Woodland Wildflowers & Reports

Sharp-lobed hepatica, snow trillium and bloodroot are blooming in Emmet County.

With the rain and warmer days, many Northeast Iowa woodland plants are green and starting to bloom.  Many tree and shrub species are breaking bud or have tiny leaves in Allamakee County and Clayton County.

False rue anemone, bloodroot, Dutchman’s breeches and hepatica are blooming in the Ingawanis Woodlands in Bremer County. Mayapples are merging. Virginia bluebells have blooms, but are not fully open yet at George Wyth State Park in Black Hawk County.
 

Look for nodding trillium, trout lilly (emerging), Dutchman’s breeches, spring beauty, sedges, ramps, bloodroot and cut-leaf toothwort in Sac County.

Wild ginger, bloodroot, Dutchman's breeches are blooming at the Buena Vista County Conservation Park. Bedstraw is emerging.

Hepatica, Dutchman’s breeches, wild plum, pussytoes and marsh marigold (at woodland’s edge) are blooming at Springbrook State Park in Guthrie County. Find Virginia waterleaf, wild strawberry (and unfortunately, garlic mustard) foliage.

Virginia bluebells, trout lily, spring beauties, wild leeks, bloodroot, hepatica, false rue anemone and Dutchman's breeches are blooming in Hardin County, Marshall County and Tama County.

Find Dutchman’s breeches, common violet (purple and yellow), trout lily and bloodroot blooming at Maynes Grove in Franklin County. Jacob's ladder is budding. Virginia waterlead and wild ginger are emerging.

Sharp-lobed hepatica is done blooming for the season in Des Moines County and Henry County. Only isolated bloodroot can still be found. Dutchman’s breeches are still plentiful. Spring beauty and Virginia bluebells are peaking. Look for an occasional blooming plant that retains the pinkish-purple of the buds in the fully open flowers. It’s also possible on rare occasions to find white blooms. Common blue violets are plentiful; their mostly white cousin, the Confederate violet is starting to appear. Downy yellow violets are much easier to find this week. Dandelions are approaching their peak. Ground ivy and field speedwell are peaking. New bloomers for this week include cut-leaf toothwort, field trillium, rue anemone, large-flowered bellwort, small-flowered buttercup, and the invasive garlic mustard. Jacob’s ladder, trout lily and mayapples are budding.

Leaves are up for sweet cisely, wild geranium, bellwort, cat mint, solomon seal, trout lily (with some buds) and mayapples (with buds) in Appanoose County. Wildflowers are everywhere including Virginia bluebells, bloodroot, toothwort, Dutchman’s breeches, rue anemone, spring beauty, woodland phlox, and yellow and purple violets. Wild plum and redbud trees are flowering.

Woodland violets, Dutchman’s breeches,and bloodroot are blooming in Appanoose County, Lucas County, Mahaska County, Marion County and Monroe County. Leeks are in their full glory.

Snow Trillium is still blooming in some areas at Martin’s Access in Cherokee County. Leek has emerged.  Look for Virginia waterleaf, trout lily, Dutchman’s breeches, sweet cicely, Jacob’s Ladder and wild Ginger leaves. Bloodroot is blooming.

Find leaves of Virginia Waterleaf, ramps, bedstraw, and sweet cicely at Moorehead Park in Ida County. Blood root, spring beauty, trout lily, violets, dandelions, Dutchman’s Breeches, red buds and wild plum are blooming.

Look for bloodroot, ramps, Virginia waterleaf leaves and false rue leaves at Oak Grove Park in Sioux County.