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Spring Wildflowers
How to Find the Perfect Patch
Lake Metroparks Spring Wildflower Information
Typical Best Weeks: Last week of April, first week of May
Spring wildflowers can be seen as early as late March (esp. skunk cabbage) but
also
through the entire month of May. Peak weeks depend on variations in
temperature
and moisture.
PARK |
LOCATION IN PARK |
FEATURED FLOWERS |
EASE OF ACCESS |
| Hidden Valley Park |
trail along Grand River |
trillium, trout lily, Solomon’s seal, forget-me-not, cow parsnip, Joe Pye weed |
mostly level |
Hogback Ridge Park |
boardwalk |
trout lily, squirrel ,
corn, wild geranium,
Solomon’s seal,
blue/white/yellow violets,
Mayapple, wood sorrel
|
easy, accessible
wooden boardwalk |
| lower floodplain |
red & white trillium,
Virginia bluebells,
hepatica, black cohosh,
blue cohosh, wild oats |
moderate/difficult
includes 140 steps
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| Indian Point Park |
along Seeley Road near
lower parking lot |
bloodroot, Virginia
bluebells, spring
beauty |
level, often muddy
(some seen from car) |
| Mason’s Landing |
along the trail |
skunk cabbage, Spring beauty, Solomon’s seal |
gravel, small hills |
| Penitentiary Glen Reservation |
Halle Home Loop |
twin leaf, wild ginger,
Solomon’s seal,
foamflower, Virginia
bluebell, black cohosh,
cow parsnip |
level, hard-surface |
| Veterans Park |
trails around pond |
trillium, marsh marigold, jack-in-the-pulpit |
easy, accessible wooden boardwalk |
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