Spring Blooms

A selection of spring-blooming native wildflowers and horticultural shrubs and trees

Bloodroot, Wingra Oak Savanna, April 8, 2019 (Photo: Stephanie Petersen)
Toothwort, Wingra Oak Savanna, April 8, 2019 (Photo: Stephanie Petersen)
Cornelian-cherry dogwood, Longenecker Horticultural Gardens, April 16, 2019 (Photo: Heidi Neidhart)
Magnolia buds opening, Longenecker Horticultural Gardens, April 17, 2019 (Photo: Heidi Neidhart)
Magnolias, Longenecker Horticultural Gardens, April 26, 2019 (Photo: Heidi Neidhart)
Dutchman's breeches, Spring Trail Pond, April 26, 2019 (Photo: Heidi Neidhart)
Virginia bluebells, Spring Trail Pond, April 26, 2019 (Photo: Heidi Neidhart)
Anemone, Native Plant Garden, April 26, 2019 (Photo: Heidi Neidhart)
Cherry tree blossoms, Longenecker Horticultural Gardens, April 26, 2019 (Photo: Heidi Neidhart)
Lilacs, Longenecker Horticultural Gardens, May 5, 2019 (Photo: Heidi Neidhart)
Prairie smoke, Native Plant Garden, May 15, 2019 (Photo: Heidi Neidhart)
Crabapples, Longenecker Horticultural Gardens, May 15, 2019 (Photo: Heidi Neidhart)
Wild geranium, Native Plant Garden, May 15, 2019 (Photo: Heidi Neidhart)
Spring beauty, Native Plant Garden, May 15, 2019 (Photo: Heidi Neidhart)
Phlox, Native Plant Garden, May 15, 2019 (Photo: Heidi Neidhart)
Wild columbine, Native Plant Garden, May 30, 2019 (Photo: Heidi Neidhart)
Spiderwort, Native Plant Garden, May 30, 2019 (Photo: Heidi Neidhart)
Golden Alexanders, Native Plant Garden, May 30, 2019 (Photo: Heidi Neidhart)
Red horse chestnut, Longenecker Horticultural Gardens, May 30, 2019 (Photo: Heidi Neidhart)
Azaleas, Longenecker Horticultural Gardens, May 30, 2019 (Photo: Heidi Neidhart)
Prairie phlox, Greene Prairie, June 6, 2019 (Photo: Heidi Neidhart)