Tubular flowers split into 2 lips. The upper lip is hooded and hairy. The lower, drooping lip has 3 lobes and purple spots. 6-10 flowers cluster at the top of the stem.
Environments: Part Shade
Hollow Joe-Pye-Weed
Clusters of light purple to pink flowers on a stem with a white, waxy coating.
Hop Clover
Half-inch yellow flower heads with 20-30 tiny, pea-shaped flowers.
Hyssopleaf Thoroughwort
5- 10 inch wide clusters of white flowers at the branch tips. Leaves are narrow and linear.
Jack in the Pulpit
There are one to two leaves, each divided into 3 large leaflets, creating an umbrella for the flower. Under the leaves is the pulpit, which is a green, hooded cover surrounding the flower spike (or jack). The tiny flowers are hiding inside the pulpit and they are clustered on a green or yellow spike. The flower size mentioned here is the jack size.
Japanese Honeysuckle
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.
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.
Kousa Dogwood
The true flower is the small green center. It is surrounded by 4 white, petal-like, 2-3 inch long bracts that are pointed at the ends. These white bracts are commonly mistaken for the actual flowers. Flowers bloom after the leaves emerge, while flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) flowers before the leaves.
Lanceleaf Coreopsis
Yellow-orange flowers with toothed petals, often growing in clumps. The leaves are linear with 1-2 lobes.