Although only a small number of wildflowers bloom in April, we really appreciate them after their long absence.

Dear Master Gardener: I purchased a Minnesota wildflower book and would like to go out when the snow is gone and the wildflowers start appearing, take photos of them and learn to identify them.

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It’s not actually pink but is named after the pink phlox wildflower that blooms at this time of the year. April is also a ...

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Within Minnesota’s wetlands, forests and prairies, thousands of different species of wildflowers bloom annually – some only once and in the evening. In their second book, two Minnesotan women put ...