🌸 State flowers
Louisiana in bloom
Louisiana's official flowers are the magnolia (1900) and the Louisiana iris (1990). Meet them, then explore 109 Louisiana wildflowers and garden favorites by bloom month.
Magnolia
Magnolia
Named Louisiana's official state flower in 1900 (La. R.S. 49:154). The law names the magnolia without a species, so this page covers the genus (trees, included because they're official). In Louisiana, most flowering sightings come in April–May.
Meet the magnolias →
Louisiana iris
Iris giganticaerulea
Named Louisiana's official state wildflower in 1990 (La. R.S. 49:154.1). In Louisiana, most flowering sightings come in March–April.
Meet the giant blue iris →Sources: La. R.S. 49:154; La. R.S. 49:154.1; iNaturalist flowering records.
Louisiana flower gifts
State flower gifts for anyone who loves Louisiana.
🌱 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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Magnolia print
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Louisiana iris print
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Louisiana wildflower map
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Louisiana mug
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Wildflower seed favors
Explore 109 Louisiana flowers
102 wildflowers and flowering shrubs, picked from Louisiana's most-observed flowering plants on iNaturalist, plus 7 garden favorites. Filter by bloom month or type.
Showing 107 flowers
White clover
Trifolium repens
🌼 Blooms in LA: January–October
2,812 LA sightings on iNaturalist
American black elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
🌼 Blooms in LA: April–August
2,556 LA sightings on iNaturalist
American beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
🌼 Blooms in LA: May–July
2,522 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Bristle thistle
Cirsium horridulum
🌼 Blooms in LA: March–May
2,367 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Southern dewberry
Rubus trivialis
🌼 Blooms in LA: February–April
2,094 LA sightings on iNaturalist
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
🌼 Blooms in LA: May–October
2,071 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Butterweed
Packera glabella
🌼 Blooms in LA: January–April
1,893 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Lyreleaf sage
Salvia lyrata
🌼 Blooms in LA: February–April
1,644 LA sightings on iNaturalist
White beggarticks
Bidens alba
🌼 Blooms in LA: January–December
1,620 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Pinkladies
Oenothera speciosa
🌼 Blooms in LA: March–May
1,548 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Largeflower pink-sorrel
Oxalis debilis
🌼 Blooms in LA: February–December
1,548 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Lizard's tail
Saururus cernuus
🌼 Blooms in LA: April–May
1,478 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Straggler daisy
Calyptocarpus vialis
🌼 Blooms in LA: January–December
1,461 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
🌼 Blooms in LA: May–September
1,407 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
🌼 Blooms in LA: March–July
1,406 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Common water hyacinth
Pontederia crassipes
🌼 Blooms in LA: April–November
1,400 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Pickerelweed
Pontederia cordata
🌼 Blooms in LA: April–October
1,381 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Late boneset
Eupatorium serotinum
🌼 Blooms in LA: September–November
1,180 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Oriental false hawksbeard
Youngia japonica
🌼 Blooms in LA: January–December
1,152 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Climbing hempvine
Mikania scandens
🌼 Blooms in LA: September–November
1,092 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Dogfennel
Eupatorium capillifolium
🌼 Few flowering records in LA
1,063 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Pale pitcher plant
Sarracenia alata
🌼 Blooms in LA: March–August
1,049 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Mississippi River wakerobin
Trillium foetidissimum
🌼 Blooms in LA: February–April
1,037 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Lesser mock-strawberry
Potentilla hebiichigo
🌼 Blooms in LA: January–December
1,022 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Cross vine
Bignonia capreolata
🌼 Blooms in LA: February–April
971 LA sightings on iNaturalist
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
🌼 Blooms in LA: April–August
970 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Chamberbitter
Phyllanthus urinaria
🌼 Blooms in LA: May–December
966 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Brazilian vervain
Verbena brasiliensis
🌼 Blooms in LA: April–October
941 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Purple passionflower
Passiflora incarnata
🌼 Blooms in LA: April–September
937 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Crowpoison
Nothoscordum bivalve
🌼 Blooms in LA: February–November
902 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
🌼 Blooms in LA: April–August
891 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Carolina crane's-bill
Geranium carolinianum
🌼 Blooms in LA: January–April
875 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Blue pigroot
Sisyrinchium micranthum
🌼 Blooms in LA: March–May
874 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Firewheel
Gaillardia pulchella
🌼 Blooms in LA: February–December
862 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Oppositeleaf spotflower
Acmella repens
🌼 Blooms in LA: April–November
862 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
🌼 Blooms in LA: April–May
832 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Buttonweed
Diodia virginiana
🌼 Blooms in LA: May–November
808 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Bird's-eye speedwell
Veronica persica
🌼 Blooms in LA: January–April
799 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Taro
Colocasia esculenta
🌼 Few flowering records in LA
787 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Coralberry
Ardisia crenata
🌼 Few flowering records in LA
780 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Asian mazus
Mazus pumilus
🌼 Blooms in LA: February–November
754 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Henbit deadnettle
Lamium amplexicaule
🌼 Blooms in LA: January–December
692 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Yellow jessamine
Gelsemium sempervirens
🌼 Blooms in LA: January–March
692 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Yellow passionflower
Passiflora lutea
🌼 Blooms in LA: May–September
682 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Ballmoss
Tillandsia recurvata
🌼 Few flowering records in LA
653 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Swamp leatherflower
Clematis crispa
🌼 Blooms in LA: March–October
634 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Clasping coneflower
Rudbeckia amplexicaulis
🌼 Blooms in LA: March–June
634 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Slender vetch
Vicia ludoviciana
🌼 Blooms in LA: January–May
621 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Black cherry
Prunus serotina
🌼 Blooms in LA: February–March
608 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Winged loosestrife
Lythrum alatum
🌼 Blooms in LA: June–August
593 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Green dragon
Arisaema dracontium
🌼 Few flowering records in LA
570 LA sightings on iNaturalist
American buckwheat vine
Brunnichia ovata
🌼 Blooms in LA: May–October
565 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Eastern coral bean
Erythrina herbacea
🌼 Few flowering records in LA
563 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
🌼 Blooms in LA: February–April
561 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Cardinal flower
Lobelia cardinalis
🌼 Blooms in LA: August–November
554 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Carolina snailseed
Nephroia carolina
🌼 Few flowering records in LA
553 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Persian silk tree
Albizia julibrissin
🌼 Few flowering records in LA
553 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Parsley hawthorn
Crataegus marshallii
🌼 Blooms in LA: March–April
543 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Carolina ponysfoot
Dichondra carolinensis
🌼 Few flowering records in LA
543 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Cuban jute
Sida rhombifolia
🌼 Blooms in LA: April–October
543 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Butterfly pea
Centrosema virginianum
🌼 Blooms in LA: May–September
541 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Saltmarsh mallow
Kosteletzkya pentacarpos
🌼 Blooms in LA: May–November
538 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Santa Maria feverfew
Parthenium hysterophorus
🌼 Blooms in LA: May–December
537 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Heavenly bamboo
Nandina domestica
🌼 Few flowering records in LA
525 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Hairy cluster-vine
Jacquemontia tamnifolia
🌼 Blooms in LA: July–November
514 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Bristly mallow
Modiola caroliniana
🌼 Blooms in LA: March–May
505 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Field madder
Sherardia arvensis
🌼 Blooms in LA: January–April
493 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Roses (genus Rosa)
Rosa
🌼 Blooms in LA: February–May
492 LA sightings on iNaturalist
American white water lily
Nymphaea odorata
🌼 Blooms in LA: March–September
477 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Lanceleaf arrowhead
Sagittaria lancifolia
🌼 Blooms in LA: March–December
476 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Reversed clover
Trifolium resupinatum
🌼 Blooms in LA: March–May
471 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Red clover
Trifolium pratense
🌼 Blooms in LA: March–June
469 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Tall goldenrod
Solidago altissima
🌼 Blooms in LA: October–December
466 LA sightings on iNaturalist
South American skullcap
Scutellaria racemosa
🌼 Blooms in LA: March–May
464 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Red spider lily
Lycoris radiata
🌼 Blooms in LA: September–October
462 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Tievine
Ipomoea cordatotriloba
🌼 Blooms in LA: April–October
456 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Bitterweed
Helenium amarum
🌼 Blooms in LA: June–October
453 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Turk's cap
Malvaviscus arboreus
🌼 Blooms in LA: March–December
453 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
🌼 Blooms in LA: April–October
452 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Partridge pea
Chamaecrista fasciculata
🌼 Blooms in LA: June–October
450 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Fewflower milkweed
Asclepias lanceolata
🌼 Blooms in LA: April–August
450 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
🌼 Blooms in LA: March–May
442 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Carolina laurelcherry
Prunus caroliniana
🌼 Blooms in LA: February–July
441 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Roughleaf dogwood
Cornus drummondii
🌼 Blooms in LA: April–May
439 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Florida hedgenettle
Stachys floridana
🌼 Few flowering records in LA
432 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Frostweed
Verbesina virginica
🌼 Blooms in LA: September–November
430 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Mexican ruellia
Ruellia simplex
🌼 Few flowering records in LA
419 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Plains coreopsis
Coreopsis tinctoria
🌼 Blooms in LA: April–October
417 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Cutleaf groundcherry
Physalis angulata
🌼 Blooms in LA: May–December
406 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Narrowleaf sunflower
Helianthus angustifolius
🌼 Blooms in LA: June–November
404 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Sunshine mimosa
Mimosa strigillosa
🌼 Blooms in LA: April–September
403 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Primrose-leaved violet
Viola primulifolia
🌼 Blooms in LA: January–December
399 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Southern annual saltmarsh aster
Symphyotrichum divaricatum
🌼 Blooms in LA: January–December
398 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Woodland pinkroot
Spigelia marilandica
🌼 Blooms in LA: April–October
395 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Sweetleaf
Symplocos tinctoria
🌼 Few flowering records in LA
387 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Scarlet pimpernel
Lysimachia arvensis
🌼 Blooms in LA: February–May
387 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Rattlebush
Sesbania drummondii
🌼 Blooms in LA: May–September
386 LA sightings on iNaturalist
American witch-hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
🌼 Few flowering records in LA
375 LA sightings on iNaturalist
American black nightshade
Solanum americanum
🌼 Blooms in LA: January–October
373 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Virginia dayflower
Commelina virginica
🌼 Few flowering records in LA
373 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Helmet skullcap
Scutellaria integrifolia
🌼 Blooms in LA: April–May
372 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Common sunflower
Helianthus annuus
🌷 Grown in Louisiana gardens
63 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Purple coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
🌷 Grown in Louisiana gardens
51 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Orange daylily
Hemerocallis fulva
🌷 Grown in Louisiana gardens
8 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Daffodil
Narcissus pseudonarcissus
🌷 Grown in Louisiana gardens
5 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Bigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla
🌷 Grown in Louisiana gardens
1 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Garden tulip
Tulipa gesneriana
🌷 Grown in Louisiana gardens
0 LA sightings on iNaturalist
Louisiana bloom calendar
Show the full bloom calendar (flowers with 15+ Louisiana flowering records, earliest bloomers first)
Darker = more flowering sightings that month. Based on iNaturalist research-grade observations in Louisiana 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 Louisiana, 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 Louisiana's official flowers and popular garden flowers that iNaturalist users record growing in Louisiana. Every flower needs a CC0 or CC BY photo.
Rare plant list: Louisiana has no state list of endangered or threatened plants separate from the federal list, so we show federal status and NatureServe's Louisiana ranks.
Invasive plant list: Louisiana has no statewide invasive plant list that bans sale or planting. Its only noxious weed list (LAC 7:XIII.109) limits weed seeds in seed sold in the state, so we don't use it for warnings.