Wildflowers Blooming in Connecticut in April (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Connecticut in April in our iNaturalist sample; 36 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct

Top wildflowers in April

Bloodroot404 obs.

Red Trillium372 obs.

Yellow Trout Lily272 obs.

Azure Bluet255 obs.

Lesser Celandine229 obs.

Dutchman's breeches227 obs.

Wood Anemone190 obs.

Marsh Marigold133 obs.

Northern Spicebush99 obs.

Virginia Springbeauty96 obs.

Red Deadnettle92 obs.

Garlic Mustard91 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Connecticut in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Bloodroot	Sanguinaria canadensis	Poppy Family	404	Apr (peak)
2	Red Trillium	Trillium erectum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	372	Apr (peak)
3	Yellow Trout Lily	Erythronium americanum	lily family	272	Apr (peak)
4	Azure Bluet	Houstonia caerulea	madder family	255	May (rising)
5	Lesser Celandine	Ficaria verna	buttercup family	229	Apr (peak)
6	Dutchman's breeches	Dicentra cucullaria	Poppy Family	227	Apr (peak)
7	Wood Anemone	Anemonoides quinquefolia	buttercup family	190	Apr (peak)
8	Marsh Marigold	Caltha palustris	buttercup family	133	Apr (peak)
9	Northern Spicebush	Lindera benzoin	laurels	99	Apr (peak)
10	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	96	Apr (peak)
11	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	Mint Family	92	Apr (peak)
12	Garlic Mustard	Alliaria petiolata	mustard family	91	May (rising)
13	Lesser Periwinkle	Vinca minor	Dogbane Family	76	Apr (peak)
14	Ground-Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	Mint Family	75	Apr (peak)
15	Dwarf Ginseng	Panax trifolius	ivy family	68	May (rising)
16	Rue Anemone	Thalictrum thalictroides	buttercup family	66	Apr (peak)
17	Trailing Arbutus	Epigaea repens	heath family	57	Apr (peak)
18	Eastern Skunk Cabbage	Symplocarpus foetidus	Arum Family	54	Mar (past peak)
19	Red Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	buttercup family	42	May (rising)
20	Moss Phlox	Phlox subulata	phlox family	41	May (rising)
21	Norway maple	Acer platanoides	soapberry family	40	Apr (peak)
22	Colt's-Foot	Tussilago farfara	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	39	Apr (peak)
23	Jack-in-the-Pulpit	Arisaema triphyllum	Arum Family	37	May (rising)
24	Sessile Bellwort	Uvularia sessilifolia	Bellworts and allies	32	May (rising)
25	Red Maple	Acer rubrum	soapberry family	30	Apr (peak)
26	Siberian squill	Scilla siberica	agave and allies	29	Apr (peak)
27	Round-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica americana	buttercup family	28	Apr (peak)
28	Annual Honesty	Lunaria annua	mustard family	27	May (rising)
29	Virginia bluebells	Mertensia virginica	borage family	25	Apr (peak)
30	Fringed Polygala	Polygaloides paucifolia	milkworts	25	May (rising)
31	Common Snowdrop	Galanthus nivalis	amaryllis, onions, and allies	23	Apr (peak)
32	Small-Flowered Buttercup	Ranunculus abortivus	buttercup family	23	Apr (peak)
33	Common Whitlowgrass	Draba verna	mustard family	22	Apr (peak)
34	Virginia saxifrage	Micranthes virginiensis	saxifrage family	20	Apr (peak)
35	Hairy Bittercress	Cardamine hirsuta	mustard family	18	Apr (peak)
36	Common Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	17	Apr (peak)
37	Sassafras	Sassafras albidum	laurels	17	Apr (peak)
38	Greater celandine	Chelidonium majus	Poppy Family	17	May (rising)
39	Two-leaved Toothwort	Cardamine diphylla	mustard family	17	Apr (peak)
40	American fly-honeysuckle	Lonicera canadensis	honeysuckle family	16	Apr (peak)
41	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	15	Apr (peak)
42	European field pansy	Viola arvensis	Violet Family	15	Apr (peak)
43	Round-leaved Violet	Viola rotundifolia	Violet Family	15	Apr (peak)
44	Carpet Bugle	Ajuga reptans	Mint Family	13	May (rising)
45	Callery pear	Pyrus calleryana	rose family	13	Apr (peak)
46	Threeleaf Goldthread	Coptis trifolia	buttercup family	13	Apr (peak)
47	Red-Berried Elder	Sambucus racemosa	elder family	11	May (rising)
48	Common Serviceberry	Amelanchier arborea	rose family	9	Apr (peak)
49	Eastern Leatherwood	Dirca palustris	Stringbarks	9	Apr (peak)
50	Lowbush Blueberry	Vaccinium angustifolium	heath family	9	May (rising)