Wildflowers Blooming in Kentucky in April (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Kentucky in April in our iNaturalist sample; 46 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 Nov

Top wildflowers in April

Dwarf Larkspur717 obs.

Blue Phlox622 obs.

Virginia Springbeauty520 obs.

Rue Anemone498 obs.

Toadshade428 obs.

common star-of-Bethlehem402 obs.

Celandine Poppy394 obs.

Common Pawpaw388 obs.

Azure Bluet344 obs.

Garlic Mustard337 obs.

Dwarf Crested Iris336 obs.

Star Chickweed336 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Kentucky in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Dwarf Larkspur	Delphinium tricorne	buttercup family	717	Apr (peak)
2	Blue Phlox	Phlox divaricata	phlox family	622	Apr (peak)
3	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	520	Mar (past peak)
4	Rue Anemone	Thalictrum thalictroides	buttercup family	498	Apr (peak)
5	Toadshade	Trillium sessile	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	428	Apr (peak)
6	common star-of-Bethlehem	Ornithogalum umbellatum	agave and allies	402	Apr (peak)
7	Celandine Poppy	Chelidonium diphyllum	Poppy Family	394	Apr (peak)
8	Common Pawpaw	Asimina triloba	custard-apples	388	Apr (peak)
9	Azure Bluet	Houstonia caerulea	madder family	344	Apr (peak)
10	Garlic Mustard	Alliaria petiolata	mustard family	337	Apr (peak)
11	Dwarf Crested Iris	Iris cristata	iris family	336	Apr (peak)
12	Star Chickweed	Stellaria pubera	pink family	336	Apr (peak)
13	Wild Geranium	Geranium maculatum	Geranium family	334	Apr (peak)
14	Butterweed	Packera glabella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	325	Apr (peak)
15	Miami Mist	Phacelia purshii	borage family	325	Apr (peak)
16	Ground-Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	Mint Family	312	Apr (peak)
17	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	Mint Family	304	Apr (peak)
18	Dutchman's breeches	Dicentra cucullaria	Poppy Family	298	Apr (peak)
19	Violet Woodsorrel	Oxalis violacea	Woodsorrel Family	298	Apr (peak)
20	Large White Trillium	Trillium grandiflorum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	297	Apr (peak)
21	Virginia bluebells	Mertensia virginica	borage family	284	Apr (peak)
22	Cream Violet	Viola striata	Violet Family	262	Apr (peak)
23	Yellow Trout Lily	Erythronium americanum	lily family	256	Apr (peak)
24	Fire Pink	Silene virginica	pink family	255	Apr (peak)
25	Mayapple	Podophyllum peltatum	barberry family	253	Apr (peak)
26	Woodland Stonecrop	Sedum ternatum	stonecrop family	250	Apr (peak)
27	Jack-in-the-Pulpit	Arisaema triphyllum	Arum Family	240	Apr (peak)
28	Red Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	buttercup family	235	Apr (peak)
29	Red Trillium	Trillium erectum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	232	Apr (peak)
30	Squirrel Corn	Dicentra canadensis	Poppy Family	210	Apr (peak)
31	Lyreleaf Sage	Salvia lyrata	Mint Family	198	May (rising)
32	Smooth Yellow Violet	Viola eriocarpa	Violet Family	196	Apr (peak)
33	Jacob's ladder	Polemonium reptans	phlox family	185	Apr (peak)
34	Long-spurred violet	Viola rostrata	Violet Family	180	Apr (peak)
35	American bladdernut	Staphylea trifolia	bladdernut family	171	Apr (peak)
36	Flowering Dogwood	Cornus florida	Dogwood family	169	Apr (peak)
37	Philadelphia fleabane	Erigeron philadelphicus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	168	Apr (peak)
38	Drooping Trillium	Trillium flexipes	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	167	Apr (peak)
39	Cut-Leaved Toothwort	Cardamine concatenata	mustard family	160	Mar (past peak)
40	Great Waterleaf	Hydrophyllum appendiculatum	borage family	159	Apr (peak)
41	Atlantic camas	Camassia scilloides	agave and allies	152	Apr (peak)
42	Bitter Wintercress	Barbarea vulgaris	mustard family	144	Apr (peak)
43	Black Locust	Robinia pseudoacacia	Legumes	142	Apr (peak)
44	Mock Strawberry	Potentilla indica	rose family	140	Apr (peak)
45	Showy Orchis	Galearis spectabilis	Orchids	139	Apr (peak)
46	Largeflower Bellwort	Uvularia grandiflora	Bellworts and allies	137	Apr (peak)
47	Eastern Redbud	Cercis canadensis	Legumes	136	Apr (peak)
48	Yellow Star Grass	Hypoxis hirsuta	Stargrasses and allies	123	Apr (peak)
49	Cross Vine	Bignonia capreolata	bignonia family	122	May (rising)
50	Pink Lady's Slipper	Cypripedium acaule	Orchids	120	Apr (peak)