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.
Environments: Sun
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.
Kudzu
Aggressive, twining vine with fragrant magenta flowers. The cluster of flowers opens from bottom to top.
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.
Late-flowering Boneset
Spreading cluster of small white flowers. Leaves are long, drooping and sharply toothed.
Leatherleaf Mahonia
3-6 inch spikes of yellow flowers. The leaves resemble holly leaves. There are 9-13 large leaflets, making the entire leaf 1-2 feet long. Fruit is a blue berry.