Wildflowers Encyclopedia

Saponaria officinalis (Soapwort)

Saponaria officinalis is a robust rhizomatous perennial of the Caryophyllaceae native to Europe and Western Asia, producing clusters of pale pink fragrant flowers 3-4 cm across from July to September....

Saponaria officinalis (Soapwort)

Saponaria officinalis is a robust rhizomatous perennial of the Caryophyllaceae native to Europe and Western Asia, producing clusters of pale pink fragrant flowers 3-4 cm across from July to September....

Podophyllum peltatum (Mayapple)

Podophyllum peltatum is a bold-textured spring ephemeral forming dense colonial carpets of large umbrella-like leaves 30-50 cm tall, each deeply palmately divided into 5-9 lobes, with a single waxy white...

Podophyllum peltatum (Mayapple)

Podophyllum peltatum is a bold-textured spring ephemeral forming dense colonial carpets of large umbrella-like leaves 30-50 cm tall, each deeply palmately divided into 5-9 lobes, with a single waxy white...

Arum maculatum (Lords-and-Ladies)

Arum maculatum, commonly known as lords-and-ladies or cuckoo pint, is a tuberous woodland perennial famous for its hooded green-purple spathe concealing a club-shaped spadix that generates metabolic heat to volatilize...

Arum maculatum (Lords-and-Ladies)

Arum maculatum, commonly known as lords-and-ladies or cuckoo pint, is a tuberous woodland perennial famous for its hooded green-purple spathe concealing a club-shaped spadix that generates metabolic heat to volatilize...

Primula japonica (Japanese Primrose)

Primula japonica is a robust candelabra-type primrose reaching 30-60 cm tall, producing 3-6 tiers of whorl-like flower clusters stacked along an upright scape, each tier bearing 10-20 flowers in vivid...

Primula japonica (Japanese Primrose)

Primula japonica is a robust candelabra-type primrose reaching 30-60 cm tall, producing 3-6 tiers of whorl-like flower clusters stacked along an upright scape, each tier bearing 10-20 flowers in vivid...

Primula veris (Cowslip)

Primula veris is a spring-flowering perennial of the Primulaceae, growing 10-30 cm tall, producing nodding clusters of 2-30 fragrant, deep yellow, tubular flowers on a single scape from April to...

Primula veris (Cowslip)

Primula veris is a spring-flowering perennial of the Primulaceae, growing 10-30 cm tall, producing nodding clusters of 2-30 fragrant, deep yellow, tubular flowers on a single scape from April to...

Thalictrum thalictroides (Rue Anemone)

Thalictrum thalictroides is a dainty woodland perennial reaching 10-25 cm, producing umbel-like clusters of delicate white to pink flowers with 5-10 petal-like sepals on wiry stems above finely divided biternate...

Thalictrum thalictroides (Rue Anemone)

Thalictrum thalictroides is a dainty woodland perennial reaching 10-25 cm, producing umbel-like clusters of delicate white to pink flowers with 5-10 petal-like sepals on wiry stems above finely divided biternate...