Commelinaceae (Spiderwort Family) Synonym(s): Zigzag Spiderwort, Wideleaf Spiderwort Base Flower Color: BlueReproductive Phenology: Jun, JulBloom Notes: Blooms are rarely white. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
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Mountain Sweet Pepperbush (Clethra acuminate Michx.)
Clethraceae (Clethra Family) Synonym(s): Mountain Pepperbush, Mountain Sweet Pepperbush, Cinnamon Clethra Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Hearts-A-Burstin (Euonymus americanus L.)
Celastraceae (Bittersweet Family) Synonym(s): American Strawberry Bush, Strawberry Bush, Brook Euonymus, Hearts-a-burstin, Bursting Heart, Wahoo Base Flower Color: Green, WhiteReproductive Phenology: May, JunBloom Notes: Recognized more by its seed pod than its tiny flower. For more information about this plant, Click Here. Similar Species: Eastern Wahoo (Euonymus atropurpureus Jacq. var. atropurpureus)
Trumpet Creeper (Campsis radicans (L.) Seem. ex Bureau)
Bignoniaceae (Trumpet Creeper Family) Synonym(s): Trumpet Creeper, Trumpet Vine, Common Trumpet Creeper, Cow Vine, Foxglove Vine, Hellvine, Devil’s Shoestring Base Flower Color: Red, OrangeReproductive Phenology: Jun, JulBloom Notes: Usually reddish orange. Yellow cultivars have been produced. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Spider Flower (Cleome hassleriana Chod.)
Capparidaceae (Caper Family) Reproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, OctBloom Description: Pink For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Eastern Sweetshrub (Calycanthus floridus L.)
Calycanthaceae (Stawberry-Shrub Family) Synonym(s): Eastern Sweetshrub, Carolina Allspice, Sweet Shrub Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon) (incl. Maroon)Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Prickly Pear (Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.)
Cactaceae (Cactus Family) Synonym(s): Low Prickly Pear, Smooth Prickly Pear, Devil’s Tongue Base Flower Color: Yellow, OrangeReproductive Phenology: May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Allegheny-spurge (Pachysandra procumbens Michx.)
Buxaceae (Boxwood Family) Synonym(s): Allegheny Spurge, Mountain Spurge Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Mar, AprBloom Notes: Color white or pale pink, fragrant, often appearing before new leaves emerge in early spring. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum L.)
Berberidaceae (Barberry Family) Synonym(s): Mayapple, Indian Apple, Wild Mandrake, Pomme De Mai, Podophylle Pelt Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Feb, Mar, AprBloom Notes: Flowers usually white, but some populations display pinkish, rosy, or purplish flowers. Pink/rose/purple-flowered plants are sometimes referred to as a separate form of this species: Podophyllum peltatum f. deamii.Only plants with aContinue reading “Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum L.)”
Twinleaf (Jeffersonia diphylla (L.) Pers.)
Berberidaceae (Barberry Family) Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May For more information about this plant, Click Here.