Wildflowers Blooming in Delaware in April (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Delaware in April in our iNaturalist sample; 41 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct

Top wildflowers in April

Virginia Springbeauty292 obs.

Yellow Trout Lily164 obs.

Virginia bluebells135 obs.

Lesser Celandine104 obs.

Red Deadnettle101 obs.

Bloodroot100 obs.

Cut-Leaved Toothwort98 obs.

Garlic Mustard90 obs.

Ground-Ivy81 obs.

Rue Anemone68 obs.

Henbit Deadnettle48 obs.

Small-Flowered Buttercup44 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Delaware in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	292	Apr (peak)
2	Yellow Trout Lily	Erythronium americanum	lily family	164	Apr (peak)
3	Virginia bluebells	Mertensia virginica	borage family	135	Apr (peak)
4	Lesser Celandine	Ficaria verna	buttercup family	104	Mar (past peak)
5	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	Mint Family	101	Apr (peak)
6	Bloodroot	Sanguinaria canadensis	Poppy Family	100	Apr (peak)
7	Cut-Leaved Toothwort	Cardamine concatenata	mustard family	98	Apr (peak)
8	Garlic Mustard	Alliaria petiolata	mustard family	90	Apr (peak)
9	Ground-Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	Mint Family	81	Apr (peak)
10	Rue Anemone	Thalictrum thalictroides	buttercup family	68	Apr (peak)
11	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	48	Apr (peak)
12	Small-Flowered Buttercup	Ranunculus abortivus	buttercup family	44	Apr (peak)
13	Annual Honesty	Lunaria annua	mustard family	41	Apr (peak)
14	Eastern Redbud	Cercis canadensis	Legumes	40	Apr (peak)
15	Dwarf Ginseng	Panax trifolius	ivy family	40	Apr (peak)
16	Large White Trillium	Trillium grandiflorum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	37	Apr (peak)
17	Mock Strawberry	Potentilla indica	rose family	36	Apr (peak)
18	Dutchman's breeches	Dicentra cucullaria	Poppy Family	35	Apr (peak)
19	Dove's-foot crane's-bill	Geranium molle	Geranium family	33	Apr (peak)
20	Bird's-Eye Speedwell	Veronica persica	Plantain Family	33	Apr (peak)
21	common star-of-Bethlehem	Ornithogalum umbellatum	agave and allies	32	May (rising)
22	American field pansy	Viola rafinesquei	Violet Family	31	Apr (peak)
23	Wood Anemone	Anemonoides quinquefolia	buttercup family	29	Apr (peak)
24	European field pansy	Viola arvensis	Violet Family	28	Apr (peak)
25	Beach Plum	Prunus maritima	rose family	26	Apr (peak)
26	Autumn Olive	Elaeagnus umbellata	oleaster family	25	Apr (peak)
27	Canada toadflax	Linaria canadensis	Plantain Family	25	May (rising)
28	Mayapple	Podophyllum peltatum	barberry family	24	May (rising)
29	Jacob's ladder	Polemonium reptans	phlox family	24	Apr (peak)
30	Northern Spicebush	Lindera benzoin	laurels	23	Apr (peak)
31	Azure Bluet	Houstonia caerulea	madder family	21	Apr (peak)
32	Tiny Bluet	Houstonia pusilla	madder family	21	Apr (peak)
33	Virginia saxifrage	Micranthes virginiensis	saxifrage family	21	Apr (peak)
34	Celandine Poppy	Chelidonium diphyllum	Poppy Family	21	Apr (peak)
35	Hairy Bittercress	Cardamine hirsuta	mustard family	18	Mar (past peak)
36	Smooth Yellow Violet	Viola eriocarpa	Violet Family	18	Apr (peak)
37	Pink Lady's Slipper	Cypripedium acaule	Orchids	15	May (rising)
38	Golden Ragwort	Packera aurea	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	14	Apr (peak)
39	Jetbead	Rhodotypos scandens	rose family	14	Apr (peak)
40	Redstem Stork's-bill	Erodium cicutarium	Geranium family	13	Apr (peak)
41	Common Pawpaw	Asimina triloba	custard-apples	13	Apr (peak)
42	Flowering Dogwood	Cornus florida	Dogwood family	13	Apr (peak)
43	Jack-in-the-Pulpit	Arisaema triphyllum	Arum Family	12	Apr (peak)
44	Round-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica americana	buttercup family	12	Apr (peak)
45	Showy Orchis	Galearis spectabilis	Orchids	11	May (rising)
46	Blue Phlox	Phlox divaricata	phlox family	10	Apr (peak)
47	Field madder	Sherardia arvensis	madder family	9	May (rising)
48	Wild Geranium	Geranium maculatum	Geranium family	9	May (rising)
49	Red Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	buttercup family	9	Apr (peak)
50	Red Trillium	Trillium erectum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	9	Apr (peak)