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Blue - Purple Wildflowers

Spring Bloom

Name	Habitat/Season	Native?	Picture
Myrtle more	Forest Spring	Non-Native
Violet, Common Blue more	Forest Spring	Native
Phlox, Blue more	Wet, Shade, Deciduous Woods Spring, Summer	Native
Alfalfa more	Fields Spring, Summer, Fall	Non-Native
Forget-Me-Not more	Forest Spring, Summer, Fall	Non-Native
Heal-All more	Roadsides Spring, Summer, Fall	Non-Native
Speedwell, Common more	Woods, Meadows, Lawns Spring, Summer, Fall	Non-Native

Summer Bloom

Name	Habitat/Season	Native?	Picture
Bergamot, Wild more	Fields, roadsides, dry, sun Summer	Native
Harebell more	Dunes, Meadows Late Spring, Summer	Native
Iris, Blue Flag more	Wet, sun or shade, edges of wetlands, lakes, rivers Late Spring, Summer	Native
Mint, Wild more	Meadows Summer	Native
Motherwort more	Fields, Roadsides, Disturbed Soil Summer	Non-Native
Nightshade more	Wet or Dry, Sun & Shade, Roadsides Summer	Non-Native
Pea, Beach more	Dunes, Beaches Summer	Native
Skullcap more	Wet, along stream banks	Native
Spiderwort more	Fields, Roadsides, Disturbed Soil Summer	Native
Vetch more	Fields Summer	Non-Native

Fall Bloom

Name	Habitat/Season	Native?	Picture
Aster, Smooth more	Dunes, Roadsides, Fields Late Summer, Fall	Native
Blue Vervain more	Meadows, Swales, Marshes	Native
Blueweed Viper's Bugloss more	Fields, Roadsides, Meadows Summer, Fall	Non-Native
Chicory more	Fields, Roadsides Summer, Fall	Non-Native
Coneflower, Purple more	Roadsides, Fields Summer, Fall	Native
Loosestrife, Purple more	Ponds, streams, ditches Summer, Fall	Non-Native
Peppermint more	Stream Banks, Meadows Summer, Early Fall	Non-Native

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