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	July/August
American Pokeweed	Phytolacca americana	June	X
American Trumpet Creeper	Campsis radicans	June/July
American Wintergreen	Gaultheria procumbens	July
Aniseroot	Osmorhiza longistylis	April/May
Arrow-leaved Tearthumb	Persicaria arifloia	June-Septemeber
Arrowwood Viburnum	Viburnum dentatum	May-June
Ashy Sunflower	Helianthus mollis	July
Autumn Coralroot	Corallorhiza odontorhiza	August/September
Bear corn	Epifagus virginiana	April/May	X
Beechdrops	Epifagus virginiana	August
Bishop's Cap	Mitella diphylla	April/May
Black Cohosh	Actaea racemosa	June/July
Black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	July/August
Bloodroot	Sanquinaria canadensis	April
Blue Mistflower	Conoclinium coelestinum	July/August
Bluestem Goldenrod	Solidago caesia	August/Septmeber
Branching Bur Reed	Sparganium androcladum	June/July
Broadleaf Enchanter's Nightshade	Circaea canadensis	June
Brown-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia triloba	July/August
Butterfly Milkweed	Asclepias syriaca	June	X
Butterweed	Packera glabella	April/May
Buttonbush (shrub)	Cephalanthus occidentalis	July
Calico Aster	Aster lateriflorus	September/October
Canada Goldenrod	Solidago canadensis	August/Septmeber
Canada Lily	Lilium canadense	June/July
Canada Mayflower	Maianthemum canadense	April/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
Carolina Rose	Rosa carolina	June	X
Celandine Poppy	Stylophorum diphyllum	April
Cleavers	Galium aparine	May
Coltsfoot	Tussilago farafara	March
Clasping Venus' Looking Glass	Triodanis perfoliata	May
Common Arrowhead	Sagittaria latifloia	August
Common Blue Violet	Viola sororia	March/April/May
Common Blue-eyed Grass	Sisyrinchium montanum	May-June
Common Boneset	Eupatorium perfoliatum	August
Common Cinquefoil	Potentilla simplex	May
Common Dodder	Cuscuta gronovii	August
Common Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	Spring-Fall	X
Common Elderberry (shrub)	Sambucus canadensis	June	X
Common Evening Primrose	Oenothera biennis	July
Common Jewelweed	Impatiens capensis	June-August
Common Milkweed	Asclepias syriaca	June	X
Common Self-heal	Prunella vulgaris	June-August	X
Common Speedwell	Veronica officinalis	May
Common Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	June
Confederate Violet	Viola sp.	March/April
Cranefly Orchid	Tipularia discolor	July/August
Cream Violet	Viola striata	April/May
Creeping Phlox	Phlox stolonifera	April/May
Crooked-stem Aster	Symphyotrichum prenanthoides	Sept-October
Culver's Root	Veronicastrum virginicum	July
Cup Plant	Silphium perfoliatum	July/August
Cut-leaved Toothwort	Cardamine concatenata	March/April
Daffodils (cultivated)	Narcissus species	March/April		Naturalized in great Numbers
Deptford Pink	Dianthus armeria	May-June	X
Dense Blazing Star	Liatris spicata	July
Ditch Stonecrop	Penthorum sedoides	July
Dog Violet	Viola conspersa	April/May
Dogwood tree	Cornus florida	April
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
Dutchman's Pipe Vine	Aristolochia durior	May -June	X
Crested Iris	Iris cristata	April/May
Early Blue Cohosh	Caulophyllum giganteum	March/April
Early Blue Violet	Viola palmata	March/April/May
Early Goldenrod	Solidago juncea	August
Early Saxifrage	Micranthes virginiensis	March/April
Enchanter's Nightshade	Circaea quadrisulcata	June/July
False Sunflower	Heliopsis helianthoides	June
Field Hawkweed	Hieracium pratense	May/July	X
Fire Pink	Silene virginica	May
Flame Azaela (shrub)	Rhododendron calendulaceum	May
Flat-top White Aster	Doellingeria umbellata	August/September
Flowering Dogwood (tree)	Cornus florida	April/May
Foamflower	Tiarella cordifolia	April
Forget-me-not (cultivated)	Myosotis species	May
Fringed Loosestrife	Lysimachia ciliata	July/August
Ghost Pipe	Monotropa uniflora	June/July	X
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
Great Blue Lobelia	Lobelia siphilitica	July/August
Great Rhododendron (shrub)	Rhododendron maximum	June/July	X	Good Blooms Now
Great Waterleaf	Hydrophyllum appendiculatum	May
Green Wood Orchis	Habenaria clavellata	July
Ground Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	April	X
Groundnut	Apios americana	June-August
Green Adder's Mouth Orchid	Malaxis unifolia	June/July
Green Dragon	Arisaema dracontium	May/June
Hairy Sweet Cicely	Osmorhiza claytonii	May
Halberd-leaved Tearthumb	Polygonum arifolium	July
Heal-All or Selfheal	Prunella vulgaris	June-July	X
Heartleaf Foamflower	Tiarella cordifolia	April/May
Hogpeanut	Amphicarpa bracteata	August/September
Hollow Joe-Pye Weed	Eutrochium fistulosum	July/August
Honewort	Cryptotaenia canadensis	June/July
Hooked buttercup	Ranunculus recurvatus	April/May
Indian Cucumber Root	Medeola virginiana	May
Indian Strawberry	Duchesnea indica	April	X
Indian Tobacco	Lobelia inflata	July/August
Jack-in-the-Pulpit	Arisaema triphyllum	April/May
Jacob's Ladder	Polemonium reptans	April/May
Jumpseed or V.knotweed	Tovara virginiana	Jump
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
Long-spurred Violet	Viola rostrata	April/May
Lopseed	Phryma leptostachya	June/July
Mad-dog Skullcap	Scutellaria epilobiifolia	July/August
Marsh Blue Violet	Viola cucullata	April/May
Marsh Marigold	Caltha palustris	April
Mayapple	Podophyllum peltatum	April-May
Mild Water-Pepper	Persicaria hydropiperoides	August
Moth Mullein	Verbascum blattaria	June/July	X
Moneywort	Lysimachia nummularia	June
Monkey Flower	Mimulus ringens	July/August
Mountain Laurel (shrub)	Kalmia latifolia	May	X
Naked-flowered Tick-trefoil	Hylodesmum nudiflorum	July
Narrowleaf Sunflower	Helianthus augustifolius	August-September
New England Aster	Symphyotrichum novae-anglia	August/September
Northern Blazing Star	Liatris borealis	September
Obedient Plant	Physostegia virginiana	July
Ohio Spiderwort	Tradescantia ohiensis	May- June
Orange Coneflower	Rudbeckia fulgida	July/August
Oval Lady's Tresses	Spiranthes ovalis	September/October
Oxeye Daisy	Leucanthemum vulgare	May-July		Introduced Species
Oxeye Sunflower	Heliopsis helianthoides	July
Pale Jewelweed	Impatiens pallida	June/July
Pale Violet	Viola striata	April
Partridge Pea	Chamaecrista fasciculata	July
Partridgeberry	Mitchella repens	June
Philadelphia Fleabane	Erigeron philadelphicus	April/May
Pinesap	Monotropa hypopitys	July
Pink Lady's Slipper	Cypripedium acaule	April/May
Pokeweed	Phytolacca americana	July/August	X
Prairie Dock	Silphium terebinthinaceum	June/July
Purple Coneflower	Echinacea purpurea	June/July/August
Purple Dead Nettle	Lamium purpureum	March-April
Puttyroot Orchid	Aplectrum hyemale	May
Queen Anne's Lace	Daucus carota	July/August
Queen of the Prairie	Filipendula ruba	July
Ragged Fringed Orchid	Planthera lacera	June
Rattlemaster Master	Eryngium yuccifolium	July	X
Wild Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	April/May	X
Ramps or Wild Leeks	Allium tricoccum	July
Red Trillium	Trillium erectum	April/May
Redbud (tree)	Cercis canadensis	April
Rosinweed	Silphium integrifolium	August- September
Rough Blazing Star	Liatris aspera	August
Royal Catchfly	Silene regia	July
Rue Anemone	Thalictrum thalictrodies	March/April/May
Scarlet Beebalm	Monarda didyma	July
Seedbox	Lugwigia alternifolia	August
Serviceberry (tree)	Amelanchier arborea	April
Sharp-winged Monkeyflower	Mimulus alatus	July
Showy Orchis	Galearis spectabilis	April/May
Skunk Cabbage	Symplocarpus foetidus	February
Small Green Woodland Orchid	Platanthera clavellata	July
Small Sundrops	Oenothera perennis	June	X
Small White Leek (Ramps)	Allium tricoccum	July
Smooth Hawkweed	Hieracium florentinum	May/June
Smooth Solomon's Seal	Polygonatum biflorum	May	X
Smooth Yellow Violet	Viola eriocarpa	March-May
Snowdrops (cultivated)	Galanthus species	February/March
Solomon's Plume	Maianthemum racemosum	May
Spicebush	Lindera benzoin	March-April
Spotted Joe-Pye Weed	Eutrochium maculatum	July/August
Spring Avens	Geum vernum	May
Spring Beauty	Claytonia virginica	March-May
Spring Cress	Cardamine bulbosa	April/May
Squirrel Corn	Dicentra canadensis	April
Striped Wintergreen	Chimaphila maculata	June	X
Small-flowered Buttercup	Ranunculus abortivus	April
Swamp Buttercup	Ranunculus septentrionalis	April/May
Swamp Candles	Lysimachia terrestris	June
Swamp Loosetrife	Decodon verticillatus	July
Swamp Milkeed	Asclepias incarnata	June/July
Swamp Rose	Rosa palustris	July
Swamp Rose Mallow	Hibiscus moscheytos	July
Sweet Black Eyed Susan	Rudbeckia subtomentosa	July/ August
Sweet White Violet	Viola blanda	April/May
Sweet-scented Water Lily	Nymphaea odorata	June/July/August
Tall Bellflower	Campanulastrum americanum	July
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
Venus'sLooking Glass	Specularia perfoliata	June	X
Violet Woodsorrel	Oxalis violacea	May
Virgin's Bower	Clematis virginiana	August
Virginia Bluebells	Mertensia virginica	April/May
White Virginia Bluebells	Mertensia virginica berdii	April
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
White Baneberry	Actaea pachypoda	May
White or Foxglove Beardtongue	Penstemon digitalis	June	X
White Snakeroot	Ageratina altissima	August
White Turtlehead	Chelone glabra	August
White Vervain	Verbena urticifolia	June/July
Whorled Loosestrife	Lysimachia quadrifolia	July
Whorled Rosinweed	Silphium trifoliatum	July
Wild Comfrey	Cynoglossum virginianum	May
Wild Bergamot	Monarda fistulosa	June/July
Wild Blue Phlox	Phlox divaricata	April/May
Wild Geranium	Geranium maculatum	April/May
Wild Hydrangea	Hydrangea arborescens	June
Wild Sarsaparilla	Aralia nudicaulis	May
Wild Senna	Cassia hebecarpa	July
Wild Yam	Dioscorea villosa	May
Native Azaleas	Rhododendron sp.	April /May
Winged Monkey Flower	Mimulus alatus	July/August
Wingstem	Vernesina alternifolia	July/August
Wood Betony	Pedicularis Canadensis	April
Woodland Stonecrop	Sedum ternatum	May	X
Yellow Passionflower	Passiflora lutea	July/August
Yellow Trout Lily	Erythronium americanum	April
Zig-zag Goldenrod	Solidago flexicaulis	August/September
Smal-flowered Bitter Cress	Cardamine parviflora	March-May
Hazelnut	Corylus americana	March
Speedwell (cultivated)	Veronica filliformus	March/April
Murlte or Periwinkle (cultivated)	Vinca minor	March