Bloomipedia

🌸 State flowers

Tennessee in bloom

Tennessee's official flowers are the passion flower (1973) and the tennessee coneflower (2012). Meet them, then explore 112 Tennessee wildflowers and garden favorites by bloom month.

Purple passionflower
★ Official state wildflower · 1973

Passion flower

Passiflora incarnata

Named Tennessee's official state wildflower in 1973 (Tenn. Code § 4-1-306). In Tennessee, most flowering sightings come in June–September.

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Tennessee purple coneflower
★ Official state wildflower · 2012

Tennessee coneflower

Echinacea tennesseensis

Named Tennessee's official state wildflower in 2012 (Tenn. Code § 4-1-306). In Tennessee, most flowering sightings come in May–October.

Meet the flower →
Irises
★ Official state cultivated flower · 1933

Iris

Iris

Named Tennessee's official state cultivated flower in 1933 (Tenn. Code § 4-1-307). The law names the iris without a species, so this page covers the genus. In Tennessee, most flowering sightings come in April.

Meet the irises →

Sources: Tenn. Code § 4-1-306; Tenn. Code § 4-1-306; Tenn. Code § 4-1-307; iNaturalist flowering records.

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Explore 112 Tennessee flowers

102 wildflowers and flowering shrubs, picked from Tennessee's most-observed flowering plants on iNaturalist, plus 10 garden favorites. Filter by bloom month or type.

Showing 109 flowers

American pokeweed (Phytolacca americana)

American pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: June–September

4,722 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum)

Mayapple

Podophyllum peltatum

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: March–May

4,718 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii)

Amur honeysuckle

Lonicera maackii

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in TN: March–May

4,601 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis)

Eastern redbud

Cercis canadensis

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: March–April

4,390 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Rue anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides)

Rue anemone

Thalictrum thalictroides

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: March–April

4,042 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Lyreleaf sage (Salvia lyrata)

Lyreleaf sage

Salvia lyrata

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: April–May

4,027 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Striped wintergreen (Chimaphila maculata)

Striped wintergreen

Chimaphila maculata

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: May–June

3,822 TN sightings on iNaturalist
White clover (Trifolium repens)

White clover

Trifolium repens

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in TN: April–July

3,783 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Roses (genus Rosa) (Rosa)

Roses (genus Rosa)

Rosa

★ NY state flower🌷 Garden flower

🌼 Blooms in TN: April–July

3,643 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia)

Mountain laurel

Kalmia latifolia

★ CT state flowerNative

🌼 Blooms in TN: April–June

3,412 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Cross vine (Bignonia capreolata)

Cross vine

Bignonia capreolata

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: April–May

3,119 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Partridgeberry (Mitchella repens)

Partridgeberry

Mitchella repens

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: April–June

3,082 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Red deadnettle (Lamium purpureum)

Red deadnettle

Lamium purpureum

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in TN: February–April

3,046 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Carolina horsenettle (Solanum carolinense)

Carolina horsenettle

Solanum carolinense

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: May–September

3,018 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)

Japanese honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in TN: April–August

3,008 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Red clover (Trifolium pratense)

Red clover

Trifolium pratense

★ VT state flowerIntroduced

🌼 Blooms in TN: April–October

2,951 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Little brown jugs (Asarum arifolium)

Little brown jugs

Asarum arifolium

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: March–May

2,948 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Mock strawberry (Potentilla indica)

Mock strawberry

Potentilla indica

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in TN: March–October

2,942 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Dwarf crested iris (Iris cristata)

Dwarf crested iris

Iris cristata

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: April

2,930 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Virginia springbeauty (Claytonia virginica)

Virginia springbeauty

Claytonia virginica

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: March–April

2,890 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Fire pink (Silene virginica)

Fire pink

Silene virginica

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: March–May

2,863 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Downy rattlesnake plantain (Goodyera pubescens)

Downy rattlesnake plantain

Goodyera pubescens

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: July–August

2,855 TN sightings on iNaturalist
American trumpet vine (Campsis radicans)

American trumpet vine

Campsis radicans

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: May–September

2,794 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)

Bloodroot

Sanguinaria canadensis

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: March–April

2,777 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Persian silk tree (Albizia julibrissin)

Persian silk tree

Albizia julibrissin

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in TN: June–August

2,768 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Field madder (Sherardia arvensis)

Field madder

Sherardia arvensis

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in TN: March–June

2,696 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Woodland stonecrop (Sedum ternatum)

Woodland stonecrop

Sedum ternatum

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: April–May

2,685 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Crane-fly orchid (Tipularia discolor)

Crane-fly orchid

Tipularia discolor

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: July–August

2,637 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Blue phlox (Phlox divaricata)

Blue phlox

Phlox divaricata

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: March–April

2,615 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis)

Cardinal flower

Lobelia cardinalis

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: August–September

2,557 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora)

Multiflora rose

Rosa multiflora

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in TN: April–May

2,556 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida)

Flowering dogwood

Cornus florida

★ NC state flowerNative

🌼 Blooms in TN: March–April

2,544 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Ground-ivy (Glechoma hederacea)

Ground-ivy

Glechoma hederacea

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in TN: March–May

2,531 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Common selfheal (Prunella vulgaris)

Common selfheal

Prunella vulgaris

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: May–September

2,505 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Solomon's plume (false Solomon's seal) (Maianthemum racemosum)

Solomon's plume (false Solomon's seal)

Maianthemum racemosum

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: April–May

2,480 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Frostweed (Verbesina virginica)

Frostweed

Verbesina virginica

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: July–October

2,442 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Bird's-eye speedwell (Veronica persica)

Bird's-eye speedwell

Veronica persica

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in TN: February–April

2,365 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Wild geranium (Geranium maculatum)

Wild geranium

Geranium maculatum

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: March–May

2,341 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)

Butterfly milkweed

Asclepias tuberosa

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: May–September

2,326 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)

Common milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: June–August

2,206 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Chinese bushclover (Lespedeza cuneata)

Chinese bushclover

Lespedeza cuneata

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in TN: July–September

2,180 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Carolina sweetshrub (Calycanthus floridus)

Carolina sweetshrub

Calycanthus floridus

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: April–June

2,173 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Wild comfrey (Andersonglossum virginianum)

Wild comfrey

Andersonglossum virginianum

🌼 Blooms in TN: April–May

2,168 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Purple phacelia (Phacelia bipinnatifida)

Purple phacelia

Phacelia bipinnatifida

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: March–May

2,150 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Cut-leaved toothwort (Cardamine concatenata)

Cut-leaved toothwort

Cardamine concatenata

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: March–April

2,148 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Sharp-lobed hepatica (Hepatica acutiloba)

Sharp-lobed hepatica

Hepatica acutiloba

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: February–April

2,023 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Great rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum)

Great rhododendron

Rhododendron maximum

★ WV state flowerNative

🌼 Blooms in TN: June–July

1,997 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Woodland pinkroot (Spigelia marilandica)

Woodland pinkroot

Spigelia marilandica

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: April–June

1,978 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Queen Anne's lace (wild carrot) (Daucus carota)

Queen Anne's lace (wild carrot)

Daucus carota

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in TN: May–August

1,931 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Galax (Galax urceolata)

Galax

Galax urceolata

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: April–June

1,921 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica)

Virginia bluebells

Mertensia virginica

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: March–April

1,913 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Low smartweed (Persicaria longiseta)

Low smartweed

Persicaria longiseta

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in TN: July–October

1,906 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Yellow wakerobin (Trillium luteum)

Yellow wakerobin

Trillium luteum

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: March–May

1,891 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Butterweed (Packera glabella)

Butterweed

Packera glabella

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: March–May

1,886 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Leatherleaf mahonia (Berberis bealei)

Leatherleaf mahonia

Berberis bealei

🌼 Few flowering records in TN

1,884 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)

Jack-in-the-pulpit

Arisaema triphyllum

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: April–June

1,882 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Wingstem (Verbesina alternifolia)

Wingstem

Verbesina alternifolia

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: August–October

1,881 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Henbit deadnettle (Lamium amplexicaule)

Henbit deadnettle

Lamium amplexicaule

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in TN: February–November

1,859 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Pink lady's slipper (Cypripedium acaule)

Pink lady's slipper

Cypripedium acaule

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: April–May

1,839 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Great mullein (Verbascum thapsus)

Great mullein

Verbascum thapsus

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in TN: May–September

1,810 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Little sweet betsy (Trillium cuneatum)

Little sweet betsy

Trillium cuneatum

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: March–April

1,808 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Showy orchis (Galearis spectabilis)

Showy orchis

Galearis spectabilis

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: April

1,794 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Dwarf larkspur (Delphinium tricorne)

Dwarf larkspur

Delphinium tricorne

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: March–May

1,770 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Large white trillium (Trillium grandiflorum)

Large white trillium

Trillium grandiflorum

★ OH state wildflowerNative

🌼 Blooms in TN: March–May

1,760 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Star chickweed (Stellaria pubera)

Star chickweed

Stellaria pubera

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: March–April

1,702 TN sightings on iNaturalist
American black elderberry (Sambucus canadensis)

American black elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: May–July

1,680 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Common star-of-Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum)

Common star-of-Bethlehem

Ornithogalum umbellatum

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in TN: March–May

1,663 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Red columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)

Red columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: March–May

1,573 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Violet woodsorrel (Oxalis violacea)

Violet woodsorrel

Oxalis violacea

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: March–May

1,556 TN sightings on iNaturalist
American jumpseed (Persicaria virginiana)

American jumpseed

Persicaria virginiana

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in TN

1,468 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Partridge pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata)

Partridge pea

Chamaecrista fasciculata

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: July–October

1,448 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Summer bluet (Houstonia purpurea)

Summer bluet

Houstonia purpurea

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: April–June

1,444 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Great blue lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica)

Great blue lobelia

Lobelia siphilitica

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: August–October

1,436 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Yellow trout lily (Erythronium americanum)

Yellow trout lily

Erythronium americanum

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: March–April

1,432 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Cucumber root (Medeola virginiana)

Cucumber root

Medeola virginiana

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: April–June

1,416 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Beefsteak plant (Perilla frutescens)

Beefsteak plant

Perilla frutescens

Introduced

🌼 Few flowering records in TN

1,409 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Philadelphia fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus)

Philadelphia fleabane

Erigeron philadelphicus

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: March–May

1,390 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Carolina snailseed (Nephroia carolina)

Carolina snailseed

Nephroia carolina

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in TN

1,373 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Chicory (Cichorium intybus)

Chicory

Cichorium intybus

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in TN: May–October

1,366 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Wild potato vine (Ipomoea pandurata)

Wild potato vine

Ipomoea pandurata

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: June–September

1,360 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Wild hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens)

Wild hydrangea

Hydrangea arborescens

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: May–July

1,355 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Halberd-leaved violet (Viola hastata)

Halberd-leaved violet

Viola hastata

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: March–April

1,345 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Bear's foot (Smallanthus uvedalia)

Bear's foot

Smallanthus uvedalia

🌼 Blooms in TN: July–October

1,343 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Mapleleaf viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium)

Mapleleaf viburnum

Viburnum acerifolium

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: April–May

1,339 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Hop trefoil (Trifolium campestre)

Hop trefoil

Trifolium campestre

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in TN: April–June

1,323 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Brown-eyed susan (Rudbeckia triloba)

Brown-eyed susan

Rudbeckia triloba

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: July–September

1,292 TN sightings on iNaturalist
White snakeroot (Ageratina altissima)

White snakeroot

Ageratina altissima

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: August–October

1,291 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Carolina ruellia (Ruellia caroliniensis)

Carolina ruellia

Ruellia caroliniensis

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: June–August

1,284 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Late boneset (Eupatorium serotinum)

Late boneset

Eupatorium serotinum

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: August–October

1,281 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Widow's-cross (Sedum pulchellum)

Widow's-cross

Sedum pulchellum

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: April–May

1,281 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Lesser periwinkle (Vinca minor)

Lesser periwinkle

Vinca minor

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in TN: February–April

1,270 TN sightings on iNaturalist
White baneberry (Actaea pachypoda)

White baneberry

Actaea pachypoda

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: March–May

1,260 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Wild yam (Dioscorea villosa)

Wild yam

Dioscorea villosa

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in TN

1,260 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Tall bellflower (Campanulastrum americanum)

Tall bellflower

Campanulastrum americanum

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: June–November

1,259 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Azure bluet (Houstonia caerulea)

Azure bluet

Houstonia caerulea

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: March–May

1,240 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Canadian lousewort (Pedicularis canadensis)

Canadian lousewort

Pedicularis canadensis

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: March–May

1,238 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)

Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: June–August

1,214 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Ghost pipe (Monotropa uniflora)

Ghost pipe

Monotropa uniflora

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: May–October

1,212 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica)

Heavenly bamboo

Nandina domestica

Introduced

🌼 Few flowering records in TN

1,209 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Downy lobelia (Lobelia puberula)

Downy lobelia

Lobelia puberula

Native

🌼 Blooms in TN: August–October

1,204 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Common vetch (Vicia sativa)

Common vetch

Vicia sativa

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in TN: March–May

1,201 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Orange daylily (Hemerocallis fulva)

Orange daylily

Hemerocallis fulva

🌷 Garden flower

🌷 Grown in Tennessee gardens

352 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)

Purple coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

🌷 Garden flower

🌼 Blooms in TN: June–August

258 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Daffodil (Narcissus pseudonarcissus)

Daffodil

Narcissus pseudonarcissus

🌷 Garden flower

🌷 Grown in Tennessee gardens

166 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Common sunflower (Helianthus annuus)

Common sunflower

Helianthus annuus

🌷 Garden flower

🌷 Grown in Tennessee gardens

77 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Purple lilac (Syringa vulgaris)

Purple lilac

Syringa vulgaris

★ NH state flower🌷 Garden flower

🌷 Grown in Tennessee gardens

21 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Garden peony (Paeonia lactiflora)

Garden peony

Paeonia lactiflora

🌷 Garden flower

🌷 Grown in Tennessee gardens

6 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)

Bigleaf hydrangea

Hydrangea macrophylla

🌷 Garden flower

🌷 Grown in Tennessee gardens

1 TN sightings on iNaturalist
Garden tulip (Tulipa gesneriana)

Garden tulip

Tulipa gesneriana

🌷 Garden flower

🌷 Grown in Tennessee gardens

1 TN sightings on iNaturalist

Tennessee bloom calendar

Show the full bloom calendar (flowers with 15+ Tennessee flowering records, earliest bloomers first)
JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
Leatherleaf mahonia19 records
Red deadnettle370 records
Bird's-eye speedwell159 records
Sharp-lobed hepatica125 records
Henbit deadnettle182 records
Lesser periwinkle87 records
Mayapple238 records
Amur honeysuckle186 records
Eastern redbud104 records
Rue anemone399 records
Little brown jugs225 records
Mock strawberry134 records
Virginia springbeauty401 records
Fire pink946 records
Bloodroot681 records
Field madder368 records
Blue phlox188 records
Flowering dogwood206 records
Ground-ivy203 records
Wild geranium251 records
Purple phacelia101 records
Cut-leaved toothwort185 records
Virginia bluebells595 records
Yellow wakerobin1,154 records
Butterweed146 records
Little sweet betsy626 records
Dwarf larkspur95 records
Large white trillium1,248 records
Star chickweed142 records
Common star-of-Bethlehem320 records
Red columbine525 records
Violet woodsorrel151 records
Yellow trout lily719 records
Philadelphia fleabane923 records
Halberd-leaved violet288 records
White baneberry52 records
Azure bluet356 records
Canadian lousewort118 records
Common vetch89 records
Irises977 records
Lyreleaf sage243 records
White clover196 records
Roses (genus Rosa)241 records
Mountain laurel199 records
Cross vine1,044 records
Partridgeberry516 records
Japanese honeysuckle151 records
Red clover156 records
Dwarf crested iris921 records
Woodland stonecrop146 records
Multiflora rose140 records
Solomon's plume (false Solomon's seal)91 records
Carolina sweetshrub185 records
Wild comfrey79 records
Woodland pinkroot106 records
Galax96 records
Jack-in-the-pulpit150 records
Pink lady's slipper780 records
Showy orchis915 records
Summer bluet93 records
Cucumber root55 records
Mapleleaf viburnum57 records
Hop trefoil60 records
Widow's-cross51 records
Striped wintergreen458 records
Carolina horsenettle176 records
American trumpet vine108 records
Common selfheal190 records
Butterfly milkweed217 records
Queen Anne's lace (wild carrot)153 records
Great mullein24 records
American black elderberry47 records
Chicory75 records
Wild hydrangea43 records
Ghost pipe60 records
Tennessee purple coneflower66 records
Orange daylily18 records
American pokeweed107 records
Purple passionflower884 records
Persian silk tree115 records
Common milkweed67 records
Great rhododendron94 records
Wild potato vine99 records
Carolina ruellia58 records
Tall bellflower145 records
Buttonbush74 records
Purple coneflower24 records
Downy rattlesnake plantain107 records
Crane-fly orchid120 records
Frostweed120 records
Chinese bushclover30 records
Low smartweed69 records
American jumpseed17 records
Partridge pea79 records
Bear's foot60 records
Brown-eyed susan195 records
Cardinal flower219 records
Wingstem124 records
Great blue lobelia182 records
White snakeroot104 records
Late boneset25 records
Downy lobelia78 records

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

Rare plant list: Tennessee endangered plants (Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0400-06-02-.04, Rare Plant Protection and Conservation Act)
Invasive plant list: Tennessee Pest Plant List (Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0080-06-24-.02)