FLOWERS

Latin Name

Common Name

Flower Color

Aconitum uncinatum

monkhood

blue

Actea pachypoda

doll`s eyes or white baneberry

white

Anemone patens

pasque flower

dark purple

Anemonella thalectroides

rue anemone

white

Arisaema dracontium

green dragon

green

Arisaema triphllum

jack-in-the-pulpit

green and white striped, brown and green striped

Asarum canadense

wild ginger

maroon

Asclepias syriaca

milkweed

pink

Aster

aster

white, blue

Baptisia australis

indigo

blue

Campanula glomerata

clustered bellflower

dark blue/purple

Campanula rotundifolia

harebell

dark blue/purple

Cimifuga racemosa

doll`s eyes

white

Claytonia virginica

spring beauty

white with pink stripes

Clematis virginiana

virgin`s bower

white

* Commelina communis

dayflower

blue and white

Coreopsis lanceolata

coreopsis

dark yellow

Cypripedium calceolus

yellow ladyslipper

yellow

Delphinium tricorne

dwarf larkspur

dark purple

Dentaria laciniata

cut-leaf toothwort

white

Dicentra canadensis

squirrel corn

white

Dicentra cucullaria

dutchman`s breeches

white

Dicentra eximia

wild bleeding heart

pink and white

Erigenia bulbosa

harbinger-of-spring

white and black

Erigeron annus

daisy fleabane

white

Erythronium americanum

trout lily or adderstongue

white, yellow

Eupatorium coelestinum

blue mistflower or wild ageratum

blue

Geranium maculatum

wild geranium

pink

Hydrophyllaceae

waterleaf

greenish white

Iris cristata

crested dwarf iris

pale blue

Jeffersonia diphylla

twin leaf

white

Lobelia siphilitica

lobelia

blue

Liatris

blazing-star

dark pink

Mertensia virginica

virginia bluebells

pink to blue

Phlox divaricata

phlox

white, pale blue

Phytolacca americana

pokeberry

white

Polygonatum pubescens

solomon`s seal

white

Polygonum species

knotweed or smartweed

white, pink

Podophyllum peltatum

mayapple

white

Prunella vulgaris

heal-all or selfheal

pale blue and white

Rudbeckia serotina

black-eyed susan

dark yellow

Sanguinaria canadensis

bloodroot

white

Sedum ternatum

wild stonecrop

white

Similacina racemosa

false solomon`s seal

white

Sisyrinchium angustifolium

blue-eyed grass

blue

Stylophorum diphyllum

celadine poppy

yellow

Thalictrum species

meadow rue

green

Tiarella cordifolia

foamflower

white

Tradescantia virginiana

spiderwort

pale blue

Trillium erectum

stinking benjamin, wake robin

maroon

Trillium cernum

nodding

white

Trillium flexipes

drooping trillium

white

Trillium grandiflorum

white trillium

white

Trillium luteum

yellow trillium

yellow

Trillium recurvatum

prairie trillium

maroon, yellow

Trillium sessile

toad trillium

maroon

Uvularia perfoliata

merrybell

yellow

Verbascum thapsus

mullien

yellow

Veronicastrum virginicum

culver`s root

pale lavender

Viola

yellow, purple and white violet

yellow, purple, white

Viola papionaceae

white, purple and confederate

white, purple and white streaked with purple

Some of the wildflowers listed below are original native Indiana species that have always been in the Irvington area. Through the efforts of Irvington residents many of our native Indiana species are being returned to the area.  

The location of Irvington allows for both woodland and prairie wildflowers.

FERNS

Latin Name

Common Name

Adiantum pedatum

maidenhair fern

Asplenium trichomanes

spleenwort

Botrychium virginianum

rattlesnake fern

Cystopteris fragilis

fragile bladder fern

Matteuccia pensylvanica

ostrich fern

Osmunda cinnamomea

cinnamon fern

Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis

royal fern