Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family) Synonym(s): Orange Eye Butterfly Bush; Summer Lilac Base Flower Color: Purple, Pink, WhiteReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov For more information about this plant, Click Here.
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Roundstem False Foxglove (Agalinis gattingeri (Small) Small)
Orobanchaceae (Broom-Rape Family) Base Flower Color: Pink, PurpleReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Bachelor’s Button (Centaurea cyanus L.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Garden Cornflower, Bachelor’s Button, Cornflower, Bluebottle Base Flower Color: Blue, Purple, WhiteReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Purple False Foxglove (Agalinis purpurea (L.) Pennell)
Orobanchaceae (Broom-Rape Family) Base Flower Color: Pink, PurpleReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Small Purple Fringed Orchid (Platanthera psycodes (L.) Lindl.)
Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) Synonym(s): Lesser Purple Fringed Orchid, Small Purple Fringed Orchid Base Flower Color: Purple, PinkReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug For more information about this plant, Click Here and Here.
Canby’s lobelia (Lobelia canbyi A. Gray)
Campanulaceae (Bellflower Family) Base Flower Color: PurpleReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, NovBloom Notes: The difference between canbyi and nuttallii is the throat. Canbyi is pubescent (hairy) and nuttallii is glabrous (smooth, not hairy). Otherwise, they look exactly the same. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Hoary Ticktrefoil (Desmodium canescens (L.) DC.)
Fabaceae (Pea Family) Base Flower Color: Pink, PurpleReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Blanket Flower (Gaillardia pulchella Foug.)
Synonym(s): Indian Blanket, Firewheel, Girasol Rojo Asteraceae (Aster Family) Base Flower Color: Red, Yellow, Brown (incl. Maroon) (incl. Maroon), PurpleReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, AugBloom Notes: May flower longer if rains are plentiful. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Lentil Vetch (Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Schreb.)
Fabaceae (Pea Family) Synonym(s): Slender Vetch, Smooth Tare, Sparrow Vetch, Four Seeded Vetch Base Flower Color: White, PurpleReproductive Phenology: Jun, JulBloom Notes: Four Seeded Vetch is native to Eurasia and invasive nearly everywhere else in the world. The minute corollas are in racemes of one to three, the usually four-seeded, as the name suggests. ForContinue reading “Lentil Vetch (Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Schreb.)”
Missouri Ironweed (Vernonia missurica Raf.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Base Flower Color: Purple, PinkReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, SeptNotes: Missouri Ironweed can be distinguished from other Vernonia spp. primarily by the number of disk florets in the compound flowers, and the profuse hairiness of the stems and lower sides of the leaves. For more information about this plant, Click Here.