Canada Lily (Lilium canadense L.)

Liliaceae (Lily Family) Synonym(s): Canada Lily, Canadian Lily, Wild Yellow Lily Base Flower Color: OrangeReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Downy False Foxglove (Aureolaria virginica (L.) Pennell)

Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family) Synonym(s): Downy Yellow False Foxglove, Downy False Foxglove Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Macartney Rose (Rosa bracteata J. C. Wendl.)

Rosaceae (Rose Family) Base Flower Color: White, PinkReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Dwarf Rattlesnake Plantain (Goodyera repens (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f.)

Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) Synonym(s): Lesser Rattlesnake Plantain, Dwarf Rattlesnake Plantain Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept For more information about this plant, Click Here and Here.

Bracted Plantain (Plantago aristata Michx.)

Plantaginaceae (Plantian Family) Synonym(s): Largebracted Plantain, Buckthorn Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Showy Gentian (Gentiana decora Pollard)

Gentianaceae (Gentian Family) Synonym(s): Showy Gentian, Appalachian Gentian Base Flower Color: BlueReproductive Phenology: Sep, OctBloom Notes: Flowers may be blue, purple, violet, white, or white with blue, purple, or violet stripes. For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Striped Wintergreen (Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh)

Ericaceae (Heath Family) Synonym(s): Striped Prince’s Pine, Spotted Wintergreen Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, OctBloom Note: Sometimes mistaken for Pipsissewa (Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W.P.C. Barton) For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Russian Princess (Lobelia × speciosa)

Campanulaceae (Bellflower Family) Lobelia × speciosa is a hybrid designation that covers plants developed from L. fulgens, L. cardinalis and L. siphilitica. Base Flower Color: MagentaReproductive Phenology: July to September For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Spring Ladies’ Tresses (Spiranthes vernalis Engelm. & A. Gray)

Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) Synonym(s): Spring Ladies’-tresses, Spring Lady’s Tresses Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul (I have seen it as late as Sept.)Notes: It can be distinguished from other Spiranthes species by the pointed tips of the hairs on its inflorescence. For more information about this plant, Click Here and Here.

American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana Lour.)

Verbenaceae (Vervain Family) Synonym(s): American Beautyberry , French Mulberry Base Flower Color: White, Pink, PurpleReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.