Photo: Wikimedia Commons Hypoxis hirsuta, commonly known as Yellow Stargrass or Common Goldstar, is one of North America’s most charming and overlooked native wildflowers. Standing
Photo: Wikimedia Commons Silene stellata, commonly known as Starry Campion or Widowsfrill, is a tall, elegant wildflower of eastern woodlands and forest edges that earns
Photo: Wikimedia Commons Iris prismatica, known as Slender Blue Flag Iris or Slender Blue Iris, is the elegant, graceful counterpart to its more robust relative,
Meadow Beauty’s vivid pink flowers with their distinctive curved yellow anthers are a brilliant sight in wet sunny meadows. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Larger Blue Flag Iris in full bloom at the water’s edge — one of the most spectacular native wetland wildflowers. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA
Coral Honeysuckle’s brilliant trumpet flowers attract hummingbirds from spring through fall. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Lonicera sempervirens, widely known as Coral Honeysuckle or
Birdsfoot Violet in bloom — its distinctive lavender petals and deeply divided leaves. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Viola pedata, commonly known as Birdsfoot
Bluets in full bloom — a carpet of pale blue stars brightening the spring woodland floor. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Houstonia caerulea, commonly
Cut-leaf Coneflower in full late-summer bloom, showing characteristic drooping yellow ray petals and prominent green dome centers. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Rudbeckia laciniata,
Marsh Marigold in peak spring bloom, its brilliant yellow flowers lighting up a cold-water wetland. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Caltha palustris, known as
