Bloom Clock/Keys/Southeastern Pennsylvania/August/Purple Flowers

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The plants pictured below have been recorded as blooming during the month of August in Southeastern Pennsylvania.

Nepeta x faassenii

Inflorescence

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Profile for Nepeta x faassenii (Catmint)
Identifying Characteristics
Flowers:On spikes, tubular, blue through pale purple.
Stem:Square in cross section
Life Cycle: Perennial
Recent Logs
  • SB_Johnny-LM 13:43, 2 May 2008 (UTC)
  • SB Johnny-LM 11:05, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 10:20, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
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Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall

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Buddleja davidii

Inflorescence

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Profile for Buddleja davidii (Butterfly Bush)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:Arching shrub
Foliage:Simple, rough, opposite
Stem:Hollow pith
Scent:Flowers are sweetly scented
Fruit:Dry capsules
Life Cycle: Perennial shrub
Recent Logs
  • SBJ 20:48, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 22:29, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 11:37, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
  • SBJ 09:54, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
  • Ngravagna 22:50, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
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Temperate zone season(s): Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall

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Securigera varia

Inflorescence

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Profile for Securigera varia (Crown Vetch)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:Spreading semi-herbaceous plant
Flowers:Small, pea-like flowers on a crown-like head
Foliage:Pinnately compound
Stem:Thin, wire-like
Life Cycle: Perennial
Recent Logs

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Temperate zone season(s): Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall

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Lagerstroemia indica

Inflorescences and foliage

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Profile for Lagerstroemia indica (Crape Myrtle)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:Large shrub or small tree
Foliage:simple
Fruit:Dry, persistent capsule
Life Cycle: perennial shrub or tree
Recent Logs
  • HortMan 21:41, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
  • SB Johnny-LM 11:31, 13 July 2008 (UTC)
  • SB Johnny-LM 10:02, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
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Temperate zone season(s): Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall

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Trifolium pratense

Inflorescence

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Profile for Trifolium pratense (Red Clover)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:Spreading herbaceous plant
Foliage:trifoliate with pale zones on the leaflets
Fruit:tiny legumes
Life Cycle: perennial
Recent Logs
  • Anna reg 19:17, 12 May 2011 (UTC)
  • Anna reg 18:13, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
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Temperate zone season(s): Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall

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Echinacea purpurea

Plants in bloom

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Profile for Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:Upright, clump forming
Flowers:Heads with raised disks
Recent Logs
  • SBJ 18:24, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
  • --Luai lashire 21:52, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
  • SB Johnny-LM 09:20, 8 September 2007 (UTC)
  • SB Johnny-LM 10:17, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
  • SB Johnny-LM 18:31, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 09:54, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
  • Ngravagna 22:47, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny talk 09:35, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
  • --Clarinetguy097 (discuss • contribs) 19:01, 18 July 2021 (UTC)


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Temperate zone season(s): Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall

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Torenia fournieri

Flowers

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Profile for Torenia fournieri (Wishbone Flower)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:Low growing herbaceous plant
Foliage:simple, opposite
Recent Logs
  • SB Johnny-LM 08:57, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
  • SB Johnny-LM 10:07, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny talk 08:58, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
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Hemerocallis

Flower of H. fulva, one of the most commonly encountered daylilies

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Profile for Hemerocallis (Daylily)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:clumping herbaceous plant
Flowers:3 petals and 3 sepals nearly equal. Each flower lasts only one day.
Foliage:Basal, straplike
Life Cycle: Perennial
Recent Logs
  • Jomegat 04:43, 6 June 2009 (UTC)
  • Jomegat 00:48, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

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Cirsium arvense

Heads

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Profile for Cirsium arvense (Canada Thistle)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:Spreading herbaceous plant
Flowers:Heads
Foliage:Spiny
Stem:Spiny
Life Cycle: Perennial
Recent Logs
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 10:02, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
  • --Luai lashire 01:27, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
  • --Luai lashire 00:52, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 11:09, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 09:49, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
  • Jomegat 23:39, 4 September 2008 (UTC)
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Temperate zone season(s): Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

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Callicarpa

Flowers on a branch of C. bodnieri

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Profile for Callicarpa (Beautyberry)
Identifying Characteristics
Recent Logs
  • SBJ 08:26, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
  • SBJ 11:32, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
  • SBJ 08:08, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
  • SBJ 18:24, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 09:02, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

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Eupatorium purpureum

Inflorescence

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Profile for Eupatorium purpureum (Joe Pye weed)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:Upright herbaceous plant
Flowers:Heads held in large domed clusters
Life Cycle: Perennial
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Solanum dulcamara

Flower and fruits

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Profile for Solanum dulcamara (Bittersweet, Bitter Nightshade, Blue Bindweed, Climbing Nightshade)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:Twining, semi-woody vine
Flowers:Purple with yellow centers
Scent:Unpleasant aroma from vegetative parts
Fruit:Berries which are red when ripe
Life Cycle: Perennial
Recent Logs

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Temperate zone season(s): Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall

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Petunia x hybrida

Flowers

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Profile for Petunia x hybrida (Petunia)
Identifying Characteristics
Recent Logs
  • --SB_Johnny | PA! 11:58, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | PA! 13:58, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 10:37, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
  • SB Johnny-NHAMP 09:09, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
  • SB Johnny-LM 18:32, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 08:44, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 10:23, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
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Cirsium vulgare

Head

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Profile for Cirsium vulgare (Bull Thistle)
Identifying Characteristics
Flowers:Heads
Foliage:Simple, deeply pinnately lobed, sharp spines
Stem:Covered in sharp spines
Recent Logs
  • Trinity507 20:53, 5 October 2009 (UTC)
  • --Anna reg 12:45, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
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Aster novae-angliae

Head

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Profile for Aster novae-angliae (New England Aster)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:Erect, bushy herbaceous plant
Flowers:Heads with yellow disk florets and purple (sometimes pink, white, or red) rays
Foliage:Simple, alternate
Life Cycle: Perennial
Recent Logs
  • Jomegat 17:49, 6 June 2010 (UTC)
  • Clarinetguy097 (discuss • contribs) 22:02, 20 June 2021 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall

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Arctium lappa

Heads

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Profile for Arctium lappa (Burdock)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:erect, branching
Foliage:Simple, hairy
Fruit:Large burs which stick to clothing and fur
Life Cycle: Biennial
Recent Logs
  • Jomegat 12:43, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 09:44, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 22:25, 28 July 2008 (UTC)
  • Jomegat 19:09, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny talk 13:36, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny talk 08:22, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
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Temperate zone season(s): Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

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Lythrum salicaria

Flowering plant

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Profile for Lythrum salicaria (Purple Loosestrife)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:bushy herbaceous plant
Growing Conditions:Most frequent in wet soils, though also widely cultivated in gardens
Life Cycle: perennial
Recent Logs
  • SBJ 11:10, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 10:32, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
  • Jomegat 13:17, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
  • Jomegat 01:40, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
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Temperate zone season(s): Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

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Verbena hastata

Inflorescence

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Profile for Verbena hastata (Vervain)
Identifying Characteristics
Flowers:Several spikes of tiny, purple, 5-petalled flowers branch from a central stem.
Foliage:Deeply veined with toothed margins. Lanceolate.
Stem:Erect
Life Cycle: Biennial, Perennial
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Agastache foeniculum

Inflorescences

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Profile for Agastache foeniculum (Wild Hyssop)
Identifying Characteristics
Flowers:Small tubular flowers on an upright spike
Foliage:simple, opposite
Stem:Square in cross section
Life Cycle: Perennial
Recent Logs
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 08:45, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 13:00, 28 July 2008 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny talk 10:28, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny talk 08:47, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
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Coleus

Flowering spike

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Profile for Coleus (Coleus)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:shrublike
Flowers:spikes of tubular flowers
Recent Logs
  • SB Johnny-LM 10:09, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
  • SBJ 18:24, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
  • SB Johnny-LM 09:53, 8 September 2007 (UTC)
  • SB Johnny-LM 08:43, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 10:35, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny talk 11:53, 23 September 2008 (UTC)


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Dahlia

Flower of cv. 'Autumn Fairy'

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Profile for Dahlia (Dahlia)
Identifying Characteristics
Recent Logs
  • SB Johnny-LM 10:53, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
  • SBJ 18:24, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
  • SB Johnny-LM 09:16, 8 September 2007 (UTC)


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Lycoris squamigera

Flowers

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Profile for Lycoris squamigera (Resurrection Lily)
Identifying Characteristics
Flowers:3 petals and 3 sepals
Foliage:Straplike, basal. Foliage is ephemeral in spring, and not present when flowering.
Recent Logs
  • SBJ 08:05, 25 August 2007 (UTC)


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Salvia sclarea

Flowering plant

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Profile for Salvia sclarea (Sage)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:erect herbaceous plant
Flowers:tubular, 2-lipped, white
Life Cycle: biennial
Recent Logs
  • SB Johnny-LM 10:46, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
  • SB Johnny-LM 11:41, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
  • SB Johnny-LM 10:41, 25 August 2007 (UTC) (last few flowers)
  • SB Johnny-LM 09:06, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
  • SB Johnny-LM 10:28, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
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Liatris spicata

Inflorescence

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Profile for Liatris spicata (Blazing Star)
Identifying Characteristics
Recent Logs
  • --Clarinetguy097 (discuss • contribs) 01:45, 8 July 2020 (UTC)
  • --Clarinetguy097 (discuss • contribs) 19:07, 18 July 2021 (UTC)
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Salvia guaranitica

Flowering plant

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Profile for Salvia guaranitica (Anise Sage)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:Upright herbaceous plant
Flowers:Tubular
Life Cycle: Perennial
Recent Logs
  • SB Johnny-LM 11:14, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
  • SB Johnny-LM 00:11, 6 August 2007 (UTC) (from a datestamped photograph)
  • SB Johnny-LM 10:40, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
  • SB Johnny-LM 09:41, 8 September 2007 (UTC)
  • SB Johnny-LM 07:36, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
  • SB Johnny-LM 10:27, 14 July 2008 (UTC)


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Vernonia noveboracensis

Closeup of flowerheads

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Profile for Vernonia noveboracensis (New York Ironweed)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:Erect herbaceous plant
Flowers:Heads, purple
Foliage:Simple
Life Cycle: Perennial
Recent Logs
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 10:12, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny talk 09:46, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall

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Salvia verticillata

Inflorescences

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Profile for Salvia verticillata (Salvia)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:Clump forming herb
Flowers:tubular, on spikes
Foliage:opposite, simple
Stem:Square in cross section
Life Cycle: Perennial
Recent Logs
  • SB Johnny-LM 11:14, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
  • SB Johnny-LM 00:11, 6 August 2007 (UTC) (from a datestamped photograph)
  • SB Johnny-LM 09:43, 8 September 2007 (UTC)
  • SB Johnny-LM 08:48, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
  • SB Johnny-LM 18:28, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
  • SB Johnny-LM 11:31, 20 June 2008 (UTC)
  • SB Johnny-LM 10:29, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
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Temperate zone season(s): Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Late Fall

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Cleome hassleriana

Inflorescence and foliage of cv. 'Violet Queen'

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Profile for Cleome hassleriana (Spider Flower)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:Upright herbaceous plant
Stem:Stiff, with sharp thorns, covered in leafy bracts
Fruit:Elongated pods
Life Cycle: Annual
Recent Logs
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 10:59, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 09:49, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
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Tradescantia

Flowers

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Profile for Tradescantia (Spiderwort)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:Erect herbaceous plant
Foliage:Straplike, both basal and on stems
Stem:Round
Life Cycle: Perennial
2009 Logs
  • Jomegat 11 May 2009 (from photo)
  • Jomegat 00:11, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

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Temperate zone season(s): Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

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Hibiscus syriacus

Flowers

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Profile for Hibiscus syriacus (Garden Hibiscus)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:Tree or shrub
Foliage:Simple, lobed
Fruit:Dry capsules
Recent Logs
  • SB Johnny-LM 12:52, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | PA! 09:40, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | PA! 09:29, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 11:38, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 09:53, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
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Hosta

Flowers of cv. 'Blue Crinkles'

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Profile for Hosta (Hosta)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:Clump-forming herbaceous plant
Flowers:tubular
Foliage:Basal
Life Cycle: perennial
Recent Logs
  • Jomegat 27 May 2010 (from photo)
  • Clarinetguy097 (discuss • contribs) 22:48, 24 June 2019 (UTC)
  • Clarinetguy097 (discuss • contribs) 17:37, 2 July 2019 (UTC)
  • Clarinetguy097 (discuss • contribs) 15:52, 13 July 2019 (UTC)
  • Clarinetguy097 (discuss • contribs) 03:00, 4 August 2019 (UTC)
  • Clarinetguy097 (discuss • contribs) 20:06, 5 October 2019 (UTC)
  • Clarinetguy097 (discuss • contribs) 19:00, 18 July 2021 (UTC)
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Temperate zone season(s): Early Summer, Late Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

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Veronicastrum virginicum

Inflorescence

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Profile for Veronicastrum virginicum (Culver's Root)
Identifying Characteristics
Flowers:On dense spikes
Life Cycle: Perennial

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Melissa officinalis

Closeup of flowers and foliage

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Profile for Melissa officinalis (Lemon Balm)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:Spreading herb
Flowers:Tubular, white
Foliage:Simple, opposite, dark green but cv. 'Aurea' has yellow leaves, and is common in gardens
Stem:Square in cross-section
Scent:Strong citrus scent from foliage
Life Cycle: Perennial
Recent Logs
  • --SB_Johnny | PA! 11:14, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | PA! 12:50, 21 July 2007 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | PA! 09:42, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Hazel 16:53, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
  • SB Johnny-LM 09:30, 8 September 2007 (UTC)


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Phlox paniculata

Inflorescence of a pink variety

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Profile for Phlox paniculata (Garden Phlox)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:Upright herbaceous plant
Flowers:Corolla tubular with 5 showy lobes
Foliage:Simple
Stem:green, stiff
Life Cycle: Perennial
Recent Logs
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 11:57, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 12:18, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 10:23, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny talk 12:50, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
  • ˜˜˜˜ TristanDolciano 16:30, 21 July 2019 (UTC)
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Temperate zone season(s): Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter

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last updated 09:44, 18 October 2007 (UTC) with 34 plants

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