Vermont in bloom

Vermont bloom calendar

Darker = more flowering sightings that month. Based on iNaturalist research-grade observations in Vermont 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.

• Rosaceae (23): Roses (genus Rosa), Multiflora rose, Black cherry, Chokecherry, White meadowsweet, Sulphur cinquefoil, Purple-flowered raspberry, Steeplebush and 15 more
• Asteraceae (15): Common yarrow, White snakeroot, Chicory, Black-eyed Susan, Bull thistle, Common dandelion, New England aster, Common sunflower and 7 more
• Ranunculaceae (10): Red columbine, Wood anemone, Marsh marigold, White baneberry, Round-lobed hepatica, Red baneberry, Sharp-lobed hepatica, Virgin's bower and 2 more
• Ericaceae (7): Ghost pipe, Eastern teaberry (wintergreen), Sheep laurel, Shinleaf, Catawba rhododendron, Japanese andromeda, Satsuki azalea
• Viburnaceae (7): Red-berried elder, Hobblebush, Guelder-rose, Japanese snowball viburnum, Nannyberry, Arrowwood viburnum, Koreanspice viburnum
• Apiaceae (5): Queen Anne's lace (wild carrot), Golden alexanders, Goutweed, Wild parsnip, Cow parsley
• Fabaceae (4): White clover, Purple crownvetch, Bird's-foot trefoil, American yellowwood
• Liliaceae (4): Yellow trout lily, Cucumber root, Bluebead lily, Garden tulip
• Cornaceae (4): Canadian bunchberry, Alternate-leaved dogwood, Cornelian cherry, Kousa dogwood
• Melanthiaceae (4): Large white trillium, Red trillium, Painted trillium, Green false hellebore
• Oleaceae (4): Purple lilac, Border forsythia, Japanese tree lilac, Meyer lilac
• Apocynaceae (3): Common milkweed, Lesser periwinkle, Spreading dogbane
• Brassicaceae (3): Garlic mustard, Dame's rocket, Two-leaved toothwort
• Lamiaceae (3): Common selfheal, Ground-ivy, Russian sage
• Papaveraceae (3): Bloodroot, Dutchman's breeches, Greater celandine

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 (6): Purple crownvetch, Eastern teaberry (wintergreen), Common soapwort, Common snowberry, New Jersey tea, Common ninebark
• High moisture use (suits wet spots) (10): Chicory, Jack-in-the-pulpit, Bird's-foot trefoil, Canadian bunchberry, Marsh marigold, Winterberry, Inkberry, Red chokeberry, Bridal veil spirea, Dwarf fothergilla
• Rapid growth rate (13): Common selfheal, Chicory, Black-eyed Susan, Common dandelion, Dame's rocket, Black cherry, Common sunflower, Chokecherry, Purple-flowered raspberry, Northern catalpa, European pear, Bridal veil spirea and 1 more

How we picked these flowers

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

Rare plant list: Endangered and Threatened Plants of Vermont (10 V.S.A. chap. 123; list of Feb 10, 2022)
Invasive plant list: Vermont Quarantine List, Regulated Introduced Plant Species Rule (eff. June 16, 2026)