The 2-lipped flowers have 5 petals joined into a 1- to 2-inch long tube. The flowers are paired and supported by two leafy bracts.
Bloom Times: June
Japanese Mazus
Pale purple flowers with two lips. The lower lip is longer and has 3 lobes. It is white with yellow spots. The upper lip is darker purple.
Kidneyleaf Rosinweed
Clusters of yellow flowers with 6-12 petals. The kidney-shaped leaves grow up to 14 inches long and are at the base of the plant.
Lanceleaf Coreopsis
Yellow-orange flowers with toothed petals, often growing in clumps. The leaves are linear with 1-2 lobes.
Large Buttonweed
Single small, white, cross-shaped flowers in between leaves.
Large Yellow Vetch
Pea-shaped yellow to whitish flowers that are sometimes streaked with purple.
Little Brown Jug
Jug-shaped flowers growing at the base of the plant, often under the heart-shaped leaves.
Lizard’s-tail
White flowers in a tightly-packed spike that bends over at the end. The flower spike is 2-14 inches long. The leaves have a heart-shaped base.
Longbristle Smartweed
Small pink flowers on spikes. Sometimes there is a gap between the lower flowers. There are long hairs where the leaf attaches to the stem, and at the base of the flowers.
Maryland Golden Aster
Flowers in large, branched clusters. The center is darker yellow.