Wildflowers Encyclopedia
Lathyrus vernus (Spring Vetchling)
Lathyrus vernus, the spring vetchling, is a compact woodland perennial producing showy racemes of pea-like flowers that open purple-violet and age through blue to greenish-blue over their 2-3 week lifespan,...
Lathyrus vernus (Spring Vetchling)
Lathyrus vernus, the spring vetchling, is a compact woodland perennial producing showy racemes of pea-like flowers that open purple-violet and age through blue to greenish-blue over their 2-3 week lifespan,...
Reseda lutea (Wild Mignonette)
Reseda lutea is a wiry, ascending perennial or biennial reaching 30-75 cm, bearing narrow terminal racemes of small greenish-yellow flowers from May through September on dry roadsides, waste ground, and...
Reseda lutea (Wild Mignonette)
Reseda lutea is a wiry, ascending perennial or biennial reaching 30-75 cm, bearing narrow terminal racemes of small greenish-yellow flowers from May through September on dry roadsides, waste ground, and...
Scabiosa columbaria (Small Scabious)
Scabiosa columbaria is a delicate perennial of calcareous grasslands across Europe and western Asia, growing 20-70 cm tall with pincushion-like lilac-blue flower heads 2-3.5 cm across from June to October....
Scabiosa columbaria (Small Scabious)
Scabiosa columbaria is a delicate perennial of calcareous grasslands across Europe and western Asia, growing 20-70 cm tall with pincushion-like lilac-blue flower heads 2-3.5 cm across from June to October....
Paris quadrifolia (Herb Paris)
Paris quadrifolia, commonly called herb Paris, is a distinctive and somewhat sinister-looking woodland perennial with a single stem bearing a precise whorl of exactly four broad leaves topped by an...
Paris quadrifolia (Herb Paris)
Paris quadrifolia, commonly called herb Paris, is a distinctive and somewhat sinister-looking woodland perennial with a single stem bearing a precise whorl of exactly four broad leaves topped by an...
Penstemon palmeri (Palmer's Penstemon)
Penstemon palmeri is a robust desert perennial reaching 90-180 cm tall, distinguished among penstemons by its large, fragrant pink-to-white flowers and clasping, glaucous blue-green leaves with sharply serrate margins. Native...
Penstemon palmeri (Palmer's Penstemon)
Penstemon palmeri is a robust desert perennial reaching 90-180 cm tall, distinguished among penstemons by its large, fragrant pink-to-white flowers and clasping, glaucous blue-green leaves with sharply serrate margins. Native...
Silphium laciniatum (Compass Plant)
Compass plant is a towering tallgrass prairie perennial reaching 150-300 cm with deeply pinnately divided basal leaves that orient north-south to minimise midday sun exposure. Native to the central US...
Silphium laciniatum (Compass Plant)
Compass plant is a towering tallgrass prairie perennial reaching 150-300 cm with deeply pinnately divided basal leaves that orient north-south to minimise midday sun exposure. Native to the central US...