Category: Plantae


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


Northern Blue Flag Iris

Posted by:admin Posted On:20 Jul 2026

Iris versicolor Taxonomy The accepted scientific name was published by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. Iris versicolor is a rhizomatous perennial native to central and eastern Canada and the north-central and eastern United States. Common Names by Region The French name


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


Tall Garden Phlox

Posted by:admin Posted On:16 Jul 2026

Phlox paniculata Tall Garden Phlox Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsOrder: EricalesFamily: PolemoniaceaeGenus: PhloxSpecies: Phlox paniculata L. Common Names General / English: Tall Garden PhloxOther English Names: Garden Phlox, Summer Phlox, Fall Phlox, Perennial PhloxScientific Name: Phlox paniculata Identification The


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 /


Maypop

Posted by:admin Posted On:13 Jul 2026

Purple Passionflower Passiflora incarnata Taxonomy Domain: EukaryotaKingdom: PlantaeSubkingdom: TracheobiontaSuperdivision: SpermatophytaDivision: MagnoliophytaClass: MagnoliopsidaClade: EudicotsClade: RosidsOrder: MalpighialesFamily: PassifloraceaeGenus: PassifloraSpecies: Passiflora incarnata Common Names by Region Description Quick ID Blooming Look-alikes Known Range Care / Habitat Light Soil Water Typical Habitat (when naturalized)


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