Category: Asterids


Great Blue Lobelia

Posted by:admin Posted On:26 Jul 2026

Lobelia siphilitica Taxonomy Domain: EukaryotaKingdom: PlantaeSubkingdom: TracheobiontaSuperdivision: SpermatophytaDivision: MagnoliophytaClass: MagnoliopsidaClade: EudicotsClade: AsteridsOrder: AsteralesFamily: CampanulaceaeGenus: LobeliaSpecies: Lobelia siphilitica Common Names by Region Description Quick ID Blooming Look-alikes Known Range Care / Habitat Light Soil Water Typical Habitat Propagation / Reproduction Pests


Pot Marigold

Posted by:admin Posted On:24 Jul 2026

Calendula officinalis Taxonomy Domain: EukaryotaKingdom: PlantaeSubkingdom: TracheobiontaSuperdivision: SpermatophytaDivision: MagnoliophytaClass: MagnoliopsidaClade: EudicotsClade: AsteridsOrder: AsteralesFamily: AsteraceaeGenus: CalendulaSpecies: Calendula officinalis Common Names by Region Description Quick ID Blooming Look-alikes Known Range Care / Habitat Light Soil Water Cool-season note Typical Habitat (when cultivated)


Hedge Bindweed

Posted by:admin Posted On:24 Jul 2026

Calystegia sepium Taxonomy Domain: EukaryotaKingdom: PlantaeSubkingdom: TracheobiontaSuperdivision: SpermatophytaDivision: MagnoliophytaClass: MagnoliopsidaClade: EudicotsClade: AsteridsOrder: SolanalesFamily: ConvolvulaceaeGenus: CalystegiaSpecies: Calystegia sepium Common Names by Region Description Quick ID Blooming Look-alikes Known Range Care / Habitat Light Soil Water Typical Habitat Propagation / Reproduction Pests


Woodland Sunflower

Posted by:admin Posted On:22 Jul 2026

Helianthus divaricatus Taxonomy Domain: EukaryotaKingdom: PlantaeSubkingdom: TracheobiontaSuperdivision: SpermatophytaDivision: MagnoliophytaClass: MagnoliopsidaClade: EudicotsClade: AsteridsOrder: AsteralesFamily: AsteraceaeGenus: HelianthusSpecies: Helianthus divaricatus Common Names by Region Description Quick ID Blooming Look-alikes Known Range Care / Habitat Light Soil Water Typical Habitat Propagation / Reproduction Pests


Butter and Eggs

Posted by:admin Posted On:19 Jul 2026

Linaria vulgaris Taxonomy Domain: EukaryotaKingdom: PlantaeSubkingdom: TracheobiontaSuperdivision: SpermatophytaDivision: MagnoliophytaClass: MagnoliopsidaClade: EudicotsClade: AsteridsOrder: LamialesFamily: PlantaginaceaeGenus: LinariaSpecies: Linaria vulgaris Common Names by Region Description Quick ID Blooming Look-alikes Known Range Care / Habitat Light Soil Water Typical Habitat (when naturalized) Propagation /


Garden Mum

Posted by:admin Posted On:18 Jul 2026

Chrysanthemum morifolium Taxonomy Domain: EukaryotaKingdom: PlantaeSubkingdom: TracheobiontaSuperdivision: SpermatophytaDivision: MagnoliophytaClass: MagnoliopsidaClade: EudicotsClade: AsteridsOrder: AsteralesFamily: AsteraceaeGenus: ChrysanthemumSpecies: Chrysanthemum morifolium Common Names by Region Description Quick ID Blooming Look-alikes Known Range Care / Habitat Light Soil Water Overwintering (the key issue here) Pinching


Calibrachoa (Hybrid)

Posted by:admin Posted On:17 Jul 2026

Calibrachoa × hybrida Taxonomy Domain: EukaryotaKingdom: PlantaeSubkingdom: TracheobiontaSuperdivision: SpermatophytaDivision: MagnoliophytaClass: MagnoliopsidaClade: EudicotsClade: AsteridsOrder: SolanalesFamily: SolanaceaeGenus: CalibrachoaSpecies: Calibrachoa × hybrida (garden hybrids) Common Names by Region Description Quick ID Blooming Look-alikes Known Range Care / Habitat Light Soil Water Feeding Typical


Bigleaf Hydrangea

Posted by:admin Posted On:14 Jul 2026

Hydrangea macrophylla Taxonomy Domain: EukaryotaKingdom: PlantaeSubkingdom: TracheobiontaSuperdivision: SpermatophytaDivision: MagnoliophytaClass: MagnoliopsidaClade: EudicotsClade: AsteridsOrder: CornalesFamily: HydrangeaceaeGenus: HydrangeaSpecies: Hydrangea macrophylla Common Names by Region Description Quick ID Blooming Look-alikes Known Range Care / Habitat Light Soil Water Typical Habitat (when cultivated) Propagation /


Prairie Blazing Star

Posted by:admin Posted On:11 Jul 2026

Prairie Blazing Star Liatris pycnostachya Taxonomy Common Names by Region Description Growth Habit A tall, erect perennial forming a single unbranched flowering stalk (occasionally a few) rising from a basal cluster and an underground corm. Stems reach 2–5 feet, giving


Chinese Ixora

Posted by:admin Posted On:4 Jul 2026

Ixora chinensis Taxonomy Common Names by Region Description Growth Habit Ixora chinensis is a compact, evergreen tropical shrub forming dense, rounded, multi-stemmed clumps. Left unpruned it builds a tight, twiggy framework — well suited to hedging and container culture. Leaves