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.
Environments: Sun
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.
Star Magnolia
Fragrant, white, star-shaped flowers with 12-18 petals. The flowers bloom before the leaves emerge.
Starry Rosinweed
Large, yellow, daisy-like flowers with 8-20 petals and a yellow center. The leaves can be alternate or opposite.
Sticky Mouse-ear
Clusters of small white flowers with 5 deeply notched petals.
Strawberry Bush
Flat, greenish-white star-shaped flowers. The flowers form spiky fruits that start off green and round. The mature red fruit splits open and displays red seeds.
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.
Swamp Sunflower
Flowers have 8-21 yellow petals with a reddish or purplish-brown center disk.