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Six Months of Flowers

Six Months of Flowers
Smooth rose. Photo by Jerry Jenkins.

Eighteen wildflowers from forests, fields, and wetlands, arranged by when they first bloom. Wildflower season in the northern forest begins in April and continues until the last weeds fruit in late fall. Over the six months of active blooming, more than 1,200 species of herbs and flowering trees and shrubs will flower.

The April and May flowers are in woodlands and meadows. The roadside and wetland flowers start in June. July and August are our peak, with flowers everywhere. In September and October the woods bloom again, and the last fruits develop. November brings frost and colors; December, subsidence, returning, and rest.

Six Months of Flowers Gallery

Six Months of Flowers Photo: Jerry Jenkins
April: Golden saxifrage. | Photo: Jerry Jenkins
Six Months of Flowers Photo: Jerry Jenkins
April: Miterwort. | Photo: Jerry Jenkins
Six Months of Flowers Photo: Jerry Jenkins
April: Early meadow rue. | Photo: Jerry Jenkins
Six Months of Flowers Photo: Jerry Jenkins
May: Tall yellow violet. | Photo: Jerry Jenkins
Six Months of Flowers Photo: Jerry Jenkins
May: Gill-over-the-ground. | Photo: Jerry Jenkins
Six Months of Flowers Photo: Jerry Jenkins
May: Dwarf buttercup. | Photo: Jerry Jenkins
Six Months of Flowers Photo: Jerry Jenkins
June: Bunchberry. | Photo: Jerry Jenkins
Six Months of Flowers Photo: Jerry Jenkins
May: Smooth rose. | Photo: Jerry Jenkins
Six Months of Flowers Photo: Jerry Jenkins
May: Bog asphodel. | Photo: Jerry Jenkins
Six Months of Flowers Photo: Jerry Jenkins
July: White clover. | Photo: Jerry Jenkins
Six Months of Flowers Photo: Jerry Jenkins
July: Marsh pea. | Photo: Jerry Jenkins
Six Months of Flowers Photo: Jerry Jenkins
July: Sea milkwort. | Photo: Jerry Jenkins
Six Months of Flowers Photo: Jerry Jenkins
August: Chicory. | Photo: Jerry Jenkins
Six Months of Flowers Photo: Jerry Jenkins
August: White rattlesnake root. | Photo: Jerry Jenkins
Six Months of Flowers Photo: Jerry Jenkins
August: Selfheal. | Photo: Jerry Jenkins
Six Months of Flowers Photo: Jerry Jenkins
September: Heath aster. | Photo: Jerry Jenkins
Six Months of Flowers Photo: Jerry Jenkins
September: Eyebright. | Photo: Jerry Jenkins
Six Months of Flowers Photo: Jerry Jenkins
September: Bog aster. | Photo: Jerry Jenkins

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