Spring Blooms
Celebrate the awakening of the growing season with native wildflowers that bloom from early spring through late May. These early risers provide critical nectar and pollen for emerging pollinators when few other food sources are available. From woodland ephemerals that carpet the forest floor before the canopy leaves out to prairie pioneers that break through last year's thatch, spring bloomers set the stage for a season of ecological abundance. Perfect for adding early color to gardens while supporting bees, butterflies, and other beneficial insects during their most vulnerable period.
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Golden Alexanders (Zizia aurea) -
Prairie Smoke (Geum Triflorum) -
Bradbury Bee Balm (Monarda bradburiana) -
Prairie Phlox (Phlox Pilosa) -
Eastern Columbine (Aquilegia Canadensis) -
Early Meadow Rue (Thalictrum dioicum) -
Jacob's Ladder (Polemonium Reptans) -
Golden Ragwort (Packera Aurea) -
Plantain-leaved Pussytoes (Antennaria Plantaginifolia) -
Hairy Beardtongue (Penstemon Hirsutus) -
Prairie Alumroot (Heuchera Richardsonii) -
Path Rush (Juncus Tenuis) -
Common Blue Violet (Viola Sororia) -
Ohio Spiderwort (Tradescantia Ohiensis) -
Narrow-leaved Purple Coneflower (Echinacea Angustifolia) -
Midland Shooting Star (Dodecatheon Meadia) -
Gray's Sedge (Carex grayi) -
Foxglove Beardtongue (Penstemon Digitalis) -
Eastern Purple Coneflower (Echinacea Purpurea) -
Canada Anemone (Anemone Canadensis) -
Ozark Bluestar (Amsonia Illustris) -
Calico Beardtongue (Penstemon calycosus) -
Prairie Pussytoes (Antennaria Neglecta) -
Plantain Sedge (Carex plantaginea)