Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Base Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, BlueReproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, OctBloom Notes: Flower centers (disc flowers) open yellow but turn dark red after pollination. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Category Archives: Photographic Location: Henry Horton State Park in Middle Tennessee.
Northern Spiderlily (Hymenocallis occidentalis (LeConte) Kunth. var. occidentalis)
Liliaceae (Lily Family) Synonym(s): Carolina Spiderlily Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Slender Dayflower (Commelina erecta L. var. erecta)
Commelinaceae (Spiderwort Family) Synonyms: Dayflower, Widow’s Tears, White-mouth Dayflower Base Flower Color: BlueReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, OctNotes: They only bloom for a day, but there are several buds on a plant that open 3-4 days apart. For more information about this plant, Click Here. Similar Species: Asiatic Dayflower (Commelina communis L.)
Pennsylvania Smartweed (Persicaria pensylvanica (L.) M. Gomez)
Polygonaceae (Buckwheat Family) Synonym(s): Pennsylvania Smartweed, Pink Smartweed Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica L.)
Campanulaceae (Bellflower Family) Base Flower Color: BlueReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, OctNotes: The unfortunate species name, siphilitica, is based on the fact that it was a supposed cure for syphilis. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Climbing False Buckwheat (Fallopia scandens (L.) Holub)
Polygonaceae (Buckwheat Family) Base Flower Color: Yellow , GreenReproductive Phenology: Aug , Sep , Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Spider Lily (Hymenocallis occidentalis (Leconte) Kunth var. occidentalis)
Liliaceae (Lily Family) Reproductive Phenology: July , August , SeptBloom Description: White For more information about this plant, Click Here.