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Viola rafinesquei (syn. Viola bicolor), commonly known as the American field pansy or wild pansy, is an annual plant in the violet family found throughout much of North America. [2] There has been some debate as to whether the plant is native there or if it was introduced from the Old World as a variety of Viola kitaibeliana , but it is now ...
About 3,800 additional non-native species of vascular plants are recorded as established outside of cultivation in the U.S., as well as a much smaller number of non-native non-vascular plants and plant relatives. The United States possesses one of the most diverse temperate floras in the world, comparable only to that of China.
It is a herbaceous perennial with glabrous stems 10–100 cm long that bear terminal or axillary racemes or spikes of soft violet flowers. The leaves are 1.5–8 cm long and 3 to 20 times as long as wide, short-petiolate, glabrous, serrate to almost entire. [4] The plant can be confused with Scutellaria (skullcap) and other members of the mint ...
The large spikes of flowers are very impressive, and the large strappy leaves are interesting even when the plant isn’t blooming. Boat orchids prefer humidity around 50% and bright, indirect light.
Asclepias syriaca, commonly called common milkweed, butterfly flower, silkweed, silky swallow-wort, and Virginia silkweed, is a species of flowering plant. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is native to southern Canada and much of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, excluding the drier parts of the prairies. [ 4 ]
Campanula americana, the American bellflower, [3] or tall bellflower, [4] is a bellflower native to eastern North America.Tall bellflowers can be annual or biennial with a varying life-history with seeds germinating in the fall producing annual plants and spring-germinating seeds producing biennial plants.
The Carolina lily can grow up to 3.5 ft (1.1 m) tall, producing vibrant flowers that are 3–4 in (76–102 mm) across. Its striking petals curve backward and are adorned with dark purple spots, creating a distinctive appearance. The color of the petals ranges from yellow to red, with some flowers exhibiting shades of orange or purple.
An edible flower with bold blooms, the nasturtium plant is simple to grow and maintain. This annual thrives in well-drained soil and full sunlight in zones 10 and 11. Martha likes to plant hers ...