| 5/6/2024 |
Southern Iowa |
Common blue violet, Jack-in-the-pulpit, blue phlox, spring beauty, wild geranium, prairie trillium, mayapples, wild ginger, Virginia waterleaf, Jacob’s ladder, largeflower bellwort, spring blue-eyed Mary, Canadian lousewort, Dame’s rocket, larkspur, spiderwort and wild Columbine are blooming in Jefferson County.
Woodland phlox, dwarf larkspur, mayapples, wild geranium and columbine are blooming. Spring beauty, violets, woodland phlox, wild ginger, blackberries, wild licorice and mayapples are blooming in Appanoose County. Find leaves of bloodroot, Jack-in-the-pulpit, green dragon, Solomon’s seal, Virginia waterleaf, raspberry and cat mint.
Black medic, golden alexander, Ohio spiderwort, pineapple weed, and yellow wood sorrel are starting to appear at Geode State Park. As the tree canopy fills out and less sunlight is available in the woodlands, look for open area wildflowers like columbine, Indian paintbrush, lousewort, prairie ragwort, Seneca snakeroot, Shepherd’s purse, thyme-leaved speedwell and blue flag iris. Spring avens is abundant in open woodland borders. Dame’s rocket, another garden escapee, looks very much like woodland blue phlox, but is much taller, bushier, and only has four petals.
Find sweet cicely, American gromwell, Jack-in-the-pulpit, starry false Solomon’s seal and appendaged waterleaf, also known as great waterleaf in the woodlands. You can still find late-blooming Virginia bluebells, spring beauty and Jacob’s ladder. Most mayapples have gone to seed, but blooms can still be seen with prairie trillium and abundant cleavers. Philadelphia fleabane is in its prime along with woodland blue phlox and wild geranium.
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