< Bloom Clock < Keys < Southwest Oregon < August

The plants pictured below have been recorded as blooming during the month of August in Southwest Oregon.

Melissa officinalis

Closeup of flowers and foliage

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 Profile for Melissa officinalis (Lemon Balm)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:Spreading herb
Flowers:Tubular, white
Foliage:Simple, opposite, dark green but cv. 'Aurea' has yellow leaves, and is common in gardens
Stem:Square in cross-section
Scent:Strong citrus scent from foliage
Life Cycle: Perennial
Recent Logs
  • --SB_Johnny | PA! 11:14, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | PA! 12:50, 21 July 2007 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | PA! 09:42, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Hazel 16:53, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
  • SB Johnny-LM 09:30, 8 September 2007 (UTC)


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Eschscholzia californica

Flower

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 Profile for Eschscholzia californica (California Poppy)
Identifying Characteristics
Recent Logs
  • Hazel 17:56, 5 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Ngravagna 16:11, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Ngravagna 17:25, 21 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Bastique 00:46, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
  • Bastique 22:01, 26 August 2008 (UTC)


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Centaurea cyanus

Heads

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 Profile for Centaurea cyanus (Bachelor's Button)
Identifying Characteristics
Flowers:Blue heads
Foliage:strap shaped
Life Cycle: annual


2007 Logs

  • Hazel 16:40, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
  • --Luai lashire 14:10, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

2008 Logs

  • Ngravagna 16:46, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Ngravagna 17:04, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Ngravagna 20:03, 15 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Ngravagna 17:19, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

2010 Logs

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Recent Logs
  • Anna reg 10:50, 9 May 2011 (UTC)


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Centaurea solstitialis

Head

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 Profile for Centaurea solstitialis (Yellow Star Thistle)
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Cirsium vulgare

Head

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 Profile for Cirsium vulgare (Bull Thistle)
Identifying Characteristics
Flowers:Heads
Foliage:Simple, deeply pinnately lobed, sharp spines
Stem:Covered in sharp spines
Recent Logs
  • Trinity507 20:53, 5 October 2009 (UTC)
  • --Anna reg 12:45, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
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Daucus carota

Umbel

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 Profile for Daucus carota (Carrot, Queen Anne's Lace)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:Upright herbaceous plant
Flowers:Umbels of white flowers, with one dark red to black flower in the center.
Foliage:Pinnatifid
Life Cycle: Biennial
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Temperate zone season(s): Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall

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Verbascum thapsus

Flowers on spike

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 Profile for Verbascum thapsus (Mullein)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:Upright herbaceous plant
Flowers:Yellow with 5 petals arranged in clusters on a spike produced in the second year.
Foliage:Rosettes, hairy, thick.
Life Cycle: Biennial
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Temperate zone season(s): Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

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Verbascum blattaria

Panicle

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 Profile for Verbascum blattaria (Moth Mullein)
Identifying Characteristics
Recent Logs
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 11:34, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 09:42, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 09:00, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
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Temperate zone season(s): Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Mid Fall

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Solanum dulcamara

Flower and fruits

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 Profile for Solanum dulcamara (Bittersweet, Bitter Nightshade, Blue Bindweed, Climbing Nightshade)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:Twining, semi-woody vine
Flowers:Purple with yellow centers
Scent:Unpleasant aroma from vegetative parts
Fruit:Berries which are red when ripe
Life Cycle: Perennial
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Temperate zone season(s): Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall

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Cichorium intybus

Heads

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 Profile for Cichorium intybus (Chicory)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:Erect perennial, foliage primarily basal but with some cauline leaves
Flowers:Radiate heads, both disk and ray florets typically blue but sometimes white
Life Cycle: perennial
Similar Plants:Basal foliage in spring is often mistaken for Taraxacum officinale
Recent Logs
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 09:47, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny talk 13:40, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny talk 09:44, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
  • --Bridget barcode 13:23, 21 July 2009
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Temperate zone season(s): Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall

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