As the snow deepens into a full blown blizzard I'm working on my flower lists. I double checked all the bloom times and added the new flowers we grow. It's not nearly as fun as growing and arranging flowers but hopefully it will be of some help to those of you planning an event.
Here's the August list with a few photos.
| Name type | common name | |
| Achillea | lilac, red | yarrow |
| Achillea | pearl | yarrow |
| Ageratum | blue | mist flower |
| Alstroemeria | gold | sweet Laura |
| Amaranthus | green upright | |
| Amaranthus | red, gold burgundy upright | |
| Ammi | white and burgundy tones | queen ann’s lace |
| Aster, china | blue, pinks, white | |
| Bergamo | lambada | lemon mint, bee balm |
| Buddleia- Butterfly bush | blues and purples | |
| Caryopteris | blues | blue mist |
| Celosia plume | reds, pinks, burgundy | plumose |
| Celosia plume | white | plumose |
| Celosia plume | purple and pink flamingo | plumose |
| Celosia, crested | persimmon | cockscomb |
| Celosia, crested | reds, pinks, burgundy | cockscomb |
| Celosia, crested | green | cockscomb |
| Celosia, crested | golden yellow | cockscomb |
| Chrysanthemum | shasta daisy | Finishing |
| Chrysanthemum | cream, bronze | heirloom mums just beginning |
| Chrysanthemum | yellow tansy | tansy |
| Clethra Hummingbird | white clethra | summer sweet |
| Clethra pink | rudy spice | summer sweet |
| Cosmos | double pink, white | |
| Cosmos | single pink, white | |
| Dahlia | cafe au lait | blush |
| Dahlia- medium decorative | white, pinks, purples, coral, orange, reds, yellow, peach, blush | |
| Dahlia- medium decorative | burgundy | |
| Dianthus Sweet | Pinks, 2-tone pink, white, peach, scarlet, purple | Most years |
| Dusty Miller | large leaf | |
| Dusty Miller | fine leaf | |
| Echinops | blue | |
| Echinops | white | |
| Eryngium Rattlesnake Master | silvery green blooms | thistle |
| Eucalyptus | various small leafed | |
| Eupatorium | mauve to silver grey | joe pye weed |
| Filenpendula | seed heads, brown | queen of the prairie |
| Geranium, scented | rose geranium | foliage |
| Gladiolus | purple, red, white, mix, lavender | |
| Gomphrena | carmine, purple, red orange, white, soft pinks | globe amaranth |
| Grass | millet, northern sea oats, panicum, frosted explosion, fountain grass, wheat | various ornamental grasses |
| Helianthus perennial | gold daisy, lemon queen | perennial sunflower |
| Heliopsis | summer sun | perennial sunflower |
| Hydrangea arborescens | annabelle types | large white hydrangea |
| Hydrangea arborescens | pink and blush pink | smooth hydrangea |
| Hydrangea arborescens | green, antique | green hydrangea |
| Hydrangea P.G. | little lamb | snowball hydrangea |
| Hydrangea P.G. | conicals white to blush | pink diamond |
| Hydrangea P.G. | quick fire | |
| Hydrangea P.G. | limelight -green | large hydrangea |
| Lavender | tall lavender | usually dried in August |
| Lisianthus | white, pinks, creams, champagne, | Texas rose, |
| Lonicera red | red honeysuckle | native scarlet honeysuckle |
| Marigold | all colors | mum heads |
| Mountain Mint | silver and green native mint | 2 varieties- foliage |
| Oregano | oreamental oregano | pink bloom, some white |
| Phlox | pink, white, purple | |
| Physocarpus | dark chocolate, lime, mini wine, mini gold, amber | ninebark foliage |
| Rosemary | foliage | |
| Rudbeckia | black eyed susan, henry eilers | |
| Salvia | navy blue, medium blue, purple blue | |
| Scabiosa | lavender blue, white, red, salmon, dk maroon | annual |
| Scabiosa | balckberry, dk raspberry, white, soft lavender | scoop extra large |
| Sedum | green flower heads | |
| Snapdragon | white, pastels shades, yellow, dk pink, red, light pink, tangerine | |
| Snowberry= Symphoricarpus | white, pink, green | snowberry |
| Solidago | fireworks and stiff leaf | goldenrod filler yellow |
| Stachys/lambs' ears | large leaf | |
| Sunflower | dbl, standard gold, lemon, whites | dark center & green center |
| Tansy | yellow | |
| Thuja foliage | white cedar | |
| Viburnum | blue muffin, red american cranberry | berries |
| Viburnum | cardinal candy | berries |
| Viburnum | soft peach berries | berries |
| Zinnia double | red, orange, salmon, pinks, purple, white, wine | |
| Zinnia double | Queen series | |
| Zinnia scabiosa type | mini bright color mix, white and salmon |  |
