Wildflowers are nature’s bouquets💐 Most wildflowers are native plants that occur naturally without cultivation. This doesn’t mean you can’t grow wildflowers in a garden, it just means most of them occur without being deliberately planted. #NationalWildflowerWeek 📸USFWS

The Cahaba lily grows along the shores of the Cahaba River in Alabama. Although they on bloom for only a short time in the spring (typically May & June), they leave a lasting impression on those lucky enough to see them. #NationalWildflowerWeek 📸Garry Tucker/USFWS

She's a little floppy, but she's blooming! (And the bees don't seem to mind.) This 19-year-old American columbo in our Mountain Habitat is flowering now for the first and only time: come see! ncbg.unc.edu/info

Named for the similarity of its leaves to the speckled skin of a trout, the trout lily is another stunning spring ephemeral. These plants bloom in early spring before the leaves of trees block the sunlight from the forest floor. #NationalWildflowerWeek 📸Jessica Bolser/USFWS

Why do species go missing? It’s hard to know. That’s why collaborators from the Garden and other institutions built a tool that guides land managers through an investigation, asking why a species failed, and how to successfully reintroduce it. Learn more: chgobg.org/3vN6dZa

Check out the leaves unfolding on this red columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) for today's #PhenologyFriday! This was observed in Wisconsin at one of our partner sites, Green Bay Botanical Garden.

Happy #PhenologyFriday! All leaves have unfolded on this trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides) observed in Colorado! What seasonal changes are happening to plants near you? Let us know at budburst.org.

Happy #PhenologyFriday featuring this bumble bee observed on a flowering wild quinine (Parthenium integrifolium) in Virginia. Did you know that you can observe #pollinators and report to Budburst as well?

Check out this flowering Chicago Botanic Garden!

So many buds on this common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) observed in Illinois for today's #PhenologyFriday! Keep an eye out for monarch eggs and caterpillars while making a Budburst Milkweeds and Monarchs project observation!

Happy #PhenologyFriday from Colorado! New needle growth can be seen on this observation of a common Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii).

Another milkweed observation for today's #PhenologyFriday! A swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) in the middle flowering phenophase reported in Illinois. This plant does well in moist soils!

Happy #PhenologyFriday! This western columbine (Aquilegia formosa) was observed in Calfornia with all leaves unfolded and in middle flowering. Looking forward to watching that fruit ripen!

Another milkweed for #PhenologyFriday! This swamp milkweed, Asclepias incarnata, was observed in middle flowering in Massachusetts! What is flowering near you?

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Bloom alert: It has been a spectacular year for titan arum blooms at the Garden! A fourth #corpseflower from our collection, named Oro, has bloomed and is currently on display in the Sensory Garden.

Check out these longleaf pines (Pinus palustris) observed in Georgia. The pollen cones that begin forming this July likely won't release pollen until early spring of 2025. #PhenologyFriday

We love a bloom alert!!!

Happy #PhenologyFriday! This western ragweed (Ambrosia psilostachya) has started flowering in Colorado. In some locations this species can be found flowering through November!