(Arranged approximately by blooming
seasons)
1.
Skunk
Cabbage: First Flower of Winter
2.
Hepaticas:
Gem of the Woods
3. Spring-beauty:
Pink Potatoes
4. Anemones:
Flowers of the Wind
5. Coltsfoot:
Roadside Cough Medicine
6.
Bloodroot:
A Bloody Early Bloomer
7. Dandelion:
Our Tulip in the Grass
8. Columbine:
An Elfin Beauty
9. Dutchman's
Breeches: Rude Little Trousers
10. Garlic mustard: A Tasty Foe
11. Trout lily: A Lily by Any Other
Name
12. Ginsengs: The Man-Plants
13. Violets: Love in the Springtime
14. Trilliums: Dead Meat
15. Speedwells: Diamonds in the Rough
16. Pussytoes: The Feet in the Lawn
17. Buttercups: Bitter Beauties
18. Celandine: A Golden Poppy
19. Marsh Marigold: Friend of the
Farmer
20. Blue Flags: Born to the Purple
21. Solomon’s Seals: The Several Seals
of Solomon
22. Wild Ginger: An Overlooked Crank
23. Jack-in-the-pulpits: The Silent
Preacher
24. Saxifrages: Rock Crushers?
25. Lady’s Slippers: Secretive Slippers
26. May Apples: The Green Umbrellas
27. Daisy: A Flower Loved and Hated
28. Wild Geranium: The Catapulted
Crawler
29. Baneberries: Two-Season Treat
30. Goatsbeard: A Geodesic Clock
31. Bedstraws: Creepers for Runners
32. Cinquefoils: A Rose by Another Name
33. Forget-me-nots: Legendary Flowers
34. Chickweeds: For the Birds
35. Black-eyed Susan: A Pretty Face
36. Bindweeds: The Pretty Strangler
37. Deptford Pink: Tiny But Divine
38. Milkweeds: A Sweet Grabber
39. Butterflyweed: A Neglected Beauty
40. Clovers: Ubiquitous and Useful
41. Jewelweed: Nature’s Salve and Toy
42. Black Cohosh: Candles of the
Fairies
43. Chicory: The Roadside Peasant
44. Bergamot: The Monster Mints
45. Nightshades: Beautiful But Deadly?
46. Pokeweed: Bounty for Man and Bird
47. Sundew: The Carnivores
48. Purple Loosestrife: Summer’s Deadly
Glow
49. Yarrow: The First Aid Kit
50. Queen Anne’s Lace: The Royal Carrot
51. Dayflowers: An Embarrassing
Memorial
52. Knotweeds: Knots under Foot
53. Indian Pipe: Ghosts of Summer’s
Woods
54. Mulleins: The Bearded Weeds
55. St. Johnsworts: Chasing the Blues
with Yellows
56. Avens: Both Blessed and Cursed
57. Mints: Old and Lively Scents
58. Cardinal Flower: America’s Favorite
59. Bouncing Bet: Soap with Bounce
60. Evening-primroses: An Owl-like
Sweet
61. Toadflax: Old Toad Face
62. Goldenrods: The All-American
63. Ragweeds: The Season for Sneezin’
64. Joe-Pye Weed: A Noble Lummox
65. Boneset: A Bitter Tea for the
Ailing
66. Sunflowers: Beauty and Bounty
67. Turtleheads: The Talking Heads
68. Vervain: Favorite of Priests and
Witches
69. Groundnut: Sweet from Tip to Toe
70. Ladies'-Tresses: Orchids of Autumn
71. Dogbane: A Fly’s Worst Friend
72. Thistles: Watch Your Step!
73. Asters: Stars of Autumn
74. Gentians: The Royal Family