Family: Boraginaceae Name: Mertensia virginica - Virginia Bluebells Bloom Time: April - May Flower: Pink buds open to reveal blue flowers...

Family: Salicaceae Name: Salix humilis var humilis Bloom Time: April-May Flower: Greenish-yellow catkins Soil Condition: Dry, Average...

Family: Ranunculaceae Name: Caltha palustris Bloom Time: April-May Flower: Yellow Soil Condition: Moist, wet Light: Partial shade, shade,...

Family: Iridaceae Name: Sisyrinchium angustifolium - Blue-eyed Grass Bloom Time: May - June Flower: Lavender-Blue Soil Condition:...

Family: Cannabaceae Name: Celtis occidentalis - Common Hackberry Bloom Time: April - May Flower: Greenish Yellow Fruit: Fall Color:...

Family: Fagaceae Name: Quercus palustris - Pin Oak Bloom Time: April - May Flower: Yellow-green Soil Condition: Average, Wet, Acidic...

Family: Magnoliaceae Name: Magnolia virginiana - Sweetbay Bloom Time: May - June Flower: White Soil Condition: Moist, Wet, Acidic Light:...

Family: Salicaceae Name: Salix discolor - Pussy Willow Bloom Time: March - April Flower: Silver white Soil Condition: Average, Moist,...

Family: Fagaceae Name: Fagus grandifolia - American Beech Bloom Time: April - May Flower: Yellow-Green Soil Condition: Average, Moist...

Family: Cupressaceae Name: Juniperus virginiana - Eastern Red Cedar Bloom Time: January - March Flower/Cone: The pollen cones are small...

Family: Aceraceae Name: Acer pensylvanicum - Striped Maple or Snakebark Maple or Goosefoot Maple Bloom Time: April - May Flower:...

Family: Rosaceae Name: Prunus serotina - Wild Cherry Bloom Time: May - June Flower: White Fruit: Dark Purple Fruit Time: August -...

Family: Cornaceae Name: Cornus sericea - Red Twig Dogwood Bloom Time: May - June Flower: White Fruit: Summer Fruit Color: White Soil...

Family: Fagaceae Name: Quercus ilicifolia - Scrub Oak Bloom Time: Spring Flower: Red/yellow/green Soil Condition: Dry, Acidic Light: Sun...

Family: Myriaceae Name: Myrica pensylvanica - Northern Bayberry Bloom Time: Spring Flower: Yellowish green catkins Soil Condition: Dry -...

Family: Adoxaceae Name: Viburnum prunifolium - Blackhaw Bloom Time: April - May Flower: White Fruit: September - October Fruit Color:...

I know it sounds weird calling milkweed a garden obstacle but many of you come to me looking for Asclepias syriaca (Common Milkweed)...

Family: Aquifoliacae Name: Ilex opaca - American Holly Flower: White Bloom Time: May-June Fruit: Red Fruit Time: Fall - Winter Soil...

Family: Asteraceae Name: Symphyotrichum nova-angliae - New England Aster Bloom Time: September-October Flower: Purple Soil Condition:...

Family: Aquifoliaceae Name: Ilex verticillata - Winterberry Bloom Time: June - July Flower: White to light green Fruit: Red in late fall...