Fabaceae (Pea Family) Synonym(s): Blue Bell; Butterfly Pea; Lady’s Slipper; Spurred Butterfly Pea; Wild Pea Bloom Color: Pink , Blue , PurpleBloom Time: Apr , May , Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.
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Northern Spiderlily (Hymenocallis occidentalis (LeConte) Kunth. var. occidentalis)
Liliaceae (Lily Family) Synonym(s): Carolina Spiderlily Bloom Color: WhiteBloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Ramps (Allium tricoccum Aiton)
Liliaceae (Lily Family) Synonym(s): Wild Leek, Ramp Bloom Color: WhiteBloom Time: May , Jun , JulNotes: Two long, glossy, oval leaves appear in early spring and wither away before the smooth, 6-10 in. flowering stalk matures. Small white flowers occur in a hemispherical, terminal cluster of creamy-white flowers. For more information about this plant, ClickContinue reading “Ramps (Allium tricoccum Aiton)”
Blanket Flower (Gaillardia pulchella Foug.)
Synonym(s): Indian Blanket, Firewheel, Girasol Rojo Asteraceae (Aster Family) Bloom Color: Red , Yellow , BrownBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , AugBloom Notes: May flower longer if rains are plentiful. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Hairy Wood Mint (Blephilia hirsuta (Pursh) Benth.)
Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Bloom Color: Blue , PurpleBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Sep For more information about this plant, Click Here. Similar Species: Downy Wood Mint (Blephilia ciliata (L.) Benth.)
Wineberry (Rubus phoenicolasius Maxim.)
Rosaceae (Rose Family) Bloom Color: WhiteBloom Time: May , Jun , JulNotes: Wineberry forms dense shady thickets that displace native plants and significantly alter habitat structure. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Corn Chamomile (Anthemis arvensis L.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Bloom Color: White , YellowBloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul , AugBloom Notes: Field Chamomile can be distinguished from other mayweeds by its flat leaf-segments (rather than rounded leaf-segments), and by the woolly pubescence of its foliage. It does not possess the unpleasant odor of Dog Fennel (A. cotula).Continue reading “Corn Chamomile (Anthemis arvensis L.)”
Lowbush Blueberry (Vaccinium pallidum Aiton)
Ericaceae (Heath Family) Bloom Color: White , Red , PinkBloom Time: Apr , MayNotes: Probably the tastiest of our native blueberries. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Two-Flowered Cynthia (Krigia biflora (Walter) S.F. Blake)
Asteraceae (Aster Family) Synonym(s): Two-flower Dwarf Dandelion, Two-flower Cynthia, Dwarf Dandelion Bloom Color: Orange , YellowBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Pink Azalea (Rhododendron periclymenoides (Michx.) Shinners)
Ericaceae (Heath Family) Synonym(s): Pinxterbloom Azalea, Pinxterflower Bloom Color: White , PinkBloom Time: Mar , Apr , MayBloom Notes: All parts are highly toxic. May be fatal if eaten. For more information about this plant, Click Here. Similar Species: Mountain Azalea (Rhododendron canescens)
Sessile-leaf Bellwort (Uvularia sessilifolia L.)
Liliaceae (Lily Family) Synonym(s): Spreading Bellwort, Straw Lily, Wild Oats, Merrybells, Sessile Bellwort Bloom Color: White , YellowBloom Time: Apr , MayBloom Notes: Typically pale yellow in color For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Green and Gold (Chrysogonum virginianum G. L. Nesom var. brevistolon)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Bloom Color: YellowBloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.
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