Wildflowers pictured, clockwise from top left: Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica) are partial-shade lovers that bloom in April, forming carpetlike masses when in flower. Their nodding, trumpet-shaped flowers start out as pink buds that form light blue flowers. Blue-eyed Mary (Collinsia verna) also known as “Innocence,” favors dappled light. These flowers have a presence in only 16 states and are on the endangered list in New York and Tennessee. Blue violet (Viola pratincola), the Illinois state flower, blooms from March to June on plants with heart-shaped leaves. Spring beauty (Claytonia virginica) typically blossoms from March to May. It has straplike leaves and small white or pink flowers with darker pink veins running through the petals. Dutchman’s breeches (Dicentra cucullaria), found blooming during April, look like trousers hanging on the wash line and have two inflated bloomerlike spurs that form above fernlike leaves.