Bloom Clock/Keys/Southeastern Pennsylvania/March/Red Flowers

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

  • Red flowers

Erica carnea

flowers of a purple variety

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 Profile for Erica carnea (Heath)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit: Low-growing, spreading shrub
Foliage: Awn-shaped, small, evergreen
[edit] Recent Logs
  • SBJ 13:08, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
  • SBJ 09:00, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
  • SBJ 09:16, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
  • SBJ 14:29, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
  • SBJ 10:00, 26 April 2008 (UTC)


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

Regional data and additional images for Erica carnea

Acer saccharinum

closeup of a flower

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 Profile for Acer saccharinum (Silver Maple)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit: Large tree
[edit] Recent Logs
  • Jomegat 17:00, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
  • Jomegat 17:00, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
  • Jomegat 16:59, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
  • Jomegat 21:14, 21 April 2009 (UTC)


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

Regional data and additional images for Acer saccharinum

Hamamelis 'Diane'

Closeup

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 Profile for Hamamelis 'Diane' ('Diane' Witch Hazel)
Identifying Characteristics
[edit] Recent Logs
  • SB Johnny-LM 10:38, 11 February 2008 (UTC) ('Jelena', 'Diane', and 'Arnold Promise')
  • 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')


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

Regional data and additional images for Hamamelis 'Diane'

Parrotia persica

Opening flower

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 Profile for Parrotia persica (Persian Ironwood)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit: Low-crowned tree
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Early Spring, Mid Spring

Regional data and additional images for Parrotia persica

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'
[edit] Recent Logs
  • 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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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Mid Winter, Late Winter, Early Spring

Regional data and additional images for Hamamelis x intermedia

Helleborus x hybridus

Red flowers (flowers range from whie through purple)

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 Profile for Helleborus x hybridus (Hybrid Hellebore)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit: Low herbaceous plant
Foliage: Primarily basal, palmately lobed, evergreen
Fruit: Dry capsules
Life Cycle: Perennial
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Mid Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring

Regional data and additional images for Helleborus x hybridus

Acer rubrum

Flower clusters

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 Profile for Acer rubrum (Red Maple)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit: Large tree
Flowers: Red flowers opening well before the leaves
Foliage: As with all maples, they are deciduous and arranged oppositely on the twig. They are typically 5-10 cm (2-4 inches) long and wide with 3-5 palmate lobes with a serrated margin. The sinuses are typically narrow, but the leaves can exhibit considerable variation.
Stem: In dense forests, trunk will remain free of branches until some distance up the tree. Individuals grown in the open are shorter and thicker with a more rounded crown.
Growing Conditions: It can be found growing in swamps, on poor dry soils, and most anywhere in between
Fruit: Samara
Similar Plants: Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Early Spring, Mid Spring

Regional data and additional images for Acer rubrum

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

Regional data and additional images for Vinca minor

Viola x wittrockiana

A Purple-flowered variety

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 Profile for Viola x wittrockiana (Pansy)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit: Short-lived, low-growing perennial, with mostly cool season blooms
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Early Spring, Mid Spring, Mid Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter

Regional data and additional images for Viola x wittrockiana


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Last updated 13:21, 28 March 2008 (UTC) from the DPL page with 9 plants.
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