The following parks have wildflowers in April and May. The first flowers of spring are often called ephemerals, which means “short-lived.” Spring ephemerals appear in woodlands early, before the trees grow leaves.
Iowa DNR Woodland Wildflower Report - list of wildflowers in bloom each week until mid-May
DALLAS COUNTY
- Kuehn Conservation
GUTHRIE COUNTY
- Whiterock Conservancy
MADISON COUNTY
- Goeldner Woods
POLK COUNTY
- Margo Frankel Woods
- Southwoods Park
- Thomas Mitchell Park
STORY COUNTY
- Robison Wildlife Area
WARREN COUNTY
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| Woodland Mounds State Preserve |