Plant Bloom List

This is a list of plants found at Wahkeena and their approximate bloom time. We will update this page regularly with the plants currently in bloom at the Preserve.

You can search this list alphabetically, look for just the month of your visit, or check to see what is currently in bloom.

Common Name	Scientific Name	Month in Bloom	In Bloom Now?	Species of Note
American Alumroot	Heuchera americana	May
American Jumpseed	Persicaria virginiana	August
American Pokeweed	Phytolacca americana	June
American Trumpet Creeper	Campsis radicans	June/July	X
American Wintergreen	Gaultheria procumbens	July
Aniseroot	Osmorhiza longistylis	April/May
Arrow-leaved Tearthumb	Persicaria arifloia	August/Septmeber
Autumn Coralroot	Corallorhiza odontorhiza	August/September		*
Beechdrops	Epifagus virginiana	August
Bishop's Cap	Mitella diphylla	April/May
Black Cohosh	Actaea racemosa	June/July
Black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	June/July/August	X
Bloodroot	Sanquinaria canadensis	April
Blue Mistflower	Conoclinium coelestinum	July/August
Bluestem Goldenrod	Solidago caesia	August/Septmeber
Branching Bur Reed	Sparganium androcladum	June/July	X
Broadleaf Enchanter's Nightshade	Circaea canadensis	June
Brown-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia triloba	July/August
Butterfly Milkweed	Asclepias syriaca	June	X
Butterweed	Packera glabella	May
Buttonbush (shrub)	Cephalanthus occidentalis	July	X
Calico Aster	Aster lateriflorus	September/October
Canada Goldenrod	Solidago canadensis	August/Septmeber
Canada Lily	Lilium canadense	June/July
Canada Mayflower	Maianthemum canadense	May
Canada Violet	Viola canadensis	April/May
Canada Wild Ginger	Asarum canadense	April/May
Canada Wood Betony	Pedicularis canadensis	May
Cardinal Flower	Lobelia cardinalis	July/August	X
Carolina Rose	Rosa carolina	June
Clasping Venus' Looking Glass	Triodanis perfoliata	May
Common Blue Violet	Viola sororia	March/April/May
Common Boneset	Eupatorium perfoliatum	August
Common Cinquefoil	Potentilla simplex	May
Common Elderberry (shrub)	Sambucus canadensis	June
Common Evening Primrose	Oenothera biennis	July
Common Jewelweed	Impatiens capensis	June	X
Common Milkweed	Asclepias syriaca	June	X
Common Self-heal	Prunella vulgaris	June/July	X
Common Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	June
Cranefly Orchid	Tipularia discolor	July/August		*
Cream Violet	Viola striata	April/May
Creeping Phlox	Phlox stolonifera	April/May
Cup Plant	Silphium perfoliatum	July/August
Cut-leaved Toothwort	Cardamine concatenata	April
Daffodils (cultivated)	Narcissus species	March/April
Dense Blazing Star	Liatris spicata	July
Dog Violet	Viola conspersa	April/May
Dotted Knotweed	Persicaria punctata	August
Double Bloodroot (cultivated)	Variant of Bloodroot with extra petals	April		*
Downy Rattlesnake Plantain Orchid	Goodyeara pubescens	July		*
Dutchman's Breeches	Dicentra cucullaria	April/May
Early Blue Cohosh	Caulophyllum giganteum	April
Early Blue Violet	Viola palmata	March/April/May
Early Goldenrod	Solidago juncea	August
Early Saxifrage	Micranthes virginiensis	March/April
False Sunflower	Heliopsis helianthoides	June
Fire Pink	Silene virginica	May
Flame Azaela (shrub)	Rhododendron calendulaceum	May		*
Flowering Dogwood (tree)	Cornus florida	April/May
Forget-me-not (cultivated)	Myosotis species	May
Ghost Pipe	Monotropa uniflora	June/July		*
Glory-of-the-Snow (cultivated)	Cultivated	March/April
Goat's Beard	Aruncus dioicus	June/July
Golden Ragwort	Packera aurea	April/May
Gray-headed Coneflower	Ratibida pinnata	June/July	X
Great Blue Lobelia	Lobelia siphilitica	July/August
Great Rhododendron (shrub)	Rhododendron maximum	Jule/July		*
Great Waterleaf	Hydrophyllum appendiculatum	May
Green Adder's Mouth Orchid	Malaxis unifolia	June/July		*
Green Dragon	Arisaema dracontium	May/June		*
Hairy Sweet Cicely	Osmorhiza claytonii	May
Heartleaf Foamflower	Tiarella cordifolia	April/May
Hogpeanut	Amphicarpa bracteata	August/September
Hollow Joe-Pye Weed	Eutrochium fistulosum	July/August
Indian Cucumber Root	Medeola virginiana	May
Indian Tobacco	Lobelia inflata	July	X
Jack-in-the-Pulpit	Arisaema triphyllum	April/May
Jacob's Ladder	Polemonium reptans	April/May
Large Flowered Trillium	Trillium grandifolum	April/May
Large Whorled Pogonia	Isotria verticillata	May
Largeflower Bellwort	Uvularia grandiflora	April/May
Lily-leaved Twayblade	Liparis lilifolia	May		*
Lizard's Tail	Saururus cernuus	June/July	X
Long-spurred Violet	Viola rostrata	April/May
Mad-dog Skullcap	Scutellaria epilobiifolia	August/September
Marsh Blue Violet	Viola cucullata	April/May
Marsh Marigold	Caltha palustris	April
Mayapple	Podophyllum peltatum	May
Mountain Laurel (shrub)	Kalmia latifolia	May
Naked-flowered Tick-trefoil	Hylodesmum nudiflorum	July
New England Aster	Symphyotrichum novae-anglia	August/September
Orange Coneflower	Rudbeckia fulgida	August
Oval Lady's Tresses	Spiranthes ovalis	September/October		*
Pale Jewelweed	Impatiens pallida	June/July	X
Pale Violet	Viola striata	April
Partriadge Pea	Chamaecrista fasciculata	July
Partridgeberry	Mitchella repens	June
Philadelphia Fleabane	Erigeron philadelphicus	May
Pinesap	Monotropa hypopitys	July		*
Pink Lady's Slipper	Cypripedium acaule	May		*
Prairie Dock	Silphium terebinthinaceum	June/July
Purple Coneflower	Echinacea purpurea	June/July/August
Puttyroot Orchid	Aplectrum hyemale	August
Queen of the Prairie	Filipendula ruba	July
Ragged Fringed Orchid	Planthera lacera	June		*
Red Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	May
Red Trillium	Trillium erectum	April/May
Redbud (tree)	Cercis canadensis	April
Rue Anemone	Thalictrum thalictrodies	March/April/May
Scarlet Beebalm	Monarda didyma	July	X
Seedbox	Lugwigia alternifolia	August
Serviceberry (tree)	Amelanchier arborea	April
Sharp-winged Monkeyflower	Mimulus alatus	July	X
Showy Orchis	Galearis spectabilis	April/May		*
Skunk Cabbage	Symplocarpus foetidus	February
Small Green Wood Orchid	Platanthera clavellata	July	X
Small Sundrops	Oenothera perennis	June
Small White Leek (Ramps)	Allium tricoccum	June
Smooth Solomon's Seal	Polygonatum biflorum	May
Snowdrops (cultivated)	Galanthus species	February/March
Solomon's Plume	Maianthemum racemosum	May
Spotted Joe-Pye Weed	Eutrochium maculatum	July/August
Spring Avens	Geum vernum	May
Spring Cress	Cardamine bulbosa	April/May
Squirrel Corn	Dicentra canadensis	April
Striped Wintergreen	Chimaohila maculata	June
Swamp Buttercup	Ranunculus septentrionalis	April/May
Swamp Candles	Lysimachia terrestris	June
Swamp Loosetrife	Decodon verticillatus	July
Swamp Milkeed	Asclepias incarnata	June/July	X
Swamp Rose	Rosa palustris	July
Swamp Rose Mallow	Hibiscus moscheytos	July	X
Sweet White Violet	Viola blanda	April/May
Sweet-scented Water Lily	Nymphaea odorata	June/July/August	X
Tall Bellflower	Campanulastrum americanum	July	X
Tall Ironweed	Vernonia gigantea	August/September
Tall Thimbleweed	Anemone virginiana	June
Three-lobed Violet	Viola triloba	April/May
Thyme-leaved Veronica (cultivated)	Veronica serpyllifolia	April/May
Toadshade Trillum	Trillium sessile	April/May
Trailing Arbutus	Epigaea repens	April
Violet Woodsorrel	Oxalis violacea	May
Virgin's Bower	Clematis virginiana	August
Virginia Bluebells	Mertensia virginica	April/May
Virginia Iris	Iris virginica	May
Virginia Spiderwort	Tradescantia vriginiana	May
Virginia Spring Beauty	Claytonia virginica	March/April/May
Virginia Waterleaf	Hydrophyllum virginianum	May
Virginia Wild Strawberry	Fragaria virgiana	May
Water Hemlock	Cicuta maculata	June
White Avens	Geum canadense	June/July	X
White Baneberry	Actaea pachypoda	June-July
White Snakeroot	Ageratina altissima	August
White Turtlehead	Chelone glabra	August
Wild Bergamot	Monarda fistulosa	June/July	X
Wild Blue Phlox	Phlox divaricata	April/May
Wild Geranium	Geranium maculatum	April/May
Wild Sarsaparilla	Aralia nudicaulis	May
Wild Yam	Dioscorea villosa	May
Wingstem	Vernesina alternifolia	August
Woodland Stonecrop	Sedum ternatum	May
Yellow Passionflower	Passiflora lutea	July
Yellow Trout Lily	Erythronium americanum	April
Zig-zag Goldenrod	Solidago flexicaulis	August/September