Bloom Clock/Keys/Global/Temperate/Mid Summer/Blue Flowers

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This page is part of the global dichotomous key for plants recorded as blooming in Mid Summer.

These plants have the following traits:

Blue flowers

Agastache foeniculum

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Profile for Agastache foeniculum (Wild Hyssop)

Identifying Characteristics
Flowers:	Small tubular flowers on an upright spike
Foliage:	simple, opposite
Stem:	Square in cross section
Life Cycle:	Perennial

Recent Logs

--SB_Johnny | ^talk 08:45, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 13:00, 28 July 2008 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny ^talk 10:28, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny ^talk 08:47, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
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Aster novae-angliae

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Profile for Aster novae-angliae (New England Aster)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	Erect, bushy herbaceous plant
Flowers:	Heads with yellow disk florets and purple (sometimes pink, white, or red) rays
Foliage:	Simple, alternate
Life Cycle:	Perennial

Recent Logs

Jomegat 17:49, 6 June 2010 (UTC)
Clarinetguy097 (discuss • contribs) 22:02, 20 June 2021 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall

Regional data and additional images for Aster novae-angliae

Centaurea montana

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Profile for Centaurea montana (Perennial Cornflower)

Identifying Characteristics

Recent Logs

Ngravagna 19:07, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Regional data and additional images for Centaurea montana

Cichorium intybus

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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

Recent Logs

--SB_Johnny | ^talk 09:47, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny ^talk 13:40, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny ^talk 09:44, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
--Bridget barcode 13:23, 21 July 2009
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall

Regional data and additional images for Cichorium intybus

Clematis

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Profile for Clematis (Clematis)

Identifying Characteristics

Recent Logs

--SB_Johnny | ^talk 09:47, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 08:46, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
SB Johnny-LM 09:04, 16 August 2008 (UTC)
SBJ 08:56, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
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Coleus

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Profile for Coleus (Coleus)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	shrublike
Flowers:	spikes of tubular flowers

Recent Logs

SB Johnny-LM 10:09, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
SBJ 18:24, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
SB Johnny-LM 09:53, 8 September 2007 (UTC)
SB Johnny-LM 08:43, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 10:35, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny ^talk 11:53, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

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Commelina communis

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Profile for Commelina communis (Asiatic Dayflower)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	Sprawling herbaceous plant
Foliage:	Simple, with linear veins
Life Cycle:	annual

Recent Logs

--SB_Johnny | ^talk 08:22, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 12:23, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
SB Johnny-LM 13:01, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 09:50, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
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Geranium pratense

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Profile for Geranium pratense (Geranium)

Identifying Characteristics

Recent Logs

--SB_Johnny | ^talk 11:43, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 09:02, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 09:58, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 10:07, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny ^talk 09:54, 7 September 2008 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Regional data and additional images for Geranium pratense

Hyssopus officinalis

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Profile for Hyssopus officinalis (Hyssop)

Identifying Characteristics

Recent Logs

--SB_Johnny | ^talk 10:35, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 09:57, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny ^talk 11:01, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Mid Summer, Late Summer

Regional data and additional images for Hyssopus officinalis

Ipomoea hederacea

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Profile for Ipomoea hederacea (Ivy-leaved morning glory)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	Twining vine
Flowers:	Trumpet shaped, blue, usually open only in the morning
Foliage:	Palmaely lobed
Life Cycle:	Annual

Recent Logs

--SB_Johnny | ^PA! 15:12, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 10:10, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 10:29, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny ^talk 00:13, 23 August 2008 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny ^talk 08:27, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
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Lobelia inflata

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Profile for Lobelia inflata (Indian Tobacco)

Identifying Characteristics

Recent Logs

Jomegat 00:54, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
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Lobelia siphilitica

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Profile for Lobelia siphilitica (Blue Lobelia)

Identifying Characteristics

Recent Logs

--Jomegat 19 July, 2008 (from photo)
--Jomegat 26 July, 2008 (from photo)
Jomegat 20:32, 9 August 2008 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny ^talk 22:36, 9 August 2008 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall

Regional data and additional images for Lobelia siphilitica

Mimulus ringens

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Profile for Mimulus ringens (Monkey flower)

Identifying Characteristics

Recent Logs

Jomegat 00:53, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
Jomegat 00:54, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
Jomegat 00:27, 25 July 2009 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Mid Summer, Late Summer

Regional data and additional images for Mimulus ringens

Myosotis

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Profile for Myosotis (Forget-me-not)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	Sprawling herbaceous plant
Foliage:	Simple

Recent Logs

--Anna gdf 11:24, 11 May 2010 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Regional data and additional images for Myosotis

Nepeta x faassenii

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Profile for Nepeta x faassenii (Catmint)

Identifying Characteristics
Flowers:	On spikes, tubular, blue through pale purple.
Stem:	Square in cross section
Life Cycle:	Perennial

Recent Logs

SB_Johnny-LM 13:43, 2 May 2008 (UTC)
SB Johnny-LM 11:05, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 10:20, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall

Regional data and additional images for Nepeta x faassenii

Platycodon grandiflorus

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Profile for Platycodon grandiflorus (Balloon Flower)

Identifying Characteristics

Recent Logs

--SB_Johnny | ^talk 11:22, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 10:15, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 10:24, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny ^talk 20:52, 9 August 2008 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny ^talk 09:13, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny ^talk 13:37, 5 October 2008 (UTC)
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Prunella vulgaris

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Profile for Prunella vulgaris (Self-heal, Heal-all)

Identifying Characteristics
Flowers:	Violet petals emerge from between a stack of green bracts.
Foliage:	Opposite, with petioles, lanceolate.
Stem:	Hairy, erect, to 40 cm tall
Life Cycle:	Perennial

Recent Logs

Jomegat 11:17, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Early Summer, Mid Summer, Mid Fall

Regional data and additional images for Prunella vulgaris

Salvia guaranitica

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Profile for Salvia guaranitica (Anise Sage)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	Upright herbaceous plant
Flowers:	Tubular
Life Cycle:	Perennial

Recent Logs

SB Johnny-LM 11:14, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
SB Johnny-LM 00:11, 6 August 2007 (UTC) (from a datestamped photograph)
SB Johnny-LM 10:40, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
SB Johnny-LM 09:41, 8 September 2007 (UTC)
SB Johnny-LM 07:36, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
SB Johnny-LM 10:27, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

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Salvia nemorosa

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Profile for Salvia nemorosa (Purple Sage)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	Clumping perennial
Flowers:	Spikes of tubular flowers
Foliage:	Simple, opposite, roughly haired
Stem:	Square in cross section
Life Cycle:	Perennial

Recent Logs

Ngravagna 20:01, 15 June 2008 (UTC)
Ngravagna 17:19, 21 June 2008 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 09:15, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 09:13, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
SB Johnny-LM 10:28, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
SB Johnny-LM 09:01, 16 August 2008 (UTC)
SBJ 08:56, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Mid Fall

Regional data and additional images for Salvia nemorosa

Torenia fournieri

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Profile for Torenia fournieri (Wishbone Flower)

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

Recent Logs

SB Johnny-LM 08:57, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
SB Johnny-LM 10:07, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny ^talk 08:58, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
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Tradescantia

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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

2009 Logs

Jomegat 11 May 2009 (from photo)
Jomegat 00:11, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

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

Regional data and additional images for Tradescantia

Tradescantia virginiana

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Profile for Tradescantia virginiana (Virginia Spiderwort)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	Upright herbaceous plant
Foliage:	Straplike
Stem:	Round
Life Cycle:	Perennial

Recent Logs

Jomegat 23:22, 5 May 2010 (UTC)
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Verbena hastata

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Profile for Verbena hastata (Vervain)

Identifying Characteristics
Flowers:	Several spikes of tiny, purple, 5-petalled flowers branch from a central stem.
Foliage:	Deeply veined with toothed margins. Lanceolate.
Stem:	Erect
Life Cycle:	Biennial, Perennial