Delaware Wildflowers

Photos by month
Click on a common name for a photo of the plant, or click on a month for photos taken in that month.



1 Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Philadelphia Fleabane Erigeron philadelphicus
Swamp Jack-in-the-pulpit Arisaema triphyllum subsp. triphyllum
Gay-wing Milkwort Polygala paucifolia
Late Lowbush Blueberry Vaccinium angustifolium
Rue Anemone Thalictrum thalictroides
Pointed Little-leaf Pussytoes Antennaria neglecta
Carpet Bugleweed Ajuga reptans
Woodland Stonecrop Sedum ternatum
Dwarf Ginseng Panax trifolius
Kidneyleaf Buttercup Ranunculus abortivus
Bird's-foot Violet Viola pedata
2 Annual Honesty Lunaria annua
Virginia Bluebells Mertensia virginica
Golden Ragwort Packera aurea
Wild Columbine Aquilegia canadensis
Blue Cohosh Caulophyllum thalictroides
Variable-leaf Spurge Euphorbia ipecacuanhae
Lyre-leaf Rockcress Arabidopsis lyrata
Golden Alexander Zizia aurea
3 Red Mulberry Morus rubra
Silver Maple Acer saccharinum
4 Showy Orchis Galearis spectabilis
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Eastern Yellow Stargrass Hypoxis hirsuta
Lyre-leaf Sage Salvia lyrata
Primrose-leaved Violet Viola primulifolia
Violet Woodsorrel Oxalis violacea
Fire-pink Silene virginica
Glabrous Big-leaf Pussytoes Antennaria parlinii subsp. parlinii
American Dog Violet Viola labradorica
Sand Blueberry Vaccinium stamineum var. stamineum
Umbellate Bastard Toadflax Comandra umbellata subsp. umbellata
Corn Speedwell Veronica arvensis
5 Yankee Blackberry Rubus flagellaris
Wild Geranium Geranium maculatum
Hollow-stem Joe-pye-weed Eutrochium fistulosum
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus
Bulbous Bitter-cress Cardamine bulbosa
Ill-scented Trillium Trillium erectum
Cypress Spurge Euphorbia cyparissias
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Wall-cress Arabidopsis thaliana
Blueflag Iris Iris versicolor
Narrowleaf Springbeauty Claytonia virginica var. virginica
Nodding Trillium Trillium cernuum
One-flowered Broomrape Orobanche uniflora
Black Locust Robinia pseudoacacia
False Mermaidweed Floerkea proserpinacoides
American Beech Fagus grandifolia
6 Winged Euonymus Euonymus alatus
Wild Comfrey Cynoglossum virginianum var. virginianum
Narrowleaf Springbeauty Claytonia virginica var. virginica
Slender Toothwort Cardamine angustata
Cinnamon Fern Osmundastrum cinnamomeum var. cinnamomeum
Green Violet Hybanthus concolor
Marsh Blue Violet Viola cucullata
Canada Wild-ginger Asarum canadense var. canadense
Christmas Fern Polystichum acrostichoides
Flowering Dogwood Cornus florida
7 Virginia Pennywort Obolaria virginica
Perfoliate Bellwort Uvularia perfoliata
Wild Geranium Geranium maculatum
Smooth Blackhaw Viburnum prunifolium
Paper-mulberry Broussonetia papyrifera
Eastern Yellow Stargrass Hypoxis hirsuta
8 Watercress Nasturtium officinale
Sweet-cicely Osmorhiza longistylis
Pinxterbloom Azalea Rhododendron periclymenoides
Pink Lady's-slipper Cypripedium acaule
Squaw-root Conopholis americana
Showy Orchis Galearis spectabilis
Downy Yellow Violet Viola pubescens var. pubescens
Spring Avens Geum vernum
Downy Solomon's-seal Polygonatum pubescens
Shepherd's Purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Mayapple Podophyllum peltatum
Golden Ragwort Packera aurea
9 European Cornsalad Valerianella locusta
Wild Geranium Geranium maculatum
Greek Valerian Polemonium reptans var. reptans
Virginia Strawberry Fragaria virginiana
Sweet-cicely Osmorhiza longistylis
10 Autumn Olive Elaeagnus umbellata
Bachelor's Button Knapweed Centaurea cyanus
Hispid Buttercup Ranunculus hispidus var. caricetorum
Royal Paulownia Paulownia tomentosa
Bird-eye Speedwell Veronica persica
Autumn Olive Elaeagnus umbellata
Field Pepper-grass Lepidium campestre
American Bladdernut Staphylea trifolia
11 Nodding Trillium Trillium cernuum
Mayapple Podophyllum peltatum
Smooth Carrion-flower Greenbrier Smilax herbacea
12 Colts-foot Tussilago farfara
Solomon's Plume Maianthemum racemosum subsp. racemosum
Star-of-bethlehem Ornithogalum umbellatum
Carolina Crane's-bill Geranium carolinianum
Mouse-ear Chickweed Cerastium fontanum
13 Silvery False Spleenwort Deparia acrostichoides
Solomon's-seal Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum
Squaw-root Conopholis americana
Solomon's Plume Maianthemum racemosum subsp. racemosum
14 Shining Clubmoss Huperzia lucidula
American Beech Fagus grandifolia
Alternate-leaf Dogwood Cornus alternifolia
Sensitive Fern Onoclea sensibilis
Hairy-jointed Meadow-parsnip Thaspium barbinode
Virginia Spiderwort Tradescantia virginiana
Smooth White Violet Viola blanda
Ironwood Carpinus caroliniana
Two-leaf Bishop's-cap Mitella diphylla
Sweet-cicely Osmorhiza longistylis
Large Yellow Lady's-slipper Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Wild Columbine Aquilegia canadensis
Poison Ivy Toxicodendron radicans var. radicans
Canada Mayflower Maianthemum canadense
Blunt-lobe Woodsia Woodsia obtusa subsp. obtusa
Black Walnut Juglans nigra
Weak-prickle Greenbrier Smilax hispida
Bashful Bulrush Trichophorum planifolium
15 Smooth Rockcress Boechera laevigata
Hobblebush Viburnum lantanoides
Virginia Strawberry Fragaria virginiana
Wild Leek Allium tricoccum
Solomon's-seal Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum
Pennsylvania Bittercress Cardamine pensylvanica
Showy Vetch Vicia grandiflora
Black Locust Robinia pseudoacacia
Wild Sarsaparilla Aralia nudicaulis
Two-leaf Bishop's-cap Mitella diphylla
16 Robin's Fleabane Erigeron pulchellus var. pulchellus
Meadow Hawkweed Hieracium caespitosum
Devil's-bit Chamaelirium luteum
Mockernut Hickory Carya alba
Sand Blueberry Vaccinium stamineum var. stamineum
Interrupted Fern Osmunda claytoniana var. claytoniana
One-flowered Broomrape Orobanche uniflora
Hay-scented Fern Dennstaedtia punctilobula
Virginia Polypody Polypodium virginianum
17 Smooth Carrion-flower Greenbrier Smilax herbacea
Wood Lily Lilium philadelphicum var. philadelphicum
Puttyroot Aplectrum hyemale
18 Poison-hemlock Conium maculatum
Common Vetch Vicia sativa subsp. sativa
American False Hellebore Veratrum viride
Round-leaf Greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia
Touch-me-not Bittercress Cardamine impatiens
Dame's Rocket Hesperis matronalis
Amur Honeysuckle Lonicera maackii
Eastern Waterleaf Hydrophyllum virginianum
Smooth Rockcress Boechera laevigata
Cow-parsnip Heracleum maximum
19 Yellow Clover Trifolium aureum
Hawkweed Hieracium flagellare
Black Raspberry Rubus occidentalis
The Official Speedwell Veronica officinalis
Japanese Maple Acer palmatum
20 Canada Wild-ginger Asarum canadense var. canadense
Meadow Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis
Puttyroot Aplectrum hyemale
Dame's Rocket Hesperis matronalis
Smooth Rockcress Boechera laevigata
Clustered Black Snakeroot Sanicula odorata
Tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera
Showy Orchis Galearis spectabilis
Allegheny Blackberry Rubus allegheniensis
Maidenhair-fern Adiantum pedatum
Long-stalk Crane's-bill Geranium columbinum
21 Wild Black Cherry Prunus serotina var. serotina
22 Bitternut Hickory Carya cordiformis
Herb-sophia Descurainia sophia
Osage Orange Maclura pomifera
Exotic Arrow-wood Viburnum dilatatum
Meadow Hawkweed Hieracium caespitosum
Giant Solomon's-seal Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum
Pineapple-weed Matricaria discoidea
Bristly Locust Robinia hispida var. hispida
American Witch-hazel Hamamelis virginiana var. virginiana
Mountain Laurel Kalmia latifolia
Wild Comfrey Cynoglossum virginianum var. virginianum
American Alumroot Heuchera americana
Rattlesnake Hawkweed Hieracium venosum
Sweet-cicely Osmorhiza claytonii
Giant-chickweed Myosoton aquaticum
23 Eastern Waterleaf Hydrophyllum virginianum
Mapleleaf Viburnum Viburnum acerifolium
Old-field Toadflax Nuttallanthus canadensis
24 Asymmetrical Fringed Sedge Carex crinita var. crinita
Longleaf Starwort Stellaria longifolia
Catchweed Bedstraw Galium aparine
True Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides
Bladder Sedge Carex intumescens
Small Forget-me-not Myosotis laxa subsp. laxa
Black Walnut Juglans nigra
Hairy Big-leaf Pussytoes Antennaria parlinii subsp. fallax
Featherfoil Hottonia inflata
25 Field Chickweed Cerastium velutinum var. velutinum
Dwarf Snapdragon Chaenorhinum minus
26 Blueflag Iris Iris versicolor
Red-osier Dogwood Cornus stolonifera
Violet Woodsorrel Oxalis violacea
The Official Speedwell Veronica officinalis
Devil's-bit Chamaelirium luteum
Common Vetch Vicia sativa subsp. sativa
Black Chokeberry Aronia melanocarpa
Exotic Arrow-wood Viburnum dilatatum
Pointed Blue-eyed-grass Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Downy Phlox Phlox pilosa subsp. pilosa
Slender Spikerush Eleocharis tenuis var. tenuis
Puttyroot Aplectrum hyemale
27 Catchweed Bedstraw Galium aparine
Hygroamblystegium Moss Hygroamblystegium tenax
Sulphur Cinquefoil Potentilla recta
Partridge-berry Mitchella repens
Hay-scented Fern Dennstaedtia punctilobula
Wineberry Rubus phoenicolasius
Simple Cinquefoil Potentilla simplex
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
New York Fern Thelypteris noveboracensis
Hooked Buttercup Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus
Mountain Laurel Kalmia latifolia
Rattlesnake Hawkweed Hieracium venosum
Climbing Nightshade Solanum dulcamara
Japanese Stilt Grass Microstegium vimineum
Pointed Blue-eyed-grass Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Smooth Yellow Violet Viola pubescens var. scabriuscula
Mockernut Hickory Carya alba
28 Mapleleaf Viburnum Viburnum acerifolium
Winter Vetch Vicia villosa
Long-pod Poppy Papaver dubium
Multiflora Rose Rosa multiflora
Indian Cinquefoil Potentilla indica
29 Creeping Loosestrife Lysimachia nummularia
Spanish Bluebells Hyacinthoides hispanica
Three-leaf Blackberry Rubus triphyllus
Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis
Garden Asparagus Asparagus officinalis
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Birds-foot Trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Water Speedwell Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Meadow Hawkweed Hieracium caespitosum
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Indian Cucumber-root Medeola virginiana
Venus'-looking-glass Triodanis perfoliata
30 Evergreen Blackberry Rubus laciniatus
Oriental Bittersweet Celastrus orbiculatus
31 Large-seed Forget-me-not Myosotis macrosperma
Heart-leaved Umbrella-wort Mirabilis nyctaginea
Two-leaf Bishop's-cap Mitella diphylla
Wild Comfrey Cynoglossum virginianum var. virginianum
Spatterdock Nuphar advena
Downy Shadbush Amelanchier arborea