Bloom Clock/Keys/Southeastern Pennsylvania/May/Purple Flowers

The plants pictured below have been recorded as blooming during the month of May in Southeastern Pennsylvania.

Note: Because many species have variation in flower color, some of the photographs on this page show flowers of a different color than purple. In most cases, the "typical" (most common) color is shown here.


Trifolium pratense

Inflorescence

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Profile for Trifolium pratense (Red Clover)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:Spreading herbaceous plant
Foliage:trifoliate with pale zones on the leaflets
Fruit:tiny legumes
Life Cycle: perennial
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Temperate zone season(s): Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall


Hesperis matronalis

Closeup of purple flowers, flowers can range from white through pink, purple, or red

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Profile for Hesperis matronalis (Dame's Rocket)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:Upright forb
Flowers:4 showy petals
Scent:Strong, sweet scent in early morning and evening
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Late Spring, Early Summer, Late Summer, Mid Fall


Thymus 'Spicy Orange'

Flowering plant

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Profile for Thymus 'Spicy Orange' (Spicy Orange Thyme)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:Creeping semi-woody plant
Foliage:Awn-shaped, evergreen, strongly scented
Scent:Strong thyme scent from foliage
Life Cycle: perennial
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Temperate zone season(s): Late Spring, Early Summer


Paulownia tomentosa

Flowers and foliage

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Profile for Paulownia tomentosa (Princess Tree)
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Temperate zone season(s): Late Spring


Rhododendron

Flowers

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Profile for Rhododendron (Rhododendrons and Azaleas)
Identifying Characteristics
Subclass plants:R. calendulaceum,

R. catawbiense,
R. maximum,
R. molle,
R. prinophyllum,
R. subsp. vireya,
R. 'Delaware Valley White',
R. 'Girard's Crimson',
R. 'Hershey's Red',
R. 'PJM',
R. 'Pleasant White',

R. 'Roseum Elegans',
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer


Lamium purpureum

Plant colony

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Profile for Lamium purpureum (Deadnettle)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:Low, spreading herbaceous plant , flowering stems rising above the foliage
Flowers:Tubular, 2-lipped, pink or purple
Foliage:Reddish or purplish in early spring, fading to green as the season warms
Stem:square in cross section, densely covered by the leaves
Life Cycle: Winter annual
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring


Vinca minor

flowers and young foliage

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Profile for Vinca minor (Periwinkle)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:prostrate vine, rooting at the nodes
Flowers:trumpet-shaped
Foliage:simple, opposite, evergreen
Life Cycle: perennial
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Early Winter, Mid Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall


Cercis canadensis

Flowering tree

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Profile for Cercis canadensis (Eastern Redbud)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:Small tree with a horizontal branching habit
Flowers:Small clusters of pea-like flowers, borne on the stems and even trunks
Foliage:Heart-shaped
Stem:Zig-zagging
Fruit:flattened pods
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring, Late Spring


Allium schoenoprasum

Flowering plant

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Profile for Allium schoenoprasum (Chives)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:Grasslike herbaceous plant
Foliage:Tubular
Life Cycle: Perennial
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer


Wisteria sinensis

Flowers

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Profile for Wisteria sinensis (Chinese Wisteria)
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  • SBJ 12:05, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
  • SBJ 10:30, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring, Late Spring


Lunaria annua

Inflorescence and upper leaves

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Profile for Lunaria annua (Honesty)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:Erect herbaceous plant
Life Cycle: Biennial
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring, Late Spring


Aquilegia x hybrida

Flowers of a pink variety

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Profile for Aquilegia x hybrida (Garden Columbine)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer


Iris

Flower of Iris versicolor

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Profile for Iris (Iris)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Late Spring, Early Summer


Syringa vulgaris

A purple-flowered variety

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Profile for Syringa vulgaris (Common Lilac)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring, Late Spring


Iris sibirica

Flowers

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Profile for Iris sibirica (Siberian Iris)
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Temperate zone season(s): Late Spring, Early Summer


Glechoma hederacea

Closeup of flowers and terminal leaves

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Profile for Glechoma hederacea (Ground Ivy)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:Mat-forming herb
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer


Geranium maculatum

Plant in bloom

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Profile for Geranium maculatum (Blue Wood Geranium)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer


Tradescantia

Flowers

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Profile for Tradescantia (Spiderwort)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:Erect herbaceous plant
Foliage:Straplike, both basal and on stems
Stem:Round
Life Cycle: Perennial
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer



last updated 10:07, 19 October 2007 (UTC) with 17 plants