Wildflowers
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Trillium luteum
Trillium luteum, or Yellow Trillium, is a spring ephemeral bearing yellow blossoms paired with mottled silver-green leaves. Yellow Trillium is excellent in shade gardens or wooded areas. Did you know Trilliums rely on myrmecochory? This means seed dispersal relies primarily … Continued
Trillium recurvatum
Trillium recurvatum, or Prairie Trillium is a lovely spring perennial with wine-red flowers on top its three, spreading, mottled leaves. The flowers curve inward toward their tips and the sepals hang downward from the flower. One of the earliest blooming … Continued
Trillium sessile
Trillium sessile, or Red Toad, is a graceful, spring perennial with a fragrant, deep red flower that never fully opens. The flower forms a spike and sits atop three gray-green mottled leaves, with the whole plant reaching a height of … Continued
Uvularia grandiflora
Uvularia grandiflora, or Large-Flower Bellwort, is a 1-2 foot, early-blooming native shade plant, appearing in April and May. Large-Flowered Bellwort’s yellow flowers and green leaves appear very droopy when in bloom. The perennial is easily grown in average, well-drained soil … Continued
Verbena hastata
Verbena hastata, or Blue Vervain, is a 2-4 foot tall perennial for moist to wet soils in full to part sun. Blue Vervain’s dark blue-violet, candelabra-like flowers appear in July to September and serve as nectar for butterflies and bees. … Continued
Verbena stricta
Verbena stricta, or Hoary Vervain, is 2-4 foot, native perennial that prefers full sun in dry to medium, well-drained loamy soils. Hoary Vervain has beautiful lavender flower spires appearing in late summer. The native perennial is drought and deer resistant. … Continued
Vernonia gigantea
Vernonia gigantea, or Giant Ironweed, is a 6-8 foot tall, tough perennial with large lance-shaped leaves with panicles of rich purple blooms appearing in mid to late summer. Giant Ironweed prefers full to part sun in moist to wet soils. … Continued
Veronicastrum virginicum
Veronicastrum virginicum, or Culver’s Root, is a 3-5 foot durable perennial with good vertical strength and form that prefers moist to wet soils in full to part sun. Culver’s Root features graceful white flower spikes that appear in mid to … Continued
Viola canadensis
Viola canadensis or Canadian White Violet, is a perennial with showy, fragrant, white flowers with tinges of purple and striking yellow centers, blooming April to June. Canadian White Violet has slender, purplish stalks growing from deep green, heart-shaped leaves. The … Continued
Viola pedata
Viola pedata, or Bird’s Foot Violet, is a perennial with purple flowers, orange centers and leaves shaped like bird’s feet. Bird’s Foot Violet prefers well-drained, drier, sandy soils and grows best in full to part sun.
Viola pensylvanica
Viola pensylvanica, or Pennsylvania Violet, is a low maintenance, groundcover perennial with buttery yellow petals blooming in early summer. The nectar from its flower attracts butterflies and bees.
Viola sororia
Viola sororia, or Meadow Blue Violet, is a low-growing, groundcover perennial with leaves and flowers that grow directly from rhizomes. In spring, 1″ blue-violet blooms appear with five petals. Meadow Blue Violet grows best in medium soils and part sun … Continued
Zizia aurea
Zizia aurea, or Golden Alexander, is a 1-3 foot, late spring flowering perennial for moist to wet soils in full to part sun. Golden Alexander’s attractive bright yellow flowering flat-topped umbels appear in late spring alongside a coarser leaf structure … Continued