Wildflowers Encyclopedia
Symplocarpus foetidus (Skunk Cabbage)
Skunk cabbage is among the most remarkable wildflowers of eastern North America — one of the few plants capable of generating its own heat, melting through frozen ground to bloom...
Symplocarpus foetidus (Skunk Cabbage)
Skunk cabbage is among the most remarkable wildflowers of eastern North America — one of the few plants capable of generating its own heat, melting through frozen ground to bloom...
Delosperma cooperi (Hardy Ice Plant)
Delosperma cooperi is a spreading succulent ground cover forming dense mats 10-15 cm tall and up to 60 cm wide, producing an abundance of glistening magenta-purple daisy-like flowers 3-5 cm...
Delosperma cooperi (Hardy Ice Plant)
Delosperma cooperi is a spreading succulent ground cover forming dense mats 10-15 cm tall and up to 60 cm wide, producing an abundance of glistening magenta-purple daisy-like flowers 3-5 cm...
Aquilegia alpina (Alpine Columbine)
Aquilegia alpina produces the largest flowers of any European columbine, with nodding blue-and-white blooms reaching 6-8 cm across on slender stems 30-60 cm tall. Native to alpine meadows and light...
Aquilegia alpina (Alpine Columbine)
Aquilegia alpina produces the largest flowers of any European columbine, with nodding blue-and-white blooms reaching 6-8 cm across on slender stems 30-60 cm tall. Native to alpine meadows and light...
Oxalis acetosella (Wood Sorrel)
Oxalis acetosella, the wood sorrel, is a delicate ground-hugging perennial of shaded woodlands forming carpets of clover-like trifoliate leaves that fold downward at night and in bright light (nyctinasty). The...
Oxalis acetosella (Wood Sorrel)
Oxalis acetosella, the wood sorrel, is a delicate ground-hugging perennial of shaded woodlands forming carpets of clover-like trifoliate leaves that fold downward at night and in bright light (nyctinasty). The...
Nigritella nigra (Black Vanilla Orchid)
Nigritella nigra is one of Europe's most distinctive alpine orchids, producing a dense conical spike of tiny, dark purple to almost black flowers with a powerful vanilla fragrance on stems...
Nigritella nigra (Black Vanilla Orchid)
Nigritella nigra is one of Europe's most distinctive alpine orchids, producing a dense conical spike of tiny, dark purple to almost black flowers with a powerful vanilla fragrance on stems...
Sarracenia purpurea (Purple Pitcher Plant)
Sarracenia purpurea is the most widespread North American pitcher plant, forming rosettes of deeply veined, pitcher-shaped leaves 15-30 cm tall that trap and digest insects in acidic bogs and fens...
Sarracenia purpurea (Purple Pitcher Plant)
Sarracenia purpurea is the most widespread North American pitcher plant, forming rosettes of deeply veined, pitcher-shaped leaves 15-30 cm tall that trap and digest insects in acidic bogs and fens...