Dutchman’s breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) gets its name from the shape of its blooms and it grows six to twelve inches tall. They look like little white pantaloons hanging upside down. In April to May four to ten white or pink flowers hang off stalks that are five to ten inches…

Chelone glabra (White Turtlehead) grows 1-4 feet tall. Blooming in late summer it is found in wet woodlands and meadows. This is a good plant to grow near drainpipes. The white flowers sometimes have a pale pink or purple tinge. Bumblebees pollinate this plant and hummingbirds sometimes visit. The common…

Trillium sessile is a long lived woodland plant that is often called Toadshade or Wake Robin. “Trillium” is from the Latin “tri” referring to the flower parts occurring in threes, and “llium” from the Latin “liliaceous” referring to the funnel-shaped flower. “Sessile” is from the Latin “sessil”, for sessile, stalkless,…