Category Archives: Blue

Know Your Natives – Wild Comfrey

Posted on May 14, 2018 by ANPS Webmaster

Wild comfrey (Cynoglossum virginianum) of the Borage (Boraginaceae) family is a short perennial with large leaves and pale blue flowers. In the US, it occurs from Texas to Illinois to New York to the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. In Arkansas, … Continue reading →

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Know Your Natives – Eastern Bluestar

Posted on April 23, 2018 by ANPS Webmaster

Eastern bluestar (Amsonia tabernaemontana) of the Dogbane (Apocynaceae) family is an herbaceous, long-living perennial with blue flowers. The genus name honors 18th-century Virginian physician Dr. Charles Amson. The specific epithet honors Jacob Tabernaemontanus, a 16th-century German physician and botanist and … Continue reading →

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Know Your Natives – Blue Sage

Posted on November 2, 2017 by ANPS Webmaster

Blue sage (Salvia azurea var. grandiflora) of the Mint (Lamiaceae) family is a long lived herbaceous perennial with sky-blue flowers. Variety grandiflora occurs throughout a large portion of the central U.S. stretching from Utah to Ohio, and from South Dakota … Continue reading →

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Know Your Natives – Tall bellflower

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Webmaster ANPS

Tall bellflower (Campanula americana*) of the Bellflower (Campanulaceae) family is an annual or biennial forb. In the U.S., it occurs from Louisiana and Oklahoma north to South Dakota and Minnesota, east to New York, thence southward into states that border … Continue reading →

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Know Your Natives – Round-Lobe Hepatica

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Webmaster ANPS

Round-lobe hepatica (Anemone americana) of the Buttercup (Ranunculaceace) family, also called liverleaf*, is one of the first non-woody plants to bloom in spring.  The species is found in the U.S. primarily from Mississippi, Alabama, and northern Florida, north through New England, … Continue reading →

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Know Your Natives – Forked Blue-curls

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Webmaster ANPS

Forked blue-curls (Trichostema dichotomum) of the Mint (Lamiaceae) Family is an herbaceous annual.  It occurs throughout much of the eastern U.S. from Texas to Iowa and Michigan, to Maine and thence eastward and southward.  In Arkansas, it is found throughout … Continue reading →

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Know Your Natives – Virginia Dayflower

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Webmaster ANPS

Virginia dayflower (Commelina virginica) of the Dayflower (Commelinaceae) Family is a perennial herbaceous monocot (one seed-leaf) that favors shaded areas with wet soils.  It occurs in the U.S. from Texas to Nebraska to New York and south to the borders.  … Continue reading →

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