
I have tried to capture some of the recent beauty of some spring to summer blooming native wildflowers. Wildflower images have been taken in the yard here in Waukesha or Marquette County. Most wildflowers here are native to Wisconsin. The spring started out with some nice moisture and has continued well into the summer. It has been a great year for enjoying Wisconsin native wildflowers.

Spring Beauty, Clayonia virginica

Jack in the Pulpit, Arisaeme triphyllum

Virginia Bluebells, Mertensia virginica

Wild Ginger, Asarum canadense

Large-flowered Trillium, Trillium grandiflorum

Prairie Trillium, Trillium recurvatum

Bellwort, Uvularia grandiflora

Jacob’s Ladder, Polemonium reptans

Wild Blue Phlox, Phlox divaricata

Wild Blue Indigo, Baptisia australis, range IL and south…

Prairie Phlox, Phlox pilosa

Wild Cloumbine, Aquilegia canadensis

Golden Alexanders, Zizia aurea

Spiderwort, Tradescantia ohiensis

Fire Pink or Scarlet Catchfly, Silene virginica a Wisconsin endangered species…

Indian Paintbrush, Castilleja coccinea, Sawyer Co…

Black-eyed Susan, Rudbeckia hirta

Smooth Phlox, Phlox glaberrima interior, endangered species in Wisconsin…

Red Bee Balm, Monarda didyma

Pale Purple Coneflower, Echinacea pallida

Butterfly Milkweed, asclepias tuberosa

Indian Pink, Spigelia marilandica, native range Illinois south and east…

Purple Milkweed, Asclepias purpurascens, a Wisconsin Endangered species…

Wild Quinine, Parthenium integrifolium

Common Milkweed, Asclepias syriaca

Royal Catchfly, Silene regia, native range IL and IA and south…

Prairie Milkweed or Sullivant’s Milkweed, Asclepias sullivantii, a Wisconsin threatened species…