Dates that various species began blooming in 2012.

• Dandelion, late January/early February
  • blooming again after snow, March 6th
• Pussywillow, February 23rd (buds opening)
• Crocuses, purple, March 7th
• Crocuses, white, March 8th
• Coltsfoot, March 12th
• Daffodils, March 16th
• Purple Dead-Nettle, March 18th
• Heal-All, March 18th
• Pennsylvania Bittercress, early March
• Daffodils, March 17th
• Hyacinths, March 19th
• Wild Violets, March 23rd
• Forsythia, March 23rd
• Serviceberry or Flowering Pear, March 25th
• Flowering Quince, March 26th
• Serviceberry, full bloom, April 4th
• Mustard spp., April 9th
• Bluets, April 15th
• Carolina Spring-Beauty, April 16th
• American Cancer-Root, April 16th
• Gill-Over-the-Ground, April
• Rhododendron, April 29th
• Buttercup spp., April 30th
• Fleabane, May 6th
• Dames Rocket, May 6th
• Black Cherry, May 6th
• Red Clover, May 14th
• White Clover, May 15th
• Alsike Clover, May 15th
• Ozark Strawberries (domestic), May 15th
• Yellow Sweet Clover, May
• Blue Iris, May
• Yellow Iris, May
• Blackberry Brambles, May
• Hybrid Tea Roses, May
• Blue-Eyed Grass, May 27th
• Multiflora Rose, May 27th
• Peonies, May 27th
• Daylilies, June 24th
• Birdfoot Trefoil, early June
• Chicory, June 15th
• Woody St. John's Wort, June 16th
• Yarrow, June 16th
• Queen Anne's Lace, June 16th
• Mountain Laurel, late May, early June
• Black-Eyed Susan, June 29th
• Sweet Pea, June
• Vetch spp. (?), late June
• Knapweed, early July
• White Sweet Clover, early July
• Bee Balm, early July
• Joe-Pye-Weed, July 22nd