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
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
Pale-leaved Sunflower in late summer bloom — an excellent native sunflower for woodland edges and partly shaded gardens. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Helianthus
Spotted Joe-Pye-Weed in full bloom — a towering presence in wet meadows and streamside gardens, beloved by pollinators. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0) Eupatorium
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