Wildflowers Blooming in Virginia in May (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Virginia in May in our iNaturalist sample; 35 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 May

Partridgeberry723 obs.

Large White Trillium686 obs.

Pink Lady's Slipper554 obs.

Wild Geranium466 obs.

Mountain Laurel418 obs.

Philadelphia fleabane321 obs.

Canadian lousewort273 obs.

Multiflora Rose264 obs.

Azure Bluet263 obs.

American cancer-root240 obs.

Chinese privet229 obs.

Jack-in-the-Pulpit216 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Virginia in May

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Partridgeberry	Mitchella repens	madder family	723	May (peak)
2	Large White Trillium	Trillium grandiflorum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	686	May (peak)
3	Pink Lady's Slipper	Cypripedium acaule	Orchids	554	May (peak)
4	Wild Geranium	Geranium maculatum	Geranium family	466	May (peak)
5	Mountain Laurel	Kalmia latifolia	heath family	418	May (peak)
6	Philadelphia fleabane	Erigeron philadelphicus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	321	Apr (past peak)
7	Canadian lousewort	Pedicularis canadensis	broomrape family	273	May (peak)
8	Multiflora Rose	Rosa multiflora	rose family	264	May (peak)
9	Azure Bluet	Houstonia caerulea	madder family	263	Apr (past peak)
10	American cancer-root	Conopholis americana	broomrape family	240	May (peak)
11	Chinese privet	Ligustrum sinense	olive family	229	May (peak)
12	Jack-in-the-Pulpit	Arisaema triphyllum	Arum Family	216	May (peak)
13	American black elderberry	Sambucus canadensis	elder family	195	Jun (rising)
14	Poison Hemlock	Conium maculatum	carrot family	188	May (peak)
15	Red Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	buttercup family	184	Jun (rising)
16	Japanese honeysuckle	Lonicera japonica	honeysuckle family	180	May (peak)
17	Common Pawpaw	Asimina triloba	custard-apples	172	Apr (past peak)
18	American tuliptree	Liriodendron tulipifera	magnolia family	166	May (peak)
19	Strawberry Bush	Euonymus americanus	staff-vine family	158	May (peak)
20	Fire Pink	Silene virginica	pink family	143	Apr (past peak)
21	Catchweed Bedstraw	Galium aparine	madder family	132	Apr (past peak)
22	Yellow Lady's Slipper	Cypripedium parviflorum	Orchids	130	May (peak)
23	Dame's Rocket	Hesperis matronalis	mustard family	124	May (peak)
24	American persimmon	Diospyros virginiana	persimmon family	122	May (peak)
25	Bristle Thistle	Cirsium horridulum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	122	May (peak)
26	common star-of-Bethlehem	Ornithogalum umbellatum	agave and allies	120	Apr (past peak)
27	Catawba Rhododendron	Rhododendron catawbiense	heath family	119	May (peak)
28	Garlic Mustard	Alliaria petiolata	mustard family	115	Apr (past peak)
29	Mapleleaf Viburnum	Viburnum acerifolium	elder family	114	May (peak)
30	Golden Ragwort	Packera aurea	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	114	May (peak)
31	clasping Venus's looking glass	Triodanis perfoliata	bellflower family	113	May (peak)
32	Field madder	Sherardia arvensis	madder family	104	May (peak)
33	Lyreleaf Sage	Salvia lyrata	Mint Family	101	May (peak)
34	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	100	May (peak)
35	White Fringetree	Chionanthus virginicus	olive family	94	May (peak)
36	Mayapple	Podophyllum peltatum	barberry family	93	Apr (past peak)
37	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	92	May (peak)
38	Four-Leaved Milkweed	Asclepias quadrifolia	Dogbane Family	90	May (peak)
39	One-Flowered Cancer-Root	Aphyllon uniflorum	broomrape family	90	May (peak)
40	Painted Trillium	Trillium undulatum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	87	May (peak)
41	Amur honeysuckle	Lonicera maackii	honeysuckle family	85	Apr (past peak)
42	Ground-Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	Mint Family	80	Apr (past peak)
43	Deerberry	Vaccinium stamineum	heath family	79	May (peak)
44	Summer Bluet	Houstonia purpurea	madder family	78	May (peak)
45	Princess Tree	Paulownia tomentosa	foxglove tree family	75	May (peak)
46	Yellow Star Grass	Hypoxis hirsuta	Stargrasses and allies	72	May (peak)
47	Red Trillium	Trillium erectum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	71	Apr (past peak)
48	Black Locust	Robinia pseudoacacia	Legumes	71	Apr (past peak)
49	Carolina crane's-bill	Geranium carolinianum	Geranium family	71	May (peak)
50	Violet Woodsorrel	Oxalis violacea	Woodsorrel Family	71	Apr (past peak)