Bloom Clock/Keys/Southeastern Pennsylvania/February/All

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This page is part of a dichotomous key for plants recorded as blooming in Southeastern Pennsylvania during the month of February.

Spiraea thunbergii

Flowers and foliage

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Profile for Spiraea thunbergii (Spiraea)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	Arching, multistemmed shrub
Flowers:	Small white flowers in axillary cluseters.
Foliage:	Narrow, threadlike

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SB Johnny-LM 11:32, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
SB Johnny-LM 00:00, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
SB Johnny-LM 00:23, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Early Winter, Mid Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring, Mid Fall, Late Fall

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Forsythia x intermedia

blooming plant

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Profile for Forsythia x intermedia (Garden Forsythia)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	suckering shrub
Flowers:	4-petaled, yellow
Foliage:	Simple, opposite, serrate margins, emerging about 1/2-way through full bloom
Stem:	hollow pith

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Jomegat 16:58, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
Jomegat 22:30, 6 May 2009 (UTC)
Jomegat 00:39, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Early Winter, Mid Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring

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Hamamelis x intermedia

Cv. 'Jelena' in bloom

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Profile for Hamamelis x intermedia (Hybrid Witch Hazel)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	Large shrub or small tree, vase-shaped
Flowers:	4 thread-like, showy petals
Foliage:	simple, alternate, uneven at the base
Stem:	zig-zag branches
Subclass plants:	Hamamelis 'Arnold Promise', Hamamelis 'Diane', Hamamelis 'Jelena', Hamamelis 'Sunburst'

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SB Johnny-LM 20:48, 18 February 2008 (UTC) ('Jelena, 'Diane', 'Arnold Promise', and 'Sunburst')
SB Johnny-LM 20:48, 11 March 2008 (UTC) ('Jelena, 'Diane', 'Arnold Promise', and 'Sunburst')
--Luai lashire 17:22, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

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Temperate zone season(s): Mid Winter, Late Winter, Early Spring

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Helleborus niger

Flowers in winter

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Profile for Helleborus niger (Christmas Rose)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	low herb or subshrub
Life Cycle:	perennial

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SB Johnny-LM 11:40, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
SB Johnny-LM 10:36, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
SB Johnny-LM 20:51, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
SB Johnny-LM 11:38, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
SB Johnny-LM 08:40, 22 March 2008 (UTC) (most flowers fading to pink)

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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Mid Winter, Late Winter, Early Spring

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Stellaria media

Flower

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Profile for Stellaria media (Common Chickweed)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	Creeping, mat-forming herb
Flowers:	Small, white
Life Cycle:	Annual

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Jomegat 16:59, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
Jomegat 00:41, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
Jomegat 00:16, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
Jomegat 00:55, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Mid Winter, Late Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring. Late Spring, Early Summer, Late Fall, Early Winter

Regional data and additional images for Stellaria media

Senecio vulgaris

Stems and flowers

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Profile for Senecio vulgaris (Common Groundsel)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	Low growing but upright herbaceous plant
Flowers:	Enclosed heads

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Jomegat 00:15, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
Jomegat 01:59, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
Jomegat 00:34, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
Jomegat 00:46, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Mid Winter, Late Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Fall

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Symplocarpus foetidus

Spathe

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Profile for Symplocarpus foetidus (Eastern Skunk Cabbage)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	Colonizing herbaceous plant
Flowers:	spathe and spadix
Foliage:	basal, very large
Scent:	strong unpleasant odor from all parts
Life Cycle:	perennial

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Sb f 16:21, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Mid Winter, Late Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring

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Taraxacum officinale

Head

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Profile for Taraxacum officinale (Common Dandelion)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	rosette-forming herbaceous plant with a long taproot
Flowers:	Head, flowers are all ray-like
Foliage:	Basal only, pinnately lobed
Stem:	flower stems are hollow with a milky sap
Scent:	mild, "sunny"
Growing Conditions:	sunny and partly-shaded, well drained soils, drought intolerant
Fruit:	achene with a silky pappus
Similar Plants:	Hypochoeris radicata, Sonchus

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Jomegat 16:59, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
Jomegat 21:14, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
Jomegat 21:23, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
Jomegat 00:16, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
Jomegat 18:39, 2 August 2009 (UTC)
Trinity507 20:48, 5 October 2009 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Mid Winter, Late Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter

Regional data and additional images for Taraxacum officinale

Helleborus foetidus

Closeup of flower, note that the anthers are present while in bloom

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Profile for Helleborus foetidus (Stinking Hellebore)

Identifying Characteristics
Foliage:	evergreen, palmately divided
Life Cycle:	perennial

[edit] Recent Logs

SB Johnny-LM 20:52, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 14:54, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
SB Johnny-LM 08:39, 22 March 2008 (UTC)
HortMan 11:00, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Mid Winter, Late Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring

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Last updated 10:55, 13 February 2008 (UTC) from the DPL page with 9 plants.

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