Bluets—Tiny, 4-lobed; white, blue-tipped [170] Toadflax—Spurred, hooded, tiny lip [160] Forget-me-not—5 petals, yellow centre [150] Day Flower—2 petals; delicate; spathed [23] Pickerel-weed—Aquatic; showy spike [24] Mud Plantain—Aquatic; kidney-shaped leaf [24] Fringed Gentian—4 spreading, fringed lobes [141] Bugloss—Leafy racemes; tubular, 5 lobes [151] Lobelia—Leafy spike; 3-lobed lip [175] Blue-eyed grass—6-parted, white centre [44] Sundew—Raceme; leaves thread-like [81] St. Johnswort—Flesh color, 5 petals [111] Speedwell—Axillary racemes, 4 petals [163] Showy Orchis—Purple hood, white lip [54] Fringed Orchis—Showy spike; lips fringed [51] Cinquefoil—5-parted, calyx large [86] Lupine—Pea-like; 8-palmated leaflets [91] False Indigo—Pea-like; 3-palmate leaflets [91] Flax—5 large petals; tiny leaves [99] Vervain—5 petals, tiny; slender spikes [152] Self-heal—Short, stout spike; hooded [153] Skullcap—Spiked; tubular with hood and lip [153] Ground Ivy—Prostrate; axillary flowers [154] Monkey Flower—2-lobed upper; 3-lobed lower [162] Gerardia—Tubular, 5-lobed; linear leaves [164] Hepatica—6 petals; 3-lobed leaves; downy [73] Spiderwort—Small cluster; 3 petals; hairy [23] Violets—5 petals; lower large, veined [113] Loosestrife—Showy spike; 5 long petals [117] Milk-weeds—Axillary clusters; milky juice [146] Bittersweet—5 petals; yellow cone centre [157] Cranesbill—5 petals; palmate leaves [102] Virgin’s Bower—Large bell-shaped; 4 sepals [71] Meadow Beauty—4 petals; long curved pistil [118] Closed Gentian—Tubular, closed [143] Phlox—Corymbed; 5 spreading petals [149] Bluebell—Bell-shaped, 5-toothed; slender [173] Bellflower—Showy spike; 5-toothed corolla [173] Thorn Apple—Funnel-form, 5-pointed lobes [158] Morning Glory—Funnel-shaped; climbing [148] Blue Flag—3 petals; 3 sepals variegated [43] Wake Robin—3 petals, 3 sepals, 3 leaves [38]
BLUE OR MAGENTA COMPOSITES
Iron-weed—Tubular florets; clustered [176] Blazing Star—Tubular florets; loose spike [176] Joe Pye Weed—Tubular florets; flat clusters [177] Burdock—Tubular florets; spiny involucre [201] Thistles—Tubular florets; spiny leaves [202] Asters—Blue or purple rays [182] Robin Plantain—Purple rays [191] Chicory—Blue rays, notched at tip [206]
PINK AS THE CHIEF FLOWER-COLOR
Persicaria—Tiny, in slender spikes [59] Steeplebush—Steeple-like cluster [84] Red Clover—Trifoliate; round flower-head [94] Twinflower—In pairs; crimson inside [171] Dogbane—5-toothed, bell-shaped; spreading [144] Arbutus—Creeping; 5-parted, fragrant [131] Milkwort—Round scaly heads; small leaves [104] Fringed Polygalia—2 wing-like sepals [103] Pogonia—Solitary; broad, crested lip [53] Calopogon—Several; fringed leaf at top [52] Arethusa—Solitary; broad crested lip; erect [52] Bouncing Bet—5-parted, deeply lobed [63] Spring Beauty—5-parted; grass-like leaves [65] Willow Herb—4 petals, slender pods; spike [119] Azalea—Tubular, 5-lobed; long stamens; shrub [127] Laurel—Clustered; saucer-shaped [130] Moss Pink—Creeping; 5-notched petals [148] Sabbatia—Large; 10-12 petals; 2 inch across [140] Sea Pink—5 petals, crimson marks; showy [139] Rhododendron—5 petals, yellow spots; shrub [128] Rose Mallow—5 petals, large, 3 inch across [109] Wild Rose—5 large petals; spiny stems [89] Moccasin Flower—Large, slipper-shaped [47]
RED AS THE CONSPICUOUS FLOWER-COLOR
Wood Lily—Deep orange-red, spotted, erect [28] Columbine—Pendulous; 5-spurred [72] Pitcher Plant—Leaves hollow [80] Pimpernel—Copper-red, 5 petals; sandy soil [137] Oswego Tea—Striking, tubular; round heads [156] Painted Cup—Floral leaves scarlet tipped [165] Coral Honeysuckle—Slender, yellow within [172] Cardinal Flower—Lip 3-lobed; velvety [174]
ORANGE AS THE CHIEF FLOWER-COLOR
Jewel-weed—Pendent; bunch-like, spurred [106] Butterfly-weed—Terminal cluster, brilliant [145] Toadflax—Yellow spur and lip; orange palate [160] Trumpet Creeper—Large trumpet-shaped; vine [168] Turk’s Cap Lily—Reflexed, spotted; leafy [29] Day Lily—Erect; basal, sword-shaped leaves [27] Hawkweed—Rays in several ranks [208] Dandelions—Rays in several ranks [205] Tansy—Flat clusters, no rays [199] Golden-rods—Plume-like spikes; 5-12 rays [180] Golden Aster—Golden rays; sandy soil [178] Elecampane—Slender, yellow rays; disc [190] Sunflowers—Yellow rays, large disc [194] Cone-flower—Orange rays, purple cone disc [192] Ragwort—Orange rays and small disc [200]