Woodland Phlox (Phlox divaricata L. var. divaricata)

Polemoniaceae (Phlox Family) Synonym(s): Wild Blue Phlox Base Flower Color: Blue, WhiteReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Canada Violet (Viola canadensis L. var. canadensis)

Violaceae (Violet Family) Synonym(s): Canadian White Violet, Canada Violet Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Three Seeded Mercury (Acalypha rhomboidea Raf.)

Euphorbiaceae (Spurge Family) Synonym(s): Common Threeseed Mercury, Virginia Threeseed Mercury Base Flower Color: GreenReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, NovBloom Notes: Male flowers minute with 4 sepals, golden-green. Female flowers without petals, the sepals minute and green. For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Spiny Sowthistle (Sonchus asper (L.) Hill)

Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Prickly Sowthistle, Spiny-leaved Sow-thistle Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov For more information about this plant, Click Here.

False Boneset (Brickellia eupatorioides (L.) Shinners var. eupatorioides)

Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s):Base Flower Color: Purple, YellowReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Southern Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana (Shinners) Cantino ssp. praemorsa)

Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Synonym(s): Fall Obedient Plant, False Dragonhead, Virginia Lions-heart Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, SeptBloom Note: Obedient plant receives its name from the characteristic fact that if you manipulate an individual flower back and forth on its axis, it will stay in the position you place it. For more informationContinue reading “Southern Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana (Shinners) Cantino ssp. praemorsa)”

Purple-Headed Sneezeweed (Helenium Flexuosum Raf.)

Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Purplehead Sneezeweed Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon), Purple, YellowReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, OctBloom Notes: The genus is thought to have been named by Linnaeus for Helen of Troy. The legend is that the flowers sprung up from the ground where her tears fell. For more informationContinue reading “Purple-Headed Sneezeweed (Helenium Flexuosum Raf.)”

Kudzu (Pueraria montana (Willd.) Maesen & S. Almeida ex Sanjappa & Pradeep var. lobata)

Fabaceae (Pea Family) Synonym(s): Japanese Arrowroot; Kudzu; Kudzu Bean; Kudzu Hemp; Kudzu Vine; Pueraria Base Flower Color: Purple, BlueReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Downy Rattlesnake Plantain (Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br.)

Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug For more information about this plant, Click Here and Here.

Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.)

Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Base Flower Color: Purple, WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept For more information about this plant, Click Here.