Bloom Clock/Keys/Southeastern Pennsylvania/July/Blue Flowers

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

Note: Because many species have variation in flower color, some of the photographs on this page show flowers of a different color than blue. In most cases, the "typical" (most common) color is shown here.

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This page is part of a dichotomous key for plants recorded as blooming in Southeastern Pennsylvania during the month of July.
These plants have the following traits:

  • Blue flowers

Cichorium intybus

Heads

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Profile for Cichorium intybus (Chicory)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:Erect perennial, foliage primarily basal but with some cauline leaves
Flowers:Radiate heads, both disk and ray florets typically blue but sometimes white
Life Cycle: perennial
Similar Plants:Basal foliage in spring is often mistaken for Taraxacum officinale
Recent Logs
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 09:47, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny talk 13:40, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny talk 09:44, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
  • --Bridget barcode 13:23, 21 July 2009
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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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Hydrangea macrophylla

Lacecap flower type

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Profile for Hydrangea macrophylla (Bigleaf Hydrangea)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:Multistemmed shrub
Foliage:Opposite, simple
Recent Logs

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

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Lobelia siphilitica

Inflorescences

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Profile for Lobelia siphilitica (Blue Lobelia)
Identifying Characteristics
Recent Logs
  • --Jomegat 19 July, 2008 (from photo)
  • --Jomegat 26 July, 2008 (from photo)
  • Jomegat 20:32, 9 August 2008 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny talk 22:36, 9 August 2008 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall

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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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Geranium

Flowers of Geranium x magnificum

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Profile for Geranium (True Geraniums)
Identifying Characteristics
Flowers:5 petals
Foliage:palmately veined
Subclass plants:G. macrorrhizum G. maculatum G. phaeum G. pratense G. pyrenaicum G.robertianum G. x cantabrigiense 'Biokovo'
Recent Logs
  • SB Johnny-LM 11:53, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 09:51, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Anna reg, 1 May 2010 (Photo, cultivar)
  • Anna reg 13:02, 4 June 2010 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

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Myosotis

Inflorescence

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Profile for Myosotis (Forget-me-not)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:Sprawling herbaceous plant
Foliage:Simple
Recent Logs

--Anna gdf 11:24, 11 May 2010 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

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Veronicastrum sibiricum

Inflorescence

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Profile for Veronicastrum sibiricum (Veronicastrum)
Identifying Characteristics
Recent Logs
  • SB Johnny-LM 10:46, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
  • SB Johnny-LM 10:46, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
  • SB Johnny-LM 09:03, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
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Commelina communis

Flower and foliage

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Profile for Commelina communis (Asiatic Dayflower)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:Sprawling herbaceous plant
Foliage:Simple, with linear veins
Life Cycle: annual
Recent Logs
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 08:22, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 12:23, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
  • SB Johnny-LM 13:01, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 09:50, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
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Clematis

Flowers of a purple cultivar

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Profile for Clematis (Clematis)
Identifying Characteristics
Recent Logs
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 09:47, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 08:46, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
  • SB Johnny-LM 09:04, 16 August 2008 (UTC)
  • SBJ 08:56, 5 September 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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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Regional data and additional images for Tradescantia

Tradescantia virginiana

Inflorescence

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Profile for Tradescantia virginiana (Virginia Spiderwort)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:Upright herbaceous plant
Foliage:Straplike
Stem:Round
Life Cycle: Perennial
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Veronica americana

Closeup of flowers

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Profile for Veronica americana (American Brooklime)
Identifying Characteristics
Growing Conditions:Semi-aquatic, growing in streams, wet soils, or on banks
Recent Logs
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 14:53, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 17:26, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 09:52, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 13:17, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 11:26, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 11:38, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny talk 12:28, 9 August 2008 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Early Summer, Mid Summer

Regional data and additional images for Veronica americana

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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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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Last updated 11:36, 19 October 2007 (UTC) from the DPL page with 14 plants.
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