Bloom Clock/Keys/Central Pennsylvania/August/Blue Flowers

Torenia fournieri

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This page is part of a dichotomous key for plants recorded as blooming in Central Pennsylvania during the month of August.
These plants have the following traits:

Profile for Torenia fournieri (Wishbone Flower)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	Low growing herbaceous plant
Foliage:	simple, opposite

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Regional data and additional images for Torenia fournieri

Verbena bracteata

Profile for Verbena bracteata (Verbena)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	Herb
Flowers:	5 petals, blue to purple
Foliage:	pinnately lobed
Stem:	hairy
Life Cycle:	annual, biennial, and perennial

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Cichorium intybus

Profile for Cichorium intybus (Chicory)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	Erect perennial, foliage primarily basal but with some cauline leaves
Flowers:	Radiate heads, both disk and ray florets typically blue but sometimes white
Life Cycle:	perennial
Similar Plants:	Basal foliage in spring is often mistaken for Taraxacum officinale

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Temperate zone season(s): Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall

Regional data and additional images for Cichorium intybus

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Last updated 11:41, 1 January 2008 (UTC) from the DPL page with 3 plants.