# Bloom Clock/Keys/Southeastern Pennsylvania/April/Purple Flowers

This page is part of a dichotomous key for plants recorded as blooming in Southeastern Pennsylvania during the month of April. These plants have the following traits:
   * Purple flowers
Vinca minor
| flowers and young foliage Wikipedia • Commons • Wikibooks (horticulture) • Wikibooks (subject) • Wikispecies • Fruit and seed clock | Profile for Vinca minor (Periwinkle) Identifying Characteristics Habit:prostrate vine, rooting at the nodesFlowers:trumpet-shapedFoliage:simple, opposite, evergreenLife Cycle: perennial Recent Logs Anna reg 13:04, 17 April 2010 (UTC) Jomegat 20 Apr 2010 (from photos) Anna reg 11:53, 27 March 2011 (UTC) (sporadic) (view all logs) |
Global data: Temperate zone season(s): Early Winter, Mid Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall
Tulipa
| flowering plants Wikipedia • Commons • Wikibooks (horticulture) • Wikibooks (subject) • Wikispecies • Fruit and seed clock | Profile for Tulipa (Tulip) Identifying Characteristics Recent Logs Anna gdf 17:22, 20 April 2011 (UTC) Anna reg 15:15, 25 March 2011 (UTC) Anna reg 11:48, 12 April 2010 (UTC) (view all logs) |
Global data: Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring, Late Spring
Muscari armeniacum
| Flowering plants Wikipedia • Commons • Wikibooks (horticulture) • Wikibooks (subject) • Wikispecies • Fruit and seed clock | Profile for Muscari armeniacum (Grape Hyacinth) Identifying Characteristics Recent Logs --SB_Johnny | 11:08, 4 April 2008 (UTC) SB Johnny-LM 11:08, 4 April 2008 (UTC) --SB_Johnny | 19:12, 13 April 2008 (UTC) --Luai lashire 21:42, 14 April 2008 (UTC) --SB_Johnny | 10:29, 27 April 2008 (UTC) --SB_Johnny | 12:14, 4 May 2008 (UTC) (view all logs) |
Global data: Temperate zone season(s): Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring
Lamium purpureum
| Plant colony Wikipedia • Commons • Wikibooks (horticulture) • Wikibooks (subject) • Wikispecies • Fruit and seed clock | Profile for Lamium purpureum (Deadnettle) Identifying Characteristics Habit:Low, spreading herbaceous plant , flowering stems rising above the foliageFlowers:Tubular, 2-lipped, pink or purpleFoliage:Reddish or purplish in early spring, fading to green as the season warmsStem:square in cross section, densely covered by the leavesLife Cycle: Winter annual Recent Logs --SB_Johnny | 12:15, 4 May 2008 (UTC) Chemgym 12:48, 10 May 2008 (UTC) --SB_Johnny | 10:01, 27 May 2008 (UTC) --Juan Pisek 14:59, 29 June 2008 (UTC) (view all logs) |
Global data: Temperate zone season(s): Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring
Glechoma hederacea
| Closeup of flowers and terminal leaves Wikipedia • Commons • Wikibooks (horticulture) • Wikibooks (subject) • Wikispecies • Fruit and seed clock | Profile for Glechoma hederacea (Ground Ivy) Identifying Characteristics Habit:Mat-forming herb Recent Logs Jomegat 22:23, 14 May 2009 (UTC) Jomegat 04:11, 5 June 2009 (UTC) Anna gdf 17:15, 20 April 2011 (UTC) (view all logs) |
Global data: Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Crocus
| Flowering plants Wikipedia • Commons • Wikibooks (horticulture) • Wikibooks (subject) • Wikispecies • Fruit and seed clock | Profile for Crocus (Crocus) Identifying Characteristics Subclass plants:Crocus tommasinianus Crocus vernus Recent Logs --Anna reg 18:43, 24 March 2011 (UTC) --Jomegat 15:54, 16 March 2010 (UTC) (first bloom of 2010) (view all logs) |
Global data:
Rhododendron
| Flowers Wikipedia • Commons • Wikibooks (horticulture) • Wikibooks (subject) • Wikispecies • Fruit and seed clock | Profile for Rhododendron (Rhododendrons and Azaleas) Identifying Characteristics Subclass plants:R. calendulaceum, R. catawbiense, R. maximum, R. molle, R. prinophyllum, R. subsp. vireya, R. 'Delaware Valley White', R. 'Girard's Crimson', R. 'Hershey's Red', R. 'PJM', R. 'Pleasant White', R. 'Roseum Elegans', Recent Logs Jomegat 18:28, 23 April 2009 (UTC) Jomegat 22:52, 6 May 2009 (UTC) Jomegat 00:39, 12 May 2009 (UTC) Jomegat 00:13, 15 July 2009 (UTC) Anna reg 13:41, 10 April 2011 (Photo) (view all logs) |
Global data: Temperate zone season(s): Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer
Hyacinthus orientalis
| Flowering plant (color typical of the wild species) Wikipedia • Commons • Wikibooks (horticulture) • Wikibooks (subject) • Wikispecies • Fruit and seed clock | Profile for Hyacinthus orientalis (Common Hyacinth) Identifying Characteristics Recent Logs Jomegat 17:12, 22 April 2009 (UTC) Anna gdf 04 April 2010 (Photo) Anna reg 11:56, 12 April 2010 (UTC) Anna reg 15:19, 25 March 2011 (UTC) (view all logs) |
Global data: Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring
Magnolia 'Susan'
| Wikipedia • Commons • Wikibooks (horticulture) • Wikibooks (subject) • Wikispecies • Fruit and seed clock | Profile for Magnolia 'Susan' (Magnolia) Identifying Characteristics Recent Logs SB Johnny-LM 16:03, 16 April 2008 (UTC) (view all logs) |
Global data: Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring
Lamium
| flowers of L. orvala Wikipedia • Commons • Wikibooks (horticulture) • Wikibooks (subject) • Wikispecies • Fruit and seed clock | Profile for Lamium (Deadnettle) Identifying Characteristics Subclass plants:L. album, L. purpureum Recent Logs SB_Johnny-LM 27 April, 2007 (from photographic log) (unidentified cultivar) (view all logs) |
Global data: Temperate zone season(s): Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring
Vinca sardoa
| Wikipedia • Commons • Wikibooks (horticulture) • Wikibooks (subject) • Wikispecies • Fruit and seed clock | Profile for Vinca sardoa (Vinca) Identifying Characteristics Recent Logs SB Johnny-LM 17:18, 16 April 2008 (UTC) --SB_Johnny | 12:06, 4 May 2008 (UTC) --SB_Johnny | 11:12, 27 May 2008 (UTC) --SB_Johnny | 11:37, 4 June 2008 (UTC) --SB_Johnny 09:01, 24 September 2008 (UTC) (view all logs) |
Global data: Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Epimedium
| Illustration of E. alpinum Wikipedia • Commons • Wikibooks (horticulture) • Wikibooks (subject) • Wikispecies • Fruit and seed clock | Profile for Epimedium (Barrenwort) Identifying Characteristics Subclass plants:E. leptorhizum Recent Logs SB_Johnny-LM 27 April, 2007 (from photographic log) SB Johnny-LM 00:25, 17 April 2008 (UTC) --SB_Johnny | 11:47, 4 May 2008 (UTC) --SB_Johnny | 17:41, 18 May 2008 (UTC) (view all logs) |
Global data: Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring, Late Spring
Rhododendron 'PJM'
| Flowering plant (a bit past its prime) Wikipedia • Commons • Wikibooks (horticulture) • Wikibooks (subject) • Wikispecies • Fruit and seed clock | Profile for Rhododendron 'PJM' (PJM Rhododendron) Identifying Characteristics Recent Logs --SB_Johnny | 12:33, 23 April 2008 (UTC) SBJ 09:59, 26 April 2008 (UTC) (view all logs) |
Global data: Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring
Fritillaria meleagris
| two varieties Wikipedia • Commons • Wikibooks (horticulture) • Wikibooks (subject) • Wikispecies • Fruit and seed clock | Profile for Fritillaria meleagris (Snake's Head) Identifying Characteristics Recent Logs SB_Johnny-LM 27 April, 2007 (from photographic log) SB Johnny-LM 15:59, 16 April 2008 (UTC) Anna reg 10:15, 17 April 2010 (UTC) Anna reg 10:21, 10 April 2011 (Photo) (view all logs) |
Global data: Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring
Erica carnea
| flowers of a purple variety Wikipedia • Commons • Wikibooks (horticulture) • Wikibooks (subject) • Wikispecies • Fruit and seed clock | Profile for Erica carnea (Heath) Identifying Characteristics Habit:Low-growing, spreading shrubFoliage:Awn-shaped, small, evergreen Recent Logs SBJ 13:08, 29 November 2007 (UTC) SBJ 09:00, 18 February 2008 (UTC) SBJ 09:16, 27 March 2008 (UTC) SBJ 14:29, 4 April 2008 (UTC) SBJ 10:00, 26 April 2008 (UTC) (view all logs) |
Global data: Temperate zone season(s): Late Fall, Late Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring
Viola
| Viola cornuta, a species of Viola Wikipedia • Commons • Wikibooks (horticulture) • Wikibooks (subject) • Wikispecies • Fruit and seed clock | Profile for Viola (Violet) Identifying Characteristics Subclass plants:V. labradorica, V. pedata, V. tricolor, V. x wittrockiana Recent Logs Trinity507 03:48, 4 May 2010 (UTC) (view all logs) |
Global data: Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter
Epimedium leptorhizum
| flowers Wikipedia • Commons • Wikibooks (horticulture) • Wikibooks (subject) • Wikispecies • Fruit and seed clock | Profile for Epimedium leptorhizum (Barrenwort) Identifying Characteristics Recent Logs SB_Johnny-LM 27 April, 2007 (from photographic log) (view all logs) |
Global data: Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring
Phlox sublata
| flowering plant Wikipedia • Commons • Wikibooks (horticulture) • Wikibooks (subject) • Wikispecies • Fruit and seed clock | Profile for Phlox subulata (Moss phlox) Identifying Characteristics Recent Logs Ngravagna 18:46, 28 April 2009 (UTC) Jomegat 30 April 2009 (backdating) Jomegat 22:04, 4 May 2009 (UTC) Jomegat 12:32, 10 May 2009 (UTC) Jomegat 00:22, 19 May 2009 (UTC) Jomegat 00:30, 2 June 2009 (UTC) Jomegat 00:21, 9 June 2009 (UTC) (view all logs) |
Global data: Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring, Late Spring
Helleborus x hybridus
| Red flowers (flowers range from whie through purple) Wikipedia • Commons • Wikibooks (horticulture) • Wikibooks (subject) • Wikispecies • Fruit and seed clock | Profile for Helleborus x hybridus (Hybrid Hellebore) Identifying Characteristics Habit:Low herbaceous plantFoliage:Primarily basal, palmately lobed, evergreenFruit:Dry capsulesLife Cycle: Perennial Recent Logs Anna reg 18:41, 24 March 2011 (UTC) SB Johnny-LM 10:59, 4 April 2008 (UTC) --SB_Johnny | 19:13, 13 April 2008 (UTC) SB Johnny-LM 00:24, 17 April 2008 (UTC) (view all logs) |
Global data: Temperate zone season(s): Mid Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring
Viola x wittrockiana
| A Purple-flowered variety Wikipedia • Commons • Wikibooks (horticulture) • Wikibooks (subject) • Wikispecies • Fruit and seed clock | Profile for Viola x wittrockiana (Pansy) Identifying Characteristics Habit:Short-lived, low-growing perennial, with mostly cool season bloomsHigher taxa:Viola Recent Logs --Anna reg 12:12, 12 April 2010 (UTC) Anna reg 12:01, 27 March 2011 (UTC) Anna reg 16:35, 2 May 2011 (UTC) (view all logs) |
Global data: Temperate zone season(s): Early Spring, Mid Spring, Mid Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter
Cercis canadensis
| Flowering tree Wikipedia • Commons • Wikibooks (horticulture) • Wikibooks (subject) • Wikispecies • Fruit and seed clock | Profile for Cercis canadensis (Eastern Redbud) Identifying Characteristics Habit:Small tree with a horizontal branching habitFlowers:Small clusters of pea-like flowers, borne on the stems and even trunksFoliage:Heart-shapedStem:Zig-zaggingFruit:flattened pods Recent Logs Jomegat 01:29, 24 April 2010 (UTC) Newnan75 05:14, 18 March 2011 (UTC) (view all logs) |
Global data: Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring, Late Spring
Lunaria annua
| Inflorescence and upper leaves Wikipedia • Commons • Wikibooks (horticulture) • Wikibooks (subject) • Wikispecies • Fruit and seed clock | Profile for Lunaria annua (Honesty) Identifying Characteristics Habit:Erect herbaceous plantLife Cycle: Biennial Recent Logs SB_Johnny-LM 27 April, 2007 (from photographic log) SB_Johnny-LM May 13 2007 (from photographs) SB Johnny-LM 20:23, 21 May 2007 (UTC) SB_Johnny-LM 10:58, 20 April 2008 (UTC) Chemgym 16:11, 23 April 2008 (UTC) Chemgym 12:49, 10 May 2008 (UTC) (view all logs) |
Global data: Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring, Late Spring
Nepeta x faassenii
| Inflorescence Wikipedia • Commons • Wikibooks (horticulture) • Wikibooks (subject) • Wikispecies • Fruit and seed clock | Profile for Nepeta x faassenii (Catmint) Identifying Characteristics Flowers:On spikes, tubular, blue through pale purple.Stem:Square in cross sectionLife Cycle: Perennial Recent Logs SB_Johnny-LM 13:43, 2 May 2008 (UTC) SB Johnny-LM 11:05, 4 June 2008 (UTC) --SB_Johnny | 10:20, 14 July 2008 (UTC) (view all logs) |
Global data: Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall
Ajuga reptans
| A purple-leaved variety in flower Wikipedia • Commons • Wikibooks (horticulture) • Wikibooks (subject) • Wikispecies • Fruit and seed clock | Profile for Ajuga reptans (Bungleweed) Identifying Characteristics Recent Logs --SB_Johnny | 09:38, 17 May 2008 (UTC) --Turnvater Jahn 20:41, 21 May 2008 (UTC) --SB_Johnny | 08:41, 27 May 2008 (UTC) (view all logs) |
Global data: Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring, Late Spring
Scilla siberica
| Blue-flowered plants in bloom Wikipedia • Commons • Wikibooks (horticulture) • Wikibooks (subject) • Wikispecies • Fruit and seed clock | Profile for Scilla siberica (Siberian Squill) Identifying Characteristics Recent Logs SB Johnny-LM 08:47, 22 March 2008 (UTC) SB Johnny-LM 11:31, 4 April 2008 (UTC) --Luai lashire 00:58, 10 April 2008 (UTC) --SB_Johnny | 19:11, 13 April 2008 (UTC) --Luai lashire 22:03, 17 April 2008 (UTC) (view all logs) |
Global data: Temperate zone season(s): Early Spring, Mid Spring
Chionodoxa
| Closeup of flowers Wikipedia • Commons • Wikibooks (horticulture) • Wikibooks (subject) • Wikispecies • Fruit and seed clock | Profile for Chionodoxa (Glory of the Snow) Identifying Characteristics Recent Logs --SB_Johnny | 08:55, 9 April 2008 (UTC) --Luai lashire 17:24, 12 April 2008 (UTC) --SB_Johnny | 19:17, 13 April 2008 (UTC) --Luai lashire 22:01, 17 April 2008 (UTC) --Luai lashire 21:35, 20 April 2008 (UTC) (view all logs) |
Global data: Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring
Geranium maculatum
| Plant in bloom Wikipedia • Commons • Wikibooks (horticulture) • Wikibooks (subject) • Wikispecies • Fruit and seed clock | Profile for Geranium maculatum (Blue Wood Geranium) Identifying Characteristics Recent Logs --SB_Johnny | 9 May 2007 (from photographs) --SB_Johnny | 00:32, 24 May 2007 (UTC) --SB_Johnny | 10:21, 26 May 2007 (UTC)* --SB_Johnny | 12:04, 26 April 2008 (UTC) --SB_Johnny | 13:57, 27 May 2008 (UTC) (still in full bloom, forgot to log earlier this month) --SB_Johnny | 08:58, 2 June 2008 (UTC) (view all logs) |
Global data: Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Syringa vulgaris
| A purple-flowered variety Wikipedia • Commons • Wikibooks (horticulture) • Wikibooks (subject) • Wikispecies • Fruit and seed clock | Profile for Syringa vulgaris (Common Lilac) Identifying Characteristics Recent Logs Anna gdf 17:08, 20 April 2011 (UTC) Anna reg 12:22, 29 April 2011 (UTC) Anna reg 11:02, 9 May 2011 (UTC) (view all logs) |
Global data: Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring, Late Spring