Wildflowers Encyclopedia

Solidago rigida (Stiff Goldenrod)

Solidago rigida stands out among the 100+ North American goldenrods for its flat-topped clusters of bright yellow flowers on rigid, upright stems 60-150 cm tall from August through October. Unlike...

Solidago rigida (Stiff Goldenrod)

Solidago rigida stands out among the 100+ North American goldenrods for its flat-topped clusters of bright yellow flowers on rigid, upright stems 60-150 cm tall from August through October. Unlike...

Gentiana verna (Spring Gentian)

Gentiana verna produces the most vivid azure-blue flowers of any European alpine, each bloom a perfect 5-pointed star 20-30 mm across on stems barely 3-10 cm tall, appearing from April...

Gentiana verna (Spring Gentian)

Gentiana verna produces the most vivid azure-blue flowers of any European alpine, each bloom a perfect 5-pointed star 20-30 mm across on stems barely 3-10 cm tall, appearing from April...

Echinacea pallida (Pale Purple Coneflower)

Pale purple coneflower is a deep-rooted tallgrass prairie perennial growing 60-120 cm with distinctive thread-like drooping ray florets that may be pale pink, lavender, or white. Native from Wisconsin to...

Echinacea pallida (Pale Purple Coneflower)

Pale purple coneflower is a deep-rooted tallgrass prairie perennial growing 60-120 cm with distinctive thread-like drooping ray florets that may be pale pink, lavender, or white. Native from Wisconsin to...

Arnica montana (Mountain Arnica)

Arnica montana is a beloved medicinal herb of European mountain meadows, producing solitary golden-orange daisy flowers on hairy stems 20-60 cm tall from June through August. Once abundant across acidic...

Arnica montana (Mountain Arnica)

Arnica montana is a beloved medicinal herb of European mountain meadows, producing solitary golden-orange daisy flowers on hairy stems 20-60 cm tall from June through August. Once abundant across acidic...

Crambe maritima (Sea Kale)

Crambe maritima is a robust herbaceous perennial of the Brassicaceae family, native to shingle beaches, sea cliffs, and sandy shores around the coasts of Europe from the Black Sea to...

Crambe maritima (Sea Kale)

Crambe maritima is a robust herbaceous perennial of the Brassicaceae family, native to shingle beaches, sea cliffs, and sandy shores around the coasts of Europe from the Black Sea to...

Potentilla recta (Sulphur Cinquefoil)

Potentilla recta is an erect, hairy perennial of the rose family reaching 30-70 cm, producing terminal clusters of pale sulphur-yellow flowers each 15-25 mm across from May through August on...

Potentilla recta (Sulphur Cinquefoil)

Potentilla recta is an erect, hairy perennial of the rose family reaching 30-70 cm, producing terminal clusters of pale sulphur-yellow flowers each 15-25 mm across from May through August on...