Bloom Clock/Keys/Southeastern Pennsylvania/October/White Flowers/Trees, Shrubs, and Vines

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

  • White flowers
  • are trees, shrubs, or vines

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

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Rosa

Flowers

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Profile for Rosa (Rose)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit: Thorny shrubs
Foliage: alternate, pinnately compound
Stem: thorned
Fruit: small pomes (hips)
Life Cycle: perennial shrub
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Temperate zone season(s): Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall Mid Fall, Late Fall

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Polygonum sagittatum

Inflorescences

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Profile for Polygonum sagittatum (Arrowleaf tearthumb)
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Viburnum rhytidophyllum

Inflorescence and foliage

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Profile for Viburnum rhytidophyllum (Leatherleaf Viburnum)
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Buddleja davidii

Inflorescence

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Profile for Buddleja davidii (Butterfly Bush)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit: Arching shrub
Foliage: Simple, rough, opposite
Stem: Hollow pith
Scent: Flowers are sweetly scented
Fruit: Dry capsules
Life Cycle: Perennial shrub
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Temperate zone season(s): Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall

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Lonicera japonica

Flowers and foliage

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Profile for Lonicera japonica (Japanese Honeysuckle)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit: Twining vine
Flowers: In terminal clusters, tubular, white or yellow (both colors often appearing on the same plant)
Foliage: Simple, opposite
Scent: Flowers are sweetly scented
Life Cycle: Woody perennial
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Temperate zone season(s): Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall

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Lagerstroemia indica

Inflorescences and foliage

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Profile for Lagerstroemia indica (Crape Myrtle)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit: Large shrub or small tree
Foliage: simple
Fruit: Dry, persistent capsule
Life Cycle: perennial shrub or tree
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Temperate zone season(s): Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall

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Prunus laurocerasus

Closeup of flowers

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Profile for Prunus laurocerasus (Cherry Laurel)
Identifying Characteristics
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Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Fall, Mid Fall

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Abelia x grandiflora

Closeup of flowers

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Profile for Abelia x grandiflora (Glossy Abelia)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit: Suckering shrub
Flowers: Tubular, white
Foliage: Simple, glossy
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Last updated 13:52, 1 January 2008 (UTC) from the DPL page with 9 plants.
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