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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Bradbury Bee Balm (Monarda bradburiana) -
Golden Alexanders (Zizia aurea) -
Prairie Smoke (Geum Triflorum) -
Prairie Phlox (Phlox Pilosa) -
Eastern Columbine (Aquilegia Canadensis) -
Jacob's Ladder (Polemonium Reptans) -
Early Meadow Rue (Thalictrum dioicum) -
Golden Ragwort (Packera Aurea) -
Plantain-leaved Pussytoes (Antennaria Plantaginifolia) -
Prairie Alumroot (Heuchera Richardsonii) -
Common Blue Violet (Viola Sororia) -
Hairy Beardtongue (Penstemon Hirsutus) -
Path Rush (Juncus Tenuis) -
Eastern Purple Coneflower (Echinacea Purpurea) -
Midland Shooting Star (Dodecatheon Meadia) -
Narrow-leaved Purple Coneflower (Echinacea Angustifolia) -
Calico Beardtongue (Penstemon calycosus) -
Gray's Sedge (Carex Grayi) -
Harebell (Campanula Rotundifolia) -
Foxglove Beardtongue (Penstemon Digitalis) -
Ozark Bluestar (Amsonia Illustris) -
Prairie Pussytoes (Antennaria Neglecta) -
Pretty Sedge (Carex Woodii) -
White Tinged Sedge (Carex albicans)