Here are some southern wildflowers you can commonly see blooming in summer (June through August) across the Southeastern United States, including states like North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, and beyond:

1. Black-eyed Susan 

What they look like: Bright golden yellow petals and a dark brown center

Where to find them: Open fields, meadows, and roadsides 

When they bloom: June through September 

2. Butterfly Weed 

What they look like: Bright orange clusters 

Where to find them: Open fields, meadows, prairies, roadsides, sandy or rocky soils 

When they bloom: April through September 

3. Tickseed (Coreopsis)

What they look like: Yellow, daisy-like flowers 

Where to find them: Fields, prairies, glades, and roadsides 

When they bloom: Early summer to fall 

4. Ironweed

What they look like: Clusters of vivd purple flowers in shades from magenta to dark purple.

Where to find them: Open woodlands, open fields and pastures, and along streams and roadsides 

When they bloom: July through September 

5. Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium purpureum)

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6. Passionflower (Maypop)

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7. Purple Coneflower 

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9. Trumpet Creeper

Orange-red trumpet-shaped flowers.

• A vine often seen climbing trees or fences.

10. Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)

• Lavender-pink flower heads, minty scent.

• Attracts hummingbirds and pollinators.