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Bloom Dates for
Spring Blossoms
in the
Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Byway Area
The following bloom dates are meant as a
general guide only. Varying environmental and weather conditions can affect
bloom dates. Similarly, visitors in search of spring blossoms shouldn't
expect to find all wildflowers and flowering trees in the same location.
Early April
Flowering Trees
Dogwood, Redbud, Sassafras, Sugar
Maple, Wild Plum and White Oak
Woodland Wildflowers
Harbinger of Spring, Spring Beauty, Red Trillium, Common Violet, Shepard's
Purse, Dutchman's Breeches, Golden Corydalis, Larkspur, Blue Phlox, Purple
Dead Nettle, Wild Geranium, Bluebells, Large Flower Bellwort
Prairie Wildflowers
Thimbleweed, Shooting Star, Prairie Dogtooth Violet, Wild Strawberry,
Yellow Star Grass, Pucoon, Yellow Puccoon, Prairie Parsley, Prairie Ragwort, Prairie Violet,
Blue Violet, Golden Alexanders, Prairie Willow
Late April
Flowering Trees
Dogwood, Redbud, Sassafras, Sugar
Maple and White Oak
Woodland Wildflowers
Harbinger of Spring, Spring Beauty, Red Trillium, Common Violet, Shepard's
Purse, Dutchman's Breeches, Golden Corydalis, Larkspur, Blue Phlox, Purple
Dead Nettle, Wild Geranium, Bluebells, Large Flower Bellwort, Mayapple,
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Prairie Wildflowers
Thimbleweed, Wild Hyacinth, Toadflax, Shooting
Star, Prairie Dogtooth Violet, Wild Strawberry, Frostweed, Bluets, Yellow
Star Grass, Pucoon, Yellow Puccoon, Penstemon, Prairie Parsley, Prairie Ragwort, Blue Eyed
Grass, Prairie Violet, Arrow Leaved Violet, Blue Violet, Golden Alexanders, Prairie
Willow
Early May
Flowering Trees
Dogwood, Redbud, Sassafras, Sugar
Maple, White Oak and Bitternut Hickory
Prairie Wildflowers
Thimbleweed, White False Indigo, Cream False Indigo, Wild Hyacinth,
Toadflax, Shooting Star, Wild Strawberry, Bedstraw, Gerardia, Fringed
Orchid, Frostweed, Bluets, Yellow Star Grass, Oxalis, Lousewort, Penstemon,
Prairie Phlox, Prairie Parsley, Cinquefoil, Bishop’s Weed, Small Skullcap,
Prairie Ragwort, Blue Eyed Grass, Prairie Spiderwort, Spiderwort, Prairie
Violet, Arrow Leaved Violet, Blue Violet, Golden Alexanders
Late May
Flowering Trees
Dogwood, Redbud, Sassafras, Sugar
Maple, White Oak and Bitternut Hickory
Prairie Wildflowers
Thimbleweed, White Anemone, Pussy Toes, Purple Milkweed, White False
Indigo, Cream False Indigo, Wild Hyacinth, Toadflax, Purple Coneflower,
Bedstraw, Gerardia, Fringed Orchid, Frostweed, Alum Root, Mountain Bluets,
Blue Iris, Wild Bergamot, Primrose, Oxalis, Lousewort, Penstemon, Marsh
Phlox, Prairie Phlox, Prairie Parsley, Cinquefoil, Bishop’s Weed, Blue
Eyed Grass, Prairie Spiderwort, Spiderwort, Blue Violet
Early June
Flowering Trees
Bitternut Hickory
Prairie Wildflowers
Thimbleweed, White Anemone, Pussy Toes, Purple Milkweed, Butterflyweed,
White False Indigo, Prairie Thistle, Stiff Tickseed, Purple Coneflower,
Bedstraw, Gerardia, Fringed Orchid, Alum Root, Mountain Bluets, Blue Iris,
Wild Flag Iris, Western Lily, Spiked Loebelia, Wild Bergamot, Primrose,
Oxalis, Penstemon, Marsh Phlox, Prairie Phlox, Prairie Parsley, Cinquefoil,
Carolina Rose, Black-eyed Susan, Rose Pink, Blue Eyed Grass, Goatsrue,
Prairie Spiderwort, Spiderwort, Milk Vetch, American Germander
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