blooms in SC: March–May
401 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Halberd-leaved violet
Viola hastata
🌼 Blooms in SC: February–April
400 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
🌼 Blooms in SC: January–April
394 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Scarlet sesbane
Sesbania punicea
🌼 Blooms in SC: April–October
375 SC sightings on iNaturalist
American groundnut
Apios americana
🌼 Blooms in SC: June–September
374 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Orange daylily
Hemerocallis fulva
🌷 Grown in South Carolina gardens
97 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Daffodil
Narcissus pseudonarcissus
🌷 Grown in South Carolina gardens
51 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Common sunflower
Helianthus annuus
🌷 Grown in South Carolina gardens
31 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Purple coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
🌷 Grown in South Carolina gardens
22 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Bigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla
🌷 Grown in South Carolina gardens
4 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Purple lilac
Syringa vulgaris
🌷 Grown in South Carolina gardens
2 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Garden peony
Paeonia lactiflora
🌷 Grown in South Carolina gardens
0 SC sightings on iNaturalist
Garden tulip
Tulipa gesneriana
🌷 Grown in South Carolina gardens
0 SC sightings on iNaturalist
South Carolina bloom calendar
Show the full bloom calendar (flowers with 15+ South Carolina flowering records, earliest bloomers first)
Darker = more flowering sightings that month. Based on iNaturalist research-grade observations in South Carolina 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 South Carolina, 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 South Carolina's official flowers and popular garden flowers that iNaturalist users record growing in South Carolina. Every flower needs a CC0 or CC BY photo.
Rare plant list: South Carolina has no state law listing endangered or threatened plants, so we show NatureServe's South Carolina ranks instead.
Invasive plant list: South Carolina State Plant Pest List, plants (S.C. Code Regs. 27-135; Clemson Dept. of Plant Industry)