Allegheny spurge flower spikes opening in early spring, before the new leaves expand. Photo: Salicyna, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Pachysandra procumbens, commonly known as
Virginia Bluebells in full bloom: pink-tinged buds opening to sky-blue trumpets. Photo: Cbaile19, Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Mertensia virginica, known as Virginia Bluebells, Virginia cowslip, Roanoke
Oconee Bells in bloom over last year’s bronzed leaves, photographed in Oconee County, South Carolina. Photo: KudzuVine, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Shortia galacifolia, commonly
A single Fire Pink flower, its five scarlet petals notched as if cut with pinking shears. Photo: Judy Gallagher, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Wikimedia
Woodland Phlox in full spring bloom on a woodland floor in Wooster, Ohio. Photo: Wilson44691, Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Phlox divaricata, known as Woodland Phlox, Wild
Crested Iris in bloom, showing the raised crest on each fall. Photo: Shannon Welch, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) Iris
Copper Iris in bloom. Note the flat, wide-spread form, with falls and standards nearly the same color. Photo: Scott Loarie, Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Iris fulva,
Littleleaf Mockorange in full bloom at Black Canyon of the Gunnison, western Colorado. Photo: Chris Light, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Philadelphus microphyllus, commonly known
A mature Sugar Maple in peak autumn color, Québec City. Photo: Cephas, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Acer saccharum, commonly known as Sugar Maple, Rock
Prickly Rose (Rosa acicularis) in full bloom — its large pink flowers are among the most beautiful wildflowers of the Alaskan summer. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
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