Wildflowers Blooming in Virginia in April (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Virginia in April in our iNaturalist sample; 40 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Top wildflowers in April

Common Pawpaw1,354 obs.

Virginia bluebells1,074 obs.

Azure Bluet820 obs.

Large White Trillium675 obs.

Virginia Springbeauty631 obs.

Garlic Mustard480 obs.

Yellow Trout Lily478 obs.

Dutchman's breeches451 obs.

Pink Lady's Slipper444 obs.

Bloodroot436 obs.

Mayapple413 obs.

Lesser Celandine392 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Virginia in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Common Pawpaw	Asimina triloba	custard-apples	1,354	Apr (peak)
2	Virginia bluebells	Mertensia virginica	borage family	1,074	Apr (peak)
3	Azure Bluet	Houstonia caerulea	madder family	820	Apr (peak)
4	Large White Trillium	Trillium grandiflorum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	675	May (rising)
5	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	631	Apr (peak)
6	Garlic Mustard	Alliaria petiolata	mustard family	480	Apr (peak)
7	Yellow Trout Lily	Erythronium americanum	lily family	478	Apr (peak)
8	Dutchman's breeches	Dicentra cucullaria	Poppy Family	451	Apr (peak)
9	Pink Lady's Slipper	Cypripedium acaule	Orchids	444	May (rising)
10	Bloodroot	Sanguinaria canadensis	Poppy Family	436	Mar (past peak)
11	Mayapple	Podophyllum peltatum	barberry family	413	Apr (peak)
12	Lesser Celandine	Ficaria verna	buttercup family	392	Mar (past peak)
13	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	Mint Family	391	Apr (peak)
14	Red Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	buttercup family	381	Jun (rising)
15	Annual Honesty	Lunaria annua	mustard family	349	Apr (peak)
16	Wild Geranium	Geranium maculatum	Geranium family	328	May (rising)
17	Philadelphia fleabane	Erigeron philadelphicus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	328	Apr (peak)
18	Flowering Dogwood	Cornus florida	Dogwood family	317	Apr (peak)
19	Star Chickweed	Stellaria pubera	pink family	301	Apr (peak)
20	Incised Fumewort	Corydalis incisa	Poppy Family	297	Apr (peak)
21	common star-of-Bethlehem	Ornithogalum umbellatum	agave and allies	256	Apr (peak)
22	Rue Anemone	Thalictrum thalictroides	buttercup family	244	Apr (peak)
23	Moss Phlox	Phlox subulata	phlox family	228	Apr (peak)
24	Trailing Arbutus	Epigaea repens	heath family	225	Apr (peak)
25	Squirrel Corn	Dicentra canadensis	Poppy Family	221	Apr (peak)
26	Black Locust	Robinia pseudoacacia	Legumes	219	Apr (peak)
27	Jack-in-the-Pulpit	Arisaema triphyllum	Arum Family	215	May (rising)
28	Catchweed Bedstraw	Galium aparine	madder family	215	Apr (peak)
29	Eastern Redbud	Cercis canadensis	Legumes	212	Apr (peak)
30	Amur honeysuckle	Lonicera maackii	honeysuckle family	204	Apr (peak)
31	Cut-Leaved Toothwort	Cardamine concatenata	mustard family	201	Apr (peak)
32	Ground-Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	Mint Family	200	Apr (peak)
33	Autumn Olive	Elaeagnus umbellata	oleaster family	190	Apr (peak)
34	Fire Pink	Silene virginica	pink family	188	Apr (peak)
35	American bladdernut	Staphylea trifolia	bladdernut family	176	Apr (peak)
36	Blackhaw	Viburnum prunifolium	elder family	169	Apr (peak)
37	Toadshade	Trillium sessile	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	168	Apr (peak)
38	Showy Orchis	Galearis spectabilis	Orchids	155	Apr (peak)
39	Mock Strawberry	Potentilla indica	rose family	148	Apr (peak)
40	Fringed Polygala	Polygaloides paucifolia	milkworts	138	Apr (peak)
41	Canadian lousewort	Pedicularis canadensis	broomrape family	126	May (rising)
42	American field pansy	Viola rafinesquei	Violet Family	122	Mar (past peak)
43	Small-Flowered Buttercup	Ranunculus abortivus	buttercup family	120	Apr (peak)
44	Sassafras	Sassafras albidum	laurels	113	Apr (peak)
45	Bird's-Eye Speedwell	Veronica persica	Plantain Family	110	Mar (past peak)
46	Yellow Corydalis	Corydalis flavula	Poppy Family	109	Apr (peak)
47	Virginia saxifrage	Micranthes virginiensis	saxifrage family	109	Apr (peak)
48	Red Trillium	Trillium erectum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	107	Apr (peak)
49	Black Cherry	Prunus serotina	rose family	107	Apr (peak)
50	Dwarf Ginseng	Panax trifolius	ivy family	105	Apr (peak)