Flower Blooming Calendar
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Flower Blooming Calendar
Flower blooming date ranges are shown below with color bars for their flower colors. This chart gives a nice visual of relative blooming periods to quickly see what to expect. Spring, April and May, is filled with colorful and often fragrant spring bulbs, iris, cherry trees, and lilacs. Not as good for nectar but beautiful to see and smell. Then June is a transition month into the summer peak season with bees, butterflies and birds scoping out what is coming for good food. July and August are peak season for flowers with good nectar for butterflies and bees. Fall, September and October, sees fewer good nectar flowers for butterflies but many more seeds for the Goldfinches and bees love the Asters in Fall. “Local” Monarchs head South after the Meadow Blazingstars mostly stop blooming – mid September.
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4/1 |
4/15 |
5/1 |
5/15 |
6/1 |
6/15 |
7/1 |
7/15 |
8/1 |
8/15 |
9/1 |
9/15 |
10/1 |
10/15 |
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Lilies,Asiatic,Trumpet,Oriental |
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Flower Attractiveness Comparison
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Flower Attractiveness Comparison
Flowers are rated according to how attractive their food is for Butterflies (nectar), Bees (nectar), Birds (seeds, berries), Hummingbirds (nectar), and Fragrance. Flower color and average height in inches are added for reference. Flowers are listed in the order in which they usually first start blooming with the approximate nectar, seed, berries availability dates.
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Flower Name |
Butterflies nectar |
Bees nectar |
Birds seeds, berries (Date available) |
Hummingbirds nectar |
Fragrance |
Flower Color |
Average Mature Height |
Blooming Dates Nectar Available |
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Autumnalis Cherry Tree |
2 |
3 |
10 (Jul 15) |
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3 |
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25 ft. |
April 10-May 01 |
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Beauty Of Moscow Lilac |
2 |
4 |
0 |
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12 ft. |
May 10-May 28 |
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Lanceleaf Coreopsis |
7 |
9 |
10 (Jun 27) |
0 |
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32” |
June 06-Sep 07 |
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Marsh Phlox |
4 |
2 |
1 |
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28” |
June 12-Sep 07 |
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Gaillardia Arizona Sun |
2 |
10 |
5 (Aug 05) |
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12” |
June 17-Sep 15 |
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Pale Purple Coneflower |
4 |
10 |
5 (Aug 25) |
2 |
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44” |
June 18-July 20 |
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Ozark Coneflower |
4 |
10 |
10 (Aug 15) |
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36” |
June 18-July 20 |
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Lillies-Trumpet, Oriental |
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44” |
June 25-Aug 10 |
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Dense Blazingstar |
5 |
10 |
5 (Aug 15) |
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36” |
July 10-Aug 10 |
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Ruby Giant Coneflower |
9 |
10 |
10 (Sep 03) |
5 |
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32” |
July 10-Aug 31 |
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Purple Coneflower |
9 |
10 |
10 (Sep 03) |
5 |
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42” |
July 10-Sep 07 |
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David Phlox |
5 |
3 |
2 |
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32” |
July 14-Sep 07 |
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Prairie Blazingstar |
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10 |
5 (Aug 25) |
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64” |
July 20-Aug 20 |
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Meadow Blazingstar |
10 |
9 |
10 (Sep 05) |
6 |
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60” |
July 27-Sep 18 |
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Smooth “Blue” Aster |
5 |
10 |
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50” |
Sep 05-Oct 05 |
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New England Aster |
9 |
10 |
8 (Oct 15) |
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50” |
Sep 10-Oct 20 |
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Smooth Bluebird Aster |
8 |
10 |
5 (Oct 31) |
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42” |
Sep 25-Oct 31 |
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Use this chart as a quick summary overview of what flowers I have selected as my primary food (nectar, seeds, berries) plants for my 3b-restaurant. Butterflies, Bees, Birds are my food customers and this is my best menu for them.
Blooming date ranges are approximate and vary based on your location and sun/soil heat factors for you. My location is Greenfield, WI (Milwaukee area) about 6 miles west of Lake Michigan. More heat and hot wind means earlier blooming and more plant stress. Some plants may need heavy mulch, 2-3 inches, to reduce heat stress and to keep soil cool and moist.
Some not so great food plants are on in this list because they add “attractive sparkle” to the garden, drawing in both humans and nature – Marsh Phlox (brilliant magenta), David Phlox (bright white), Lilacs (beauty, fragrance) and Lilies (beauty, fragrance).