Texas in bloom

Texas bloom calendar

Darker = more flowering sightings that month. Based on iNaturalist research-grade observations in Texas marked “Flowering,” as of October 17–23, 2026. Garden flowers have few records because research-grade data leaves out planted ones.

Families on this list

The plant families with the most flowers on this list, from iNaturalist taxonomy. Within each family, the most-observed flowers come first.

• Asteraceae (21): Black-eyed Susan, Firewheel, Late boneset, Upright prairie coneflower, Straggler daisy, Common sunflower, Frostweed, Bitterweed and 13 more
• Rosaceae (19): Roses (genus Rosa), Southern dewberry, Downy serviceberry, Black chokeberry, Sweet cherry, Red chokeberry, Flowering quince, Japanese kerria and 11 more
• Fabaceae (13): White clover, Eastern redbud, Partridge pea, Honey mesquite, Texas bluebonnet, Texas mountain laurel, Mexican palo verde, Sweet acacia and 5 more
• Lamiaceae (10): American beautyberry, Henbit deadnettle, American germander, Lemon beebalm, Spotted horsemint, Mealy blue sage, Tropical sage, Lilac chaste tree and 2 more
• Oleaceae (6): Downy forestiera, Purple lilac, Border forsythia, Japanese tree lilac, Sweet olive, Chinese fringetree
• Viburnaceae (5): Japanese snowball viburnum, Arrowwood viburnum, Laurustinus, Koreanspice viburnum, Chinese snowball viburnum
• Apocynaceae (4): Green antelopehorns, Antelopehorn milkweed, Zizotes milkweed, Pearl milkweed
• Rubiaceae (4): Buttonbush, Field madder, Diamond-flowers, Gardenia
• Aquifoliaceae (4): American holly, Yaupon holly, Winterberry, Japanese holly
• Magnoliaceae (4): Southern magnolia, Banana shrub, Star magnolia, Saucer magnolia
• Amaryllidaceae (4): Crowpoison, Drummond's rain lily, Brazos rain-lily, Daffodil
• Sapindaceae (4): Red buckeye, Western soapberry, Mexican buckeye, Bottlebrush buckeye
• Ericaceae (3): Catawba rhododendron, Japanese andromeda, Satsuki azalea
• Caprifoliaceae (3): Japanese honeysuckle, Weigela, Glossy abelia
• Solanaceae (3): Silverleaf nightshade, Buffalo-bur, Western horsenettle

Shortlists by growing conditions

Flowers on this list whose USDA PLANTS characteristics data gives the rating shown. USDA only rates some species, so these lists are not complete.

• High drought tolerance (10): Eastern redbud, American beautyberry, American trumpet vine, Firewheel, Yaupon holly, Chinaberry, Buffalo gourd, Western soapberry, New Jersey tea, Western redbud
• High moisture use (suits wet spots) (11): American beautyberry, Buttonbush, American germander, Heavenly bamboo, Southern magnolia, Winterberry, Red buckeye, Plains coreopsis, Red chokeberry, Green hawthorn, Bridal veil spirea
• Rapid growth rate (20): American pokeweed, Japanese honeysuckle, Black-eyed Susan, American trumpet vine, Firewheel, Partridge pea, Common sunflower, Heavenly bamboo, Chinaberry, Roughleaf dogwood, Yellow passionflower, Buffalo gourd and 8 more

How we picked these flowers

We started from iNaturalist's research-grade sightings in Texas, 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 Texas's official flowers, plus flowering shrubs and trees with at least 3 garden or 10 wild iNaturalist records in Texas and popular garden flowers that iNaturalist users record growing in Texas. Every flower needs a CC0 or CC BY photo.

Rare plant list: Texas endangered and threatened plants (31 Tex. Admin. Code § 69.8), as listed by Texas Parks and Wildlife
Invasive plant list: Texas noxious and invasive plant list (4 Tex. Admin. Code § 19.300(a))