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Blooming Native Wildflowers in Wisconsin Spring 2023

By admin | June 13, 2023 - 8:14 pm |August 5, 2023 Uncategorized

I have tried to capture some of the recent beauty of some spring blooming native wildflowers. Wildflower images have been taken in the yard here in Waukesha or Marquette County. The spring started out with some rains but things have dried up some come May and now the start of June. I have noticed in the last couple of weeks that some wildflowers will have minimal blooms unless moisture shows up soon.

Large-flowered Trillium, Trillium grandiflorum Waukesha County

Bloodroot, Sanguinaria canadensis Waukesha County

Prairie Trillium, Trillium recurvatum Waukesha County

Wild Geranium, Geranium maculatum Waukesha County

Wild Columbine, Aquilegia canadensis Waukesha County

Jacob’s Ladder, Polemonium reptans Waukesha County

Pussytoes, Antennaria neglecta Marquette County

Foamflower, Tiarella cordifolia Waukesha County

Fringed Puccoon, Lithospermum incisum Waukesha County

Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Arisaema triphyllum Waukesha County

Golden Ragwort, Packera aurea Waukesha County

Yellow Star Grass, Hypoxis hirsuta Waukesha County

Bradbury’s Bee Balm, Monarda bradburiana Waukesha County, native range eastern US

Blue-eyed Grass, Sisyrinchium campestre Marquette County

Blue-eyed Grass, White Wild, Sisyrinchium campestre alba Marquette County

Hoary Puccoon, Lithospermum canescens Marquette County

Cream Wild Indigo, Baptisia bracteata

Carolina Puccoon, Lithospermum caroliniense Marquette County

Yellow Pimpernel, Taenidia integerrima Waukesha County

Wild Blue Indigo, Baptisia austrlis Waukesha County, native range southern midwest, not Wisconsin

Wild Sweet William, Phlox maculata Waukesha County, native range states around Wisconsin and to the east coast but not Wisconsin

Spiderwort, Tradescantia ohiensis Waukesha County

Wild Iris, Blue Flag, Iris virginica Waukesha County

Prairie Phlox, Phlox pilosa Marquette County

Native Wildflowers at the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center in Milwaukee County Wisconsin on July 23, 2018

By admin | July 23, 2018 - 6:53 pm |July 25, 2018 Wildflowers

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I stopped at the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center in Milwaukee County this morning for some mid-summer birding. Birding was about what is expected for this time of year, sorta slow, but the native wildflowers on the grounds there were stunning. I walked some of the prairie and woodland edge trail and path areas there and there is a lot going on as far as species blooming. Prairie grasses are just about to start blooming. Very few mosquitoes which surprised me. It was a nice morning with temps starting around 65, full sun but a few clouds rolled in soon, a little bit of a breeze. Images were taken on July 23, 2018.

Black-eyed Susan, Rudbeckia hirta

Monkey Flower, Mimulus ringens

Culver’s Root, Veronicastrum virginicum, with a butterfly…

New Jersy Tea, Ceanothus americanus, with Syrhpid Fly

Compass Plant, Silphium laciniatum

Early Goldenrod, Solidago juncea

Wild Bergamot, Monarda fistulosa

Leadplant, Amorpha canescens

White Yarrow, Achillea millefolium

Virginia Mountain Mint, Pycnanthemum virginianum

Blue Vervain, Verbena hastata

Rattlesnake Master, Eryngium yuccifolium

Black-eyed Susan, Rudbeckia hirta

Culver’s Root, Veronicastrum virginicum,

Another… New Jersy Tea, Ceanothus americanus, with Syrhpid Fly

Bunny Rabbit

Wisconsin Native Wildflowers at Lakeshore State Park in Milwaukee Wisconsin on July 13, 2018

By admin | July 13, 2018 - 7:02 pm |July 13, 2018 Bird Categories, Wildflowers

Wildflower Walk and Photo Shoot at the Retzer Nature Center in Waukesha Wisconsin on July 13, 2017

By admin | July 13, 2017 - 8:46 pm |July 13, 2017 Wildflowers

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We had a very nice turnout of members show up this morning for the annual wildflower walk and photo shoot at the Retzer Nature Center in Waukesha. This annual event is a field trip for the Retzer Nature Center Camera Club. Lighting was nice early this morning but had some wind for the 2.5 hour event. I think the group walked away with some great shots as it is getting near peak blooming time for many native species at the nature center. It was a fun event for everyone in sharing some of each others photography tips and ideas. Some images to share from the event today on July 13, 2017.

Rattlesnake Master, Eryngium yuccifolium

Yellow Coneflower, Ratibida pinnata

Cardinal Flower, Lobelia cardinalis

Black-eyed Susan, Rudbeckia hirta

Swamp Milkweed, Asclepias incarnata

Leadplant, Amorpha canescens

Wild Petunia, Ruellia humilis

Solomon’s Seal, Polygonatum biflorum

Early Goldenrod, Solidago juncea

Purple Prairie Clover, Petalostemum purpureum

False, Oxeye or Early Sunflower, Heliopsis helianthoides

Yellow Coneflower, Ratibida pinnata

Wild Bergamot, Monarda fistulosa

Canada Milk Vetch, Astragalus canadensis

Purple Coneflower, Echinacea purpurea – not a true native to Wisconsin

Black-eyed Susan, Rudbeckia hirta

Common Milkweed, Asclepias syriaca

Wild Rose with a bee…

Prairie Coreopsis, Coreopsis palmata

Spiderwort, Tradescantia ohiensis

Rattlesnake Master, Eryngium yuccifolium

Yellow Coneflower, Ratibida pinnata

Wildflower Walk and Photo Shoot at the Retzer Nature Center in Waukesha Wisconsin on July 16, 2015

By admin | July 16, 2015 - 6:16 pm |July 16, 2015 Wildflowers

Wisconsin Native Wildflowers and Shrubs July 5, 2014

By admin | July 5, 2014 - 6:24 pm |July 6, 2014 Uncategorized

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22 different Wisconsin native wildflowers and shrubs blooming on July 5, 2014. Most images were taken at the Retzer Nature Center Waukesha County Wisconsin. A couple others were taken on private property in Waukesha County Wisconsin.