Bloomipedia

🌸 State flowers

Arkansas in bloom

Arkansas's official flower is the apple blossom (1901). Meet it, then explore 109 Arkansas wildflowers and garden favorites by bloom month.

Apple
★ Official state flower · 1901

Apple blossom

Malus domestica

Named Arkansas's official state flower in 1901 (Ark. Code § 1-4-109). The law says only “apple blossom,” so we show the orchard apple.

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Sources: Ark. Code § 1-4-109; iNaturalist flowering records.

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Explore 109 Arkansas flowers

100 wildflowers and flowering shrubs, picked from Arkansas's most-observed flowering plants on iNaturalist, plus 9 garden favorites. Filter by bloom month or type.

Showing 108 flowers

Virginia springbeauty (Claytonia virginica)

Virginia springbeauty

Claytonia virginica

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: February–April

2,226 AR sightings on iNaturalist
American pokeweed (Phytolacca americana)

American pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: May–September

1,953 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum)

Mayapple

Podophyllum peltatum

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: March–April

1,898 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Lyreleaf sage (Salvia lyrata)

Lyreleaf sage

Salvia lyrata

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: April–May

1,878 AR sightings on iNaturalist
American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana)

American beautyberry

Callicarpa americana

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: June–August

1,826 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Rue anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides)

Rue anemone

Thalictrum thalictroides

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: March–April

1,759 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Purple passionflower (Passiflora incarnata)

Purple passionflower

Passiflora incarnata

★ TN state wildflowerNative

🌼 Blooms in AR: June–September

1,715 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis)

Eastern redbud

Cercis canadensis

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: March–April

1,674 AR sightings on iNaturalist
White clover (Trifolium repens)

White clover

Trifolium repens

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in AR: March–July

1,542 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Violet woodsorrel (Oxalis violacea)

Violet woodsorrel

Oxalis violacea

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: March–September

1,507 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)

Japanese honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in AR: April–November

1,496 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida)

Flowering dogwood

Cornus florida

★ NC state flowerNative

🌼 Blooms in AR: March–April

1,481 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

★ MD state flowerNative

🌼 Blooms in AR: May–July

1,474 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Carolina horsenettle (Solanum carolinense)

Carolina horsenettle

Solanum carolinense

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: May–September

1,433 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Late boneset (Eupatorium serotinum)

Late boneset

Eupatorium serotinum

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: August–October

1,424 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)

Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: June–September

1,398 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Fire pink (Silene virginica)

Fire pink

Silene virginica

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: March–May

1,376 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Common selfheal (Prunella vulgaris)

Common selfheal

Prunella vulgaris

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: April–July

1,300 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Cut-leaved toothwort (Cardamine concatenata)

Cut-leaved toothwort

Cardamine concatenata

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: March–April

1,238 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Beefsteak plant (Perilla frutescens)

Beefsteak plant

Perilla frutescens

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in AR: September–October

1,238 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Roses (genus Rosa) (Rosa)

Roses (genus Rosa)

Rosa

★ NY state flower🌷 Garden flower

🌼 Blooms in AR: April–June

1,225 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica)

Heavenly bamboo

Nandina domestica

Introduced

🌼 Few flowering records in AR

1,194 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Prairie phlox (Phlox pilosa)

Prairie phlox

Phlox pilosa

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: April–June

1,168 AR sightings on iNaturalist
American trumpet vine (Campsis radicans)

American trumpet vine

Campsis radicans

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: May–September

1,154 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Red deadnettle (Lamium purpureum)

Red deadnettle

Lamium purpureum

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in AR: February–April

1,139 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Rose vervain (Glandularia canadensis)

Rose vervain

Glandularia canadensis

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: March–June

1,131 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Tiny bluet (Houstonia pusilla)

Tiny bluet

Houstonia pusilla

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: February–April

1,119 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)

Butterfly milkweed

Asclepias tuberosa

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: May–September

1,105 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Field madder (Sherardia arvensis)

Field madder

Sherardia arvensis

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in AR: March–June

1,101 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Bird's foot violet (Viola pedata)

Bird's foot violet

Viola pedata

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: March–April

1,094 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Wild comfrey (Andersonglossum virginianum)

Wild comfrey

Andersonglossum virginianum

🌼 Blooms in AR: April–May

1,092 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii)

Amur honeysuckle

Lonicera maackii

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in AR: April–May

1,033 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Persian silk tree (Albizia julibrissin)

Persian silk tree

Albizia julibrissin

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in AR: May–July

1,021 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Bitterweed (Helenium amarum)

Bitterweed

Helenium amarum

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: May–November

1,010 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Frostweed (Verbesina virginica)

Frostweed

Verbesina virginica

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: August–October

1,007 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Great mullein (Verbascum thapsus)

Great mullein

Verbascum thapsus

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in AR: June–July

989 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Henbit deadnettle (Lamium amplexicaule)

Henbit deadnettle

Lamium amplexicaule

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in AR: February–December

987 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Chinese bushclover (Lespedeza cuneata)

Chinese bushclover

Lespedeza cuneata

Introduced

🌼 Few flowering records in AR

969 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)

Bloodroot

Sanguinaria canadensis

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: March–April

953 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Redring milkweed (Asclepias variegata)

Redring milkweed

Asclepias variegata

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: May–June

951 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis)

Cardinal flower

Lobelia cardinalis

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: August–October

933 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Dwarf crested iris (Iris cristata)

Dwarf crested iris

Iris cristata

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: March–April

887 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Black cherry (Prunus serotina)

Black cherry

Prunus serotina

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: March–April

887 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Rattlesnake master (Eryngium yuccifolium)

Rattlesnake master

Eryngium yuccifolium

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: June–August

865 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Ohio spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis)

Ohio spiderwort

Tradescantia ohiensis

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: April–July

864 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Crowpoison (Nothoscordum bivalve)

Crowpoison

Nothoscordum bivalve

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: March–April

863 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Low smartweed (Persicaria longiseta)

Low smartweed

Persicaria longiseta

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in AR: May–October

854 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Pale purple coneflower (Echinacea pallida)

Pale purple coneflower

Echinacea pallida

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: April–June

852 AR sightings on iNaturalist
American field pansy (Viola rafinesquei)

American field pansy

Viola rafinesquei

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: February–April

839 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Canadian lousewort (Pedicularis canadensis)

Canadian lousewort

Pedicularis canadensis

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: March–May

838 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Plains coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria)

Plains coreopsis

Coreopsis tinctoria

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: May–August

809 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Asiatic dayflower (Commelina communis)

Asiatic dayflower

Commelina communis

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in AR: June–October

780 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Yellow passionflower (Passiflora lutea)

Yellow passionflower

Passiflora lutea

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: June–September

766 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Goat's rue (Tephrosia virginiana)

Goat's rue

Tephrosia virginiana

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: May–June

753 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Queen Anne's lace (wild carrot) (Daucus carota)

Queen Anne's lace (wild carrot)

Daucus carota

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in AR: May–July

752 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Narrowleaf mountainmint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium)

Narrowleaf mountainmint

Pycnanthemum tenuifolium

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: May–August

752 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Mock strawberry (Potentilla indica)

Mock strawberry

Potentilla indica

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in AR: March–October

728 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Green antelopehorns (Asclepias viridis)

Green antelopehorns

Asclepias viridis

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: April–September

727 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Common vetch (Vicia sativa)

Common vetch

Vicia sativa

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in AR: March–May

724 AR sightings on iNaturalist
American black elderberry (Sambucus canadensis)

American black elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: May–July

719 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Common dittany (Cunila origanoides)

Common dittany

Cunila origanoides

🌼 Blooms in AR: September–October

716 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Wingstem (Verbesina alternifolia)

Wingstem

Verbesina alternifolia

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: August–October

711 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Hairy ruellia (Ruellia humilis)

Hairy ruellia

Ruellia humilis

🌼 Blooms in AR: May–September

708 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Beaked trout-lily (Erythronium rostratum)

Beaked trout-lily

Erythronium rostratum

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: March–April

699 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Texas toadflax (Linaria texana)

Texas toadflax

Linaria texana

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: March–May

694 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Partridge pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata)

Partridge pea

Chamaecrista fasciculata

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: June–October

688 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Atlantic camas (Camassia scilloides)

Atlantic camas

Camassia scilloides

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: April–May

685 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Cream wild-indigo (Baptisia leucophaea)

Cream wild-indigo

Baptisia leucophaea

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: April–May

685 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Catclaw briar (Mimosa nuttallii)

Catclaw briar

Mimosa nuttallii

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: May–June

684 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Pinkladies (Oenothera speciosa)

Pinkladies

Oenothera speciosa

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: April–June

677 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Red clover (Trifolium pratense)

Red clover

Trifolium pratense

★ VT state flowerIntroduced

🌼 Blooms in AR: April–September

674 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Green dragon (Arisaema dracontium)

Green dragon

Arisaema dracontium

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: April–May

668 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Leafcup (Polymnia canadensis)

Leafcup

Polymnia canadensis

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: May–September

664 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Compass plant (Silphium laciniatum)

Compass plant

Silphium laciniatum

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: June–September

662 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Crane-fly orchid (Tipularia discolor)

Crane-fly orchid

Tipularia discolor

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: August

652 AR sightings on iNaturalist
American water-willow (Justicia americana)

American water-willow

Justicia americana

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: May–September

650 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Prairie blazing star (Liatris pycnostachya)

Prairie blazing star

Liatris pycnostachya

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: June–August

647 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Cross vine (Bignonia capreolata)

Cross vine

Bignonia capreolata

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: April–May

633 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Ozark green trillium (Trillium viridescens)

Ozark green trillium

Trillium viridescens

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: March–May

631 AR sightings on iNaturalist
White fawnlily (Erythronium albidum)

White fawnlily

Erythronium albidum

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: February–March

630 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Tall thistle (Cirsium altissimum)

Tall thistle

Cirsium altissimum

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: July–October

626 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Indian heliotrope (Heliotropium indicum)

Indian heliotrope

Heliotropium indicum

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in AR: July–October

625 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Late purple aster (Symphyotrichum patens)

Late purple aster

Symphyotrichum patens

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: June–November

624 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Buttonweed (Diodia virginiana)

Buttonweed

Diodia virginiana

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: June–October

621 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Woodland pinkroot (Spigelia marilandica)

Woodland pinkroot

Spigelia marilandica

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: April–June

611 AR sightings on iNaturalist
American germander (Teucrium canadense)

American germander

Teucrium canadense

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: June–September

611 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Carolina snailseed (Nephroia carolina)

Carolina snailseed

Nephroia carolina

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in AR

600 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Musk thistle (Carduus nutans)

Musk thistle

Carduus nutans

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in AR: May–July

598 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)

Purple coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: May–July

596 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Dwarf larkspur (Delphinium tricorne)

Dwarf larkspur

Delphinium tricorne

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: March–May

596 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Common yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

Common yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: April–June

595 AR sightings on iNaturalist
White snakeroot (Ageratina altissima)

White snakeroot

Ageratina altissima

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: September–October

592 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)

Wild bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: May–August

589 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Woolly rosemallow (Hibiscus lasiocarpos)

Woolly rosemallow

Hibiscus lasiocarpos

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: June–September

582 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Wild potato vine (Ipomoea pandurata)

Wild potato vine

Ipomoea pandurata

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: June–September

576 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Heart-leaved skullcap (Scutellaria ovata)

Heart-leaved skullcap

Scutellaria ovata

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: May–July

575 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Pigeonwings (Clitoria mariana)

Pigeonwings

Clitoria mariana

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: May–August

571 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Bear's foot (Smallanthus uvedalia)

Bear's foot

Smallanthus uvedalia

🌼 Blooms in AR: July–September

566 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Hairy buttercup (Ranunculus sardous)

Hairy buttercup

Ranunculus sardous

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in AR: March–June

564 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Leafy elephant's-foot (Elephantopus carolinianus)

Leafy elephant's-foot

Elephantopus carolinianus

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: August–September

563 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Foxglove beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis)

Foxglove beardtongue

Penstemon digitalis

Native

🌼 Blooms in AR: May–June

549 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Orange daylily (Hemerocallis fulva)

Orange daylily

Hemerocallis fulva

🌷 Garden flower

🌷 Grown in Arkansas gardens

127 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Daffodil (Narcissus pseudonarcissus)

Daffodil

Narcissus pseudonarcissus

🌷 Garden flower

🌷 Grown in Arkansas gardens

112 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Common sunflower (Helianthus annuus)

Common sunflower

Helianthus annuus

🌷 Garden flower

🌷 Grown in Arkansas gardens

86 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Garden peony (Paeonia lactiflora)

Garden peony

Paeonia lactiflora

🌷 Garden flower

🌷 Grown in Arkansas gardens

5 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Purple lilac (Syringa vulgaris)

Purple lilac

Syringa vulgaris

★ NH state flower🌷 Garden flower

🌷 Grown in Arkansas gardens

2 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)

Bigleaf hydrangea

Hydrangea macrophylla

🌷 Garden flower

🌷 Grown in Arkansas gardens

1 AR sightings on iNaturalist
Garden tulip (Tulipa gesneriana)

Garden tulip

Tulipa gesneriana

🌷 Garden flower

🌷 Grown in Arkansas gardens

0 AR sightings on iNaturalist

Arkansas bloom calendar

Show the full bloom calendar (flowers with 15+ Arkansas flowering records, earliest bloomers first)
JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
Heavenly bamboo16 records
Virginia springbeauty479 records
Red deadnettle143 records
Tiny bluet144 records
Henbit deadnettle151 records
American field pansy185 records
White fawnlily185 records
Daffodil17 records
Mayapple125 records
Rue anemone226 records
Eastern redbud113 records
White clover83 records
Violet woodsorrel239 records
Flowering dogwood140 records
Fire pink385 records
Cut-leaved toothwort170 records
Rose vervain93 records
Field madder108 records
Bird's foot violet124 records
Bloodroot228 records
Dwarf crested iris86 records
Black cherry66 records
Crowpoison101 records
Canadian lousewort85 records
Mock strawberry37 records
Common vetch44 records
Beaked trout-lily87 records
Texas toadflax100 records
Ozark green trillium167 records
Dwarf larkspur60 records
Hairy buttercup100 records
Lyreleaf sage163 records
Japanese honeysuckle72 records
Common selfheal98 records
Roses (genus Rosa)106 records
Prairie phlox78 records
Wild comfrey90 records
Amur honeysuckle45 records
Ohio spiderwort74 records
Pale purple coneflower36 records
Green antelopehorns120 records
Atlantic camas126 records
Cream wild-indigo39 records
Pinkladies77 records
Red clover60 records
Green dragon61 records
Cross vine184 records
Woodland pinkroot86 records
Common yarrow61 records
American pokeweed324 records
Black-eyed Susan286 records
Carolina horsenettle155 records
American trumpet vine91 records
Butterfly milkweed162 records
Persian silk tree40 records
Bitterweed152 records
Redring milkweed313 records
Low smartweed60 records
Plains coreopsis146 records
Goat's rue64 records
Queen Anne's lace (wild carrot)78 records
Narrowleaf mountainmint95 records
American black elderberry39 records
Hairy ruellia97 records
Catclaw briar48 records
Leafcup78 records
American water-willow95 records
Musk thistle66 records
Purple coneflower44 records
Wild bergamot57 records
Heart-leaved skullcap74 records
Pigeonwings87 records
Foxglove beardtongue42 records
American beautyberry44 records
Purple passionflower461 records
Buttonbush504 records
Great mullein21 records
Chinese bushclover17 records
Rattlesnake master67 records
Asiatic dayflower171 records
Yellow passionflower167 records
Partridge pea134 records
Compass plant30 records
Prairie blazing star121 records
Late purple aster89 records
Buttonweed84 records
American germander117 records
Woolly rosemallow46 records
Wild potato vine103 records
Common sunflower16 records
Tall thistle26 records
Indian heliotrope104 records
Bear's foot47 records
Late boneset95 records
Frostweed120 records
Cardinal flower157 records
Wingstem117 records
Crane-fly orchid47 records
Leafy elephant's-foot65 records
Beefsteak plant69 records
Common dittany64 records
White snakeroot71 records

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

Rare plant list: Arkansas has no state law listing endangered or threatened plants, so we show NatureServe's Arkansas ranks instead.
Invasive plant list: Arkansas State Plant Board noxious weeds and prohibited plants (2 CAR § 50-101)