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Plant blooms in April.
Actaea pachypoda
White Baneberry, or Actaea pachypoda, is also known as Doll’s Eyes and can grow up to two feet tall. White Baneberry is best grown in moist, well-drained soils in part sun to full shade. The herbaceous perennial produces white fruit, … Continued
Anemonella thalictroides
Anemonella thalictroides, or Rue Anemone, is an early spring plant with delicate white blooms growing in well-drained soil. Rue Anemone is perfect for shaded areas of a rock garden or as an underplanting for shrubs. Anemonella thalictroides is also known … Continued
Asimina triloba
Asimina triloba, or Paw Paw, is a large, 15-foot, native shrub producing a large yellow-green to brown fruit. The sweet, custardy fruits are the largest edible fruit indigenous to the US. Paw Paw grows in sun to part sun and … Continued
Caulophyllum thalictroides
Caulophyllum thalictroides, or Blue Cohosh, is a 2-3 foot perennial for moist rich woods. Its beautiful foliage appears in spring turning from purple-green to blue-green. Star-shaped yellow flowers on Blue Cohosh appear in early spring and its deep blue-black berries … Continued
Claytonia virginica
Claytonia virginica, or Spring Beauty, is an early flowering spring wildflower with five white or pink petals striped with darker pink veins. Spring Beauty prefers rich, moist soil and part sun. The small woodland plant is great for pollinators, attracting … Continued
Delphinium tricorne
Delphinium tricorne, or Dwarf Larkspur, is a one-foot perennial thriving in medium to wet soil in all sun exposures, particularly part sun to shade. Dwarf Larkspur’s blue-purple flowers appear in early spring from April to June. Long-tongued bees, hummingbirds and … Continued
Dicentra cucullaria
Dicentra cucullaria, or Dutchman’s Breeches is a spring ephemeral flowering in the early spring in time for the first bumblebees to enjoy its white flowers. The pair of outer petals form a swollen “V” making the hanging flower seem like … Continued
Dicentra eximia
Dicentra eximia, or Bleeding Heart, is a dainty little 9-12” woodlander perennial with attractive lacy fern-like foliage and pink flowers shaped like bleeding hearts. Bleeding Heart prefers full to part shade and medium to moist loamy, organic well-drained soils. Native … Continued
Dodecatheon meadia
Dodecatheon meadia, or Shooting Star, is a 1-2 foot perennial that thrives in part shade to full sun and medium to moist well-drained soils. Shooting Star’s pink-white showy flowers with red-yellow centers resemble tiny umbrellas when it blooms in early … Continued
Hepatica acutiloba
Hepatica acutiloba, or Sharp-Lobed Hepatica, is an attractive wildflower found growing in open woods in early to mid-spring. The flowers are white, purple-blue, or pink in color with a round shape, and its leaves are distinctive and mottled, turning crimson … Continued
Hydrastis canadensis
Hydrastis canadensis, or Goldenseal, is a 1-foot tall woodland native perennial ground cover preferring shade to part sun and moist to well-drained rich in organic matter. Ornamental maple-like leaves and raspberry-like fruit appear atop its upper leaves in late summer. … Continued
Hypoxis hirsuta
Hypoxis hirsuta, or Yellow Star Grass, is a one-foot, perennial wildflower found in dry to wet-mesic soils and full to part sun. Yellow Star Grass features tufted, grass-like leaves and yellow, star-shaped flowers that appear in mid-spring to early summer. … Continued
Jeffersonia diphylla
Jeffersonia diphylla, or Twinleaf, is an early spring wildflower with a single white, cup-shaped flower resembling Bloodroot. Twinleaf has long-stemmed leaves, divided into two lobes giving the appearance of two separate leaves, hence its common name. Twinleaf prefers well-drained, medium … Continued
Mertensia virginica
Mertensia virginica, or Virginia Bluebells, is a 1-2 foot perennial woodlander native to moist humus-rich soils in part to full shade. Virginia Bluebells has beautiful pink to light blue bell-shaped flowers, appearing early to late spring. The plant goes dormant … Continued
Packera aurea
Packera aurea, or Golden Ragwort (Golden Groundsel), is a 1-2’ tall, herbaceous perennial for average, medium to wet soils in full sun to shady sites. Golden Groundsel or Golden Ragwort produces clusters of small golden flowers in May. It is … Continued
Phlox divaricata
Phlox divaricata, or Wild Blue Phlox, is a 1-2 foot woodland perennial with violet or lavender-blue flowers in spring. Wild Blue Phlox is a wonderful spring beauty for woodland gardens that slowly self sows itself.
Polemonium reptans
Polemonium reptans, or Jacob’s Ladder, is a 1-2 foot, woodlander perennial with loose clusters of blue-violet, bell-shaped flowers blooming in early to late spring. Jacob’s Ladder prefers damp, organic soils in full to part shade.
Sanguinaria canadensis
Sanguinaria canadensis, or Bloodroot, is a 1 foot, woodland, spring ephemeral perennial for moist, well-drained soils in part sun to full shade. Bloodroot is native to moist woods, floodplains and slopes. Its snow-white flowers appear in early spring, but they … Continued
Tiarella cordifolia
Tiarella cordifolia, or Foam Flower, is one foot, woodland perennial with delicate foam-like white flowers in spring. Foam Flower prefers part to full shade in medium to moist rich soils. The perennial produces attractive maple-like mottled semi-evergreen leaves and is … Continued
Trillium grandiflorum
Trillium grandiflorum, or White Trillium, is a one foot, woodland, ground cover perennial with bright, three-petaled, white flowers resembling dogwoods from April to June. White Trillium prefers part to full shade in moist rich soils. White Trillium is one of … Continued
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