🌸 State flowers
Georgia in bloom
Georgia's official flowers are the Cherokee rose (1916) and the native azaleas (1979). Meet them, then explore 111 Georgia wildflowers and garden favorites by bloom month.
Cherokee rose
Rosa laevigata
Named Georgia's official state floral emblem in 1916 (O.C.G.A. § 50-3-53). Despite its name, the Cherokee rose is native to China; it was naturalized in the Southeast long ago. In Georgia, most flowering sightings come in March–April.
Meet the three-leaved rose →
Native azaleas
Rhododendron
Named Georgia's official state wildflower in 1979 (O.C.G.A. § 50-3-54). The law names Georgia's native azaleas as a group; this page covers the whole Rhododendron genus. In Georgia, most flowering sightings come in March–July.
Meet the flower →Sources: O.C.G.A. § 50-3-53; O.C.G.A. § 50-3-54; iNaturalist flowering records.
Georgia flower gifts
State flower gifts for anyone who loves Georgia.
🌱 Sample spot. Handmade gift picks from independent shops will appear here once our shop partnership is approved. These cards are placeholders, not real products.
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Cherokee rose print
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Native azaleas print
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Georgia wildflower map
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Georgia mug
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Explore 111 Georgia flowers
102 wildflowers and flowering shrubs, picked from Georgia's most-observed flowering plants on iNaturalist, plus 9 garden favorites. Filter by bloom month or type.
Showing 109 flowers
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
🌼 Blooms in GA: May–September
4,653 GA sightings on iNaturalist
American beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
🌼 Blooms in GA: May–July
4,243 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Little brown jugs
Asarum arifolium
🌼 Blooms in GA: March–May
3,697 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
🌼 Blooms in GA: May–June
3,615 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Lyreleaf sage
Salvia lyrata
🌼 Blooms in GA: March–May
3,121 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Leatherleaf mahonia
Berberis bealei
🌼 Blooms in GA: January–March
3,109 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
🌼 Blooms in GA: April–September
3,052 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
🌼 Blooms in GA: May–September
3,018 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Purple passionflower
Passiflora incarnata
🌼 Blooms in GA: May–September
2,958 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
🌼 Blooms in GA: February–April
2,919 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Crane-fly orchid
Tipularia discolor
🌼 Blooms in GA: July–August
2,882 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
🌼 Blooms in GA: April–June
2,815 GA sightings on iNaturalist
White clover
Trifolium repens
🌼 Blooms in GA: February–June
2,806 GA sightings on iNaturalist
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
🌼 Blooms in GA: May–August
2,785 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Dogfennel
Eupatorium capillifolium
🌼 Blooms in GA: September–November
2,701 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Cross vine
Bignonia capreolata
🌼 Blooms in GA: March–May
2,656 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Heavenly bamboo
Nandina domestica
🌼 Few flowering records in GA
2,626 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Persian silk tree
Albizia julibrissin
🌼 Blooms in GA: May–July
2,516 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Mock strawberry
Potentilla indica
🌼 Blooms in GA: March–June
2,345 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Yellow jessamine
Gelsemium sempervirens
🌼 Blooms in GA: February–March
2,230 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Kudzu
Pueraria montana
🌼 Blooms in GA: July–September
2,212 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
🌼 Blooms in GA: March–April
2,174 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
🌼 Blooms in GA: March–May
2,126 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
🌼 Blooms in GA: February–April
2,112 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Butterfly milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
🌼 Blooms in GA: May–August
2,001 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Bashful wakerobin
Trillium catesbaei
🌼 Blooms in GA: April–May
1,997 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Butterweed
Packera glabella
🌼 Blooms in GA: March–May
1,995 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Carolina sweetshrub
Calycanthus floridus
🌼 Blooms in GA: March–May
1,994 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Black cherry
Prunus serotina
🌼 Blooms in GA: March–April
1,970 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Late boneset
Eupatorium serotinum
🌼 Blooms in GA: August–October
1,967 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Bristle thistle
Cirsium horridulum
🌼 Blooms in GA: March–May
1,895 GA sightings on iNaturalist
American black elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
🌼 Blooms in GA: May–June
1,877 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Small's ragwort
Packera anonyma
🌼 Blooms in GA: April–May
1,834 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Small-flower pawpaw
Asimina parviflora
🌼 Blooms in GA: March–April
1,809 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Rue anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
🌼 Blooms in GA: March–April
1,804 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Philadelphia fleabane
Erigeron philadelphicus
🌼 Blooms in GA: March–May
1,793 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
🌼 Blooms in GA: April–May
1,789 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Carolina ruellia
Ruellia caroliniensis
🌼 Blooms in GA: May–July
1,786 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Field madder
Sherardia arvensis
🌼 Blooms in GA: March–May
1,742 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Elf orpine
Sedum smallii
🌼 Blooms in GA: March–April
1,669 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Carolina crane's-bill
Geranium carolinianum
🌼 Blooms in GA: March–April
1,615 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Henbit deadnettle
Lamium amplexicaule
🌼 Blooms in GA: January–December
1,595 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Dimpled trout lily
Erythronium umbilicatum
🌼 Blooms in GA: February–April
1,584 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Common elephant's-foot
Elephantopus tomentosus
🌼 Blooms in GA: July–September
1,553 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Butterfly pea
Centrosema virginianum
🌼 Blooms in GA: June–September
1,524 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Sparkleberry
Vaccinium arboreum
🌼 Blooms in GA: March–May
1,520 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Sourwood
Oxydendrum arboreum
🌼 Blooms in GA: May–August
1,518 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
🌼 Blooms in GA: May–October
1,513 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Southern dewberry
Rubus trivialis
🌼 Blooms in GA: February–April
1,512 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Cardinal flower
Lobelia cardinalis
🌼 Blooms in GA: August–October
1,497 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Canada toadflax
Linaria canadensis
🌼 Blooms in GA: February–May
1,461 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
🌼 Blooms in GA: February–April
1,447 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Downy rattlesnake plantain
Goodyera pubescens
🌼 Blooms in GA: July–August
1,435 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Carolina laurelcherry
Prunus caroliniana
🌼 Blooms in GA: February–March
1,434 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Roses (genus Rosa)
Rosa
🌼 Blooms in GA: March–May
1,433 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Low smartweed
Persicaria longiseta
🌼 Blooms in GA: May–November
1,418 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Tiny bluet
Houstonia pusilla
🌼 Blooms in GA: February–March
1,404 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Chinese bushclover
Lespedeza cuneata
🌼 Blooms in GA: May–September
1,393 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
🌼 Blooms in GA: May–September
1,389 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Asiatic dayflower
Commelina communis
🌼 Blooms in GA: May–September
1,372 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Yellow passionflower
Passiflora lutea
🌼 Blooms in GA: June–September
1,370 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Wild potato vine
Ipomoea pandurata
🌼 Blooms in GA: May–September
1,322 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Little sweet betsy
Trillium cuneatum
🌼 Blooms in GA: March–April
1,320 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
🌼 Few flowering records in GA
1,307 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
🌼 Blooms in GA: February–April
1,297 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Common vetch
Vicia sativa
🌼 Blooms in GA: February–April
1,265 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Galax
Galax urceolata
🌼 Blooms in GA: May–June
1,253 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
🌼 Blooms in GA: March–April
1,232 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Blue pigroot
Sisyrinchium micranthum
🌼 Blooms in GA: April–June
1,229 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Beefsteak plant
Perilla frutescens
🌼 Blooms in GA: January–September
1,207 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
🌼 Blooms in GA: March–May
1,192 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Pigeonwings
Clitoria mariana
🌼 Blooms in GA: May–August
1,192 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Star chickweed
Stellaria pubera
🌼 Blooms in GA: March–May
1,172 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Bitterweed
Helenium amarum
🌼 Blooms in GA: May–October
1,143 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Rattlesnakeweed
Hieracium venosum
🌼 Blooms in GA: April–June
1,132 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Virginia sweetspire
Itea virginica
🌼 Blooms in GA: March–June
1,130 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Buttonweed
Diodia virginiana
🌼 Blooms in GA: June–October
1,130 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Solomon's plume (false Solomon's seal)
Maianthemum racemosum
🌼 Blooms in GA: April–May
1,126 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Greater periwinkle
Vinca major
🌼 Blooms in GA: February–April
1,123 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Fire pink
Silene virginica
🌼 Blooms in GA: March–June
1,105 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Bear's foot
Smallanthus uvedalia
🌼 Blooms in GA: June–September
1,100 GA sightings on iNaturalist
White beggarticks
Bidens alba
🌼 Blooms in GA: April–December
1,097 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Chamberbitter
Phyllanthus urinaria
🌼 Blooms in GA: June–November
1,085 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Littleleaf sensitive-briar
Mimosa microphylla
🌼 Blooms in GA: April–August
1,074 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Violet woodsorrel
Oxalis violacea
🌼 Blooms in GA: March–April
1,059 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
🌼 Blooms in GA: April–May
1,039 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Yellow crownbeard
Verbesina occidentalis
🌼 Blooms in GA: September–October
1,038 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Oriental false hawksbeard
Youngia japonica
🌼 Blooms in GA: February–December
1,022 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Oakleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia
🌼 Blooms in GA: April–September
1,008 GA sightings on iNaturalist
St. Andrew's cross
Hypericum hypericoides
🌼 Blooms in GA: June–October
995 GA sightings on iNaturalist
American groundnut
Apios americana
🌼 Blooms in GA: July–September
987 GA sightings on iNaturalist
White fringetree
Chionanthus virginicus
🌼 Blooms in GA: March–May
985 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Hop trefoil
Trifolium campestre
🌼 Blooms in GA: March–May
969 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Crowpoison
Nothoscordum bivalve
🌼 Blooms in GA: March–October
958 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Wild yam
Dioscorea villosa
🌼 Few flowering records in GA
951 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Partridge pea
Chamaecrista fasciculata
🌼 Blooms in GA: June–October
946 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Halberd-leaved violet
Viola hastata
🌼 Blooms in GA: March–April
934 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Yellow star grass
Hypoxis hirsuta
🌼 Blooms in GA: April–July
921 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Common hibiscus
Hibiscus syriacus
🌼 Blooms in GA: June–September
918 GA sightings on iNaturalist
American sicklepod
Senna obtusifolia
🌼 Blooms in GA: July–October
917 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Red clover
Trifolium pratense
🌼 Blooms in GA: April–August
900 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Orange daylily
Hemerocallis fulva
🌷 Grown in Georgia gardens
263 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Purple coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
🌷 Grown in Georgia gardens
170 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Daffodil
Narcissus pseudonarcissus
🌷 Grown in Georgia gardens
131 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Common sunflower
Helianthus annuus
🌷 Grown in Georgia gardens
87 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Bigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla
🌷 Grown in Georgia gardens
7 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Garden peony
Paeonia lactiflora
🌷 Grown in Georgia gardens
6 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Purple lilac
Syringa vulgaris
🌷 Grown in Georgia gardens
2 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Garden tulip
Tulipa gesneriana
🌷 Grown in Georgia gardens
1 GA sightings on iNaturalist
Georgia bloom calendar
Show the full bloom calendar (flowers with 15+ Georgia flowering records, earliest bloomers first)
Darker = more flowering sightings that month. Based on iNaturalist research-grade observations in Georgia 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 Georgia, 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 Georgia's official flowers and popular garden flowers that iNaturalist users record growing in Georgia. Every flower needs a CC0 or CC BY photo.
Rare plant list: Georgia protected plants (Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 391-4-10-.09; a 2026 update is proposed)
Invasive plant list: Georgia doesn't publish its own list of regulated invasive plants. Its live-plant rule (Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 40-4-9) bans selling plants on the federal noxious weed list, so we don't show state invasive warnings for Georgia.