Spring at Ozarkedge, Harbinger of Spring wildflower blooming
    Spring at Ozarkedge, Harbinger of Spring wildflower blooming

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    Spring is an exciting time for Wildflower enthusiasts! As soon as the New Year arrives we start counting the days until the first spring wildflowers appear in the woodlands. Here in northern Arkansas, the spring ephemerals usually begin flowering in early March. They have to brave the crazy March weather that varies between warm and sunny to cold and rainy or even snow. It's a feat for these plants to complete their entire above ground life cycle before the woodland canopy closes. Take a look at a small selection of these beautiful spring woodland wildflowers!

    • Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)
      Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)
    • Trout lily  (Erythronium albidum)
      Trout lily (Erythronium albidum)
    • Dutchman's breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)
      Dutchman's breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)
    • Harbinger of spring (Erigenia bulbosa)
      Harbinger of spring (Erigenia bulbosa)
    • Purple cress (Cardamine douglassii)
      Purple cress (Cardamine douglassii)
    • Rue anemone (Thalictruim thalictroides)
      Rue anemone (Thalictruim thalictroides)
    • Purple trillium (Trillium recurvatum)
      Purple trillium (Trillium recurvatum)
    • Large Bellwort (Uvularia grandiflora)
      Large Bellwort (Uvularia grandiflora)

    Most, but not all, of these woodland flowers are considered to be spring ephemerals. Spring ephemerals are fleeting– they emerge and bloom in the early spring, set seed and disappear back into the earth until the next spring calls them.

    But spring is not all about the woodland wildflowers. The rocky glades begin flowering in March as well! Below is a small collection of the many gorgeous native flowers blooming in our glades.

    • Rose verbena (Glandularia canadensis)
      Rose verbena (Glandularia canadensis)
    • Whitlow grass (Draba cuneifolia)
      Whitlow grass (Draba cuneifolia)
    • False garlic (Nothoscordum bivalve)
      False garlic (Nothoscordum bivalve)
    • Hoary puccoon (Lithospermum canescens)
      Hoary puccoon (Lithospermum canescens)
    • Ozark calamint (Clinopodium arkansanum)
      Ozark calamint (Clinopodium arkansanum)
    • Small skullcap (Scutellaria parvula)
      Small skullcap (Scutellaria parvula)
    • Widow's cross (Sedum pulchellum)
      Widow's cross (Sedum pulchellum)
    • Fringed blue star (Amsonia ciliata)
      Fringed blue star (Amsonia ciliata)
    • Blue false indigo (Baptisia australis)
      Blue false indigo (Baptisia australis)
    • Pussy toes (Antennaria parlinii)
      Pussy toes (Antennaria parlinii)

    Spring Wildflowers

    For a full list of wildflowers that can be sorted by season, color or other criteria, visit our wildflower list page.

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