Flowers in whorled clusters of 2-6 at the top of the stem. Each cluster of flowers is supported by large whitish to pink-purple leaf-like bracts. The flowers are yellow with purple spots, split into 2 lips. The lower lip has 3 lobes with a notched middle lobe, the upper lip is arched and hairy at the tip.
Bloom Times: August
Spotted Joe-Pye-Weed
Clusters of 8-20 light purple to pink flowers on a dark purple stem.
Spotted St. John’s-wort
Small, 5 petaled yellow flowers with tiny black spots. The leaves and stems also have tiny black spots.
Starry Rosinweed
Large, yellow, daisy-like flowers with 8-20 petals and a yellow center. The leaves can be alternate or opposite.
Sulphur Cosmos
Golden yellow to orange cup-shaped flowers with a yellow center.
Swamp Rose-Mallow
Funnel-shaped flowers are white to pink with a maroon throat.
Texas Yellow Flax
Pale yellow 5 petaled flowers on scattered branches.
Thymeleaf Speedwell
The four-petaled flower is white to pale blue with dark blue lines.
Trumpet Creeper
Clusters of orange-red trumpet-shaped flowers with 5 flared lobes.
Virginia Dayflower
Flowers in crowded terminal clusters. They have 3 kidney-shaped petals. Flowers open in the morning and close in the afternoon.