In my pickup truck last weekend, I was part of a small motorcade that parked alongside a main road in Fort Mountain State Park in Murray County to see some blooming native azaleas. Soon after, a park ...

The spring-blooming pink lady’s slipper, a native orchid, is one of Georgia’s showiest and most strikingly beautiful wildflowers. It’s also a protected species under the Georgia Wildflower ...

The showy lady’s slipper may be Minnesota’s state flower, but it’s one that many residents have probably never seen in the wild. Soon, it will be time to keep a lookout. Protected by state law since ...

Identifying wildflowers often requires attention to details other than their flowers to distinguish closely related species. For many plant groups the species differ by attributes of their fruits. So, ...

A recent Facebook post from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service suggested the showy lady’s slipper should win the Flower of the Year Award – if such an award existed. I certainly enjoy looking at them.

While most woodland wildflowers have already come and gone, Minnesota’s meadows, roadsides and prairies are now firing up their annual parade of color. This week, native sundial lupine has been ...