Blooms

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Beautiful walkway into the park as the cherry blossoms bloom and litter the floor with pink petals. Blooms last about a week, so timing is important.

Desert lantana plant with yellow bloom

Don't neglet the value of the bee! The saguaro cactus bloom, Arizona's state flower, enjoys only 24 hours of being open for pollination. While birds, bats, and other larger creatures are often seen around the b More

The palo verde tree is known for its yellow blooms.

A Dallas Red Lantana blooms along the trail Public domain scan of drawing, 20th-century botanical illustration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Yucca bloom season is a popular time at the park.

Camphor daisies with bright yellow blooms.

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SL4-137-3721 (February 1974) --- Plankton blooms and color variations in the Falkland Current east of the Argentina coast in the South Atlantic Ocean as seen from the Skylab space station in Earth orbit. This p More

STS032-520-014 (9-20 Jan. 1990) --- STS-32 astronauts took this 70mm scene showing phytoplankton oralgal bloom in the northwest Coral Sea. The Western Coral Sea and the Great Barrier Reef waters offshore Queen More

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Tall Chiming Bells or Mountain Bluebells – Mertensia ciliata. These sweet-smelling blooms grow in clumps on tall stems in wet areas. Leaves are blue-green and hairy. They bloom from June to August. A shorter More

Common name: Kwanzo or Kwanso Daylily Origin: Europe to China, Korea, Japan Uses: Blooms from late spring to late summer. Blooms open early in the morning and fade by dusk. Easy to care for, tolerates heat and More

Common name: Kwanzo or Kwanso Daylily Scientific name: Hemerocallis ‘Kwanzo’ Origin: Europe to China, Korea, Japan Uses: Blooms from late spring to late summer. Blooms open early in the morning and fade by d More

Common name: Evergreen Candytuft Scientific name: Iberis sempervirens Origin: Southern and Western Europe Uses: Does well in well drained soil, it blooms best in spring with fewer blooms in the summer and fa More

Blue flax or Lewis’ flax – Linum lewisii. Tall, slender stems support bright blue, 5-petaled flowers. Blooms last just one day! They bloom from May to July in well drained soils. Raw seeds contain cyanide whi More

Common name: Evergreen Candytuft Origin: Southern and Western Europe Uses: Does well in well drained soil, it blooms best in spring with fewer blooms in the summer and fall. Make excellent cut flowers. A new in More

Northern Rockjasmine or Fairy Candelabra – Androsace septentrionalis. Look closely for these tiny (2 inch tall) blooms on spindly stems. They grow in meadows, along trail sides, in woodlands and sandy gravel More

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The south lawn is the scene of many events, including Marine One's arrival and departure from the White House.

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Cherry trees blossom near the Nago Castle site Jan. 28. Nago hosts the annual Nago Cherry Blossom Festival in Nago Central Park attracting more than 270,000 people. Entertainment for the festival included carni More

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About 70 species of sunflowers exist; all but three of them are native to North America.

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This low-growing perennial has heart-shaped leaves and bright, conspicuous, glossy yellow blooms.

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More common purple/blue variety of the Virginia bluebell (Mertensia virginica). Not surprisingly, this color variety is how the species received its common name.

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You may know this bloom by one of its other many common names, St. Johns wort or heart-leaved ragwort, derived from its heart-shaped leaves.

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The milkweed genus, Asclepias, contains over 140 known species. Named for its milky sap, this plant is probably most well-known for being the only food source for milkweed butterflies (including the monarch but More

Cattails like to grow in fresh, rather than salt water. You can witness this behavior at the monument at Dancing Marsh; bulrushes grow to the height of the saltwater tides and are replaced by freshwater-loving More

Wine cup is a drought-tolerant, sprawling flower native to central United States that prefers gravelly or sandy soils. Trailing stems spread vinelike over the ground originating from a carrot-like tuber. Numero More

Most dogwoods are deciduous shrubs. About 30-60 dogwood species belong to the family Cornaceae, distinguishable by their blossoms, berries and distinctive barks.

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The genus Malus contains about 55 species of small apple trees known as crabapples, crab apples, crabs or wild apples. Extremely sour, these fruit are valued as a sour condiment rather than eaten raw.

The genus Malus contains about 55 species of small apple trees known as crabapples, crab apples, crabs or wild apples. Extremely sour, these fruit are valued as a sour condiment rather than eaten raw.

Known by many names, including firewheel, Indian blanket or sundance, this adaptable flower is hardy, not picky about its substrate and is highly drought-tolerant. It is also favored by honeybees because of its More

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Uncommon pink variety of the Virginia bluebell (Mertensia virginica). Public domain photograph of a wildflower close up, nature, flowers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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Before blooming, these tiny flowers look a lot like small green bramble fruits. They occur in bunches as seen in the photo. Like a few other Mimosa species, leaves of this plant fold up when touched or disturbe More

The common name 'morning glory' is used to describe over 1,000 species of flowering plants in the Convolvulaceae family! Most morning glory flowers unravel in the early morning, though a few are actually night- More

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Although no longer used in modern kitchens, this onion still makes a beautiful addition to any sunny garden or xeric (i.e., very dry) landscape. They are easy to identify from other native onions because of a n More

The genus Malus contains about 55 species of small apple trees known as crabapples, crab apples, crabs or wild apples. Extremely sour, these fruit are valued as a sour condiment rather than eaten raw.

A member of the Malvaceae family, the swamp mallow is a wetland woody perennial found from Texas all the way to the Atlantic seaboard and north to Ontario, Canada. These conspicuous sun- and moisture-loving blo More

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The park is helping pollinators by distributing and planting pollinator-friendly plants! Learn more: subjects/pollinators/index.htm

This native American perennial herb was used by indigenous people as a root tea as well as a leaf tea. It was even smoked, chewed and inhaled! This rare autumn bloom (pictured) was found on the Namekagon River.

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The park is helping pollinators by distributing and planting pollinator-friendly plants! Learn more: subjects/pollinators/index.htm

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This rabbitbrush in bloom provides excellent habitat for pollinators in late summer to early fall.

These great spangled frittilaries are feeding on purple coneflowers (Echinacea purpurea). These conspicuous flowers are native to eastern North America and are present in the wild in parts of eastern, southeast More

These great spangled frittilaries are feeding on purple coneflowers (Echinacea purpurea). These conspicuous flowers are native to eastern North America and are present in the wild in parts of eastern, southeast More

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Cherry blossom season lasts about a month with each tree only blooming for about a week on its own. This variety is one of the last to bloom.

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While exploring the island, look for tall shrubs that appear to be covered in cotton (as pictured here.) It has many common names, including groundsel bush, sea myrtle, saltbush, groundsel tree (just to name a More

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This barberry, native to Japan and eastern Asia, may be known as Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry or red barberry. Don't confuse it with American barberry (B. canadensis) or other Barberis species; Japane More