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  • A spark of red in the spring woods, the red trillium pops up as a single flower in a whorl of three leaves. It is also known as Stinking Benajamin because of the flower's odor.
  • The lovely mountain laurel. Visit our Black Mountain Natural Area for a spring-time show.
  • Wild columbine hugs a rocky, mossy place in a Vermont woodland.
  • The northern pitcher plant is a robust wildflower that traps and digests insects.
  • Cheerful marsh marigolds are abundant in marshes, wetlands and along streams.
  • Somewhat rare, the delicate bloodroot is best left undisturbed at its hill or mountain home.
  • Trout Lilies signal spring. We see them in abundance on the forest floor in Vermont.
  • Squirrel corn belongs to the poppy family. Fernlike leaves scatter around the delicate blossoms.
Spring Ephemerals in Vermont