The true flower is the small green center. It is surrounded by 4 white, petal-like, 2 inch long bracts that are notched at the ends. These white bracts are commonly mistaken for the actual flowers.
Bloom Times: March
Downy Phlox
Pink to pale purple clusters of flowers with 5 petals. The flowers, leaves and stems all have hairs.
Eastern Redbud
Clusters of pink to red or purple pea-shaped flowers blooming before the leaves. Flowers grow right on the stems of new and old branches.
European Field Pansy
The flower has 5 white to pale yellow petals (sometimes light purple). The lower petal is the largest and has a darker yellow patch.
False Flowering Spurge
Loose clusters of white, 5 petaled flowers. A green, drooping fruit hangs from the center.
Field Pansy
Solitary flowers with pale to medium blue-violet petals with dark purple lines. Petals are unequal. The lowest petal is the largest and has a yellow patch close to the center of the flower. The two side petals have white hairs near the throat.
Field Pennycress
Tiny, white flowers in clusters. The seeds are flat, papery pods.
Green and Gold
Yellow flowers that have 5 petals, each petal has 3 teeth on the end.
Hairy Bittercress
Tiny, white, cross-shaped flowers.
Henbit
Tubular flowers split into 2 lips. The upper lip is hooded and hairy. The lower, drooping lip has 3 lobes and purple spots. 6-10 flowers cluster at the top of the stem.