1. Water Lily
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
Water LilyNymphaea spp.White, pink, yellow, blueSummerClay or loam, submerged in water
  1. Wax Begonia
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
Wax BegoniaBegonia x semperflorens-cultorumWhite, pink, redSummer to frostWell-drained, rich soil
  1. Wild Rose
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
Wild RoseRosa spp.Pink, whiteSpring to summerWell-drained, loamy soil
  1. Wild Geranium
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
Wild GeraniumGeranium maculatumPink, lavenderSpring to early summerMoist, well-drained soil
  1. Wisteria
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
WisteriaWisteria spp.Blue, purple, whiteSpringWell-drained, fertile soil
  1. Windflower
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
WindflowerAnemone spp.White, pink, red, blueSpring to fallWell-drained, rich soil
  1. Wood Anemone
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWhite, pinkSpringMoist, well-drained soil
  1. Wild Indigo
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
Wild IndigoBaptisia australisBlue, yellow, whiteLate spring to early summerWell-drained, sandy or clay soil
  1. Woolly Thyme
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
Woolly ThymeThymus pseudolanuginosusPinkSummerWell-drained, sandy soil
  1. Winter Jasmine
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
Winter JasmineJasminum nudiflorumYellowWinter to early springWell-drained, fertile soil
  1. White Trillium
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
White TrilliumTrillium grandiflorumWhiteSpringMoist, rich soil
  1. Wild Phlox
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
Wild PhloxPhlox divaricataBlue, lavenderSpringMoist, well-drained soil
  1. Wild Pansy
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
Wild PansyViola tricolorPurple, yellow, whiteSpring to fallWell-drained, rich soil
  1. Wild Columbine
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
Wild ColumbineAquilegia canadensisRed, yellowSpring to early summerWell-drained, rocky soil
  1. Western Wallflower
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
Western WallflowerErysimum capitatumYellow, orangeSpring to summerWell-drained, sandy or rocky soil
  1. Winter Aconite
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalisYellowLate winter to early springWell-drained, fertile soil
  1. Woolly Blue Curls
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
Woolly Blue CurlsTrichostema lanatumBlue, purpleLate spring to early summerWell-drained, sandy or rocky soil
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  1. Wild Iris
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
Wild IrisIris missouriensisBlue, purpleSpring to early summerMoist, well-drained soil
  1. White Clover
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
White CloverTrifolium repensWhiteSpring to fallWell-drained, fertile soil
  1. Wood Sorrel
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
Wood SorrelOxalis spp.White, pink, yellowSpring to fallMoist, well-drained soil
  1. Weigela
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
WeigelaWeigela floridaPink, red, whiteSpring to early summerWell-drained, fertile soil
  1. White Campion
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
White CampionSilene latifoliaWhiteSpring to summerWell-drained, sandy or rocky soil
  1. Wild Snapdragon
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
Wild SnapdragonAntirrhinum majusYellow, pink, whiteSummerWell-drained, sandy soil
  1. Water Avens
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
Water AvensGeum rivaleOrange, pinkLate spring to early summerMoist, well-drained soil
  1. Western Bleeding Heart
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
Western Bleeding HeartDicentra formosaPink, redSpring to early summerMoist, well-drained soil
  1. Wild Bergamot
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
Wild BergamotMonarda fistulosaPink, purple, whiteSummerWell-drained, sandy or loamy soil
  1. White Turtlehead
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
White TurtleheadChelone glabraWhiteLate summer to early fallMoist, rich soil
  1. Wild Senna
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
Wild SennaSenna hebecarpaYellowSummerWell-drained, sandy or loamy soil
  1. Wood Betony
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
Wood BetonyPedicularis canadensisYellow, pink, purpleSpring to early summerMoist, well-drained soil
  1. Western Yarrow
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
Western YarrowAchillea millefoliumWhite, pink, yellowSummerWell-drained, sandy or rocky soil
  1. Wild Thyme
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
Wild ThymeThymus serpyllumPink, purpleSummerWell-drained, sandy soil
Wild Thyme
  1. Witch Hazel
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
Witch HazelHamamelis virginianaYellowFall to early winterMoist, well-drained soil
  1. Woolly Sunflower
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
Woolly SunflowerEriophyllum lanatumYellowSpring to summerWell-drained, sandy or rocky soil
  1. Western Red Columbine
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
Western Red ColumbineAquilegia formosaRed, yellowSpring to summerMoist, well-drained soil
  1. Wand Flower
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
Wand FlowerGaura lindheimeriWhite, pinkSummer to fallWell-drained, sandy or loamy soil
  1. White Baneberry
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
White BaneberryActaea pachypodaWhiteSpringMoist, rich soil
  1. Woodland Phlox
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
Woodland PhloxPhlox divaricataBlue, lavender, whiteSpringMoist, well-drained soil
  1. Wandering Jew
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
Wandering JewTradescantia zebrinaPurple, pink, whiteSpring to fallWell-drained, fertile soil
  1. Western Star Flower
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
Western Star FlowerTrientalis borealisWhiteSpring to early summerMoist, well-drained soil
  1. Wood Forget-Me-Not
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
Wood Forget-Me-NotMyosotis sylvaticaBlue, pink, whiteSpring to early summerMoist, well-drained soil
  1. Wild Marjoram
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgarePink, purpleSummerWell-drained, sandy or loamy soil
  1. Western Sword Fern
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
Western Sword FernPolystichum munitumN/AN/AMoist, well-drained soil
  1. Whisk Fern
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
Whisk FernPsilotum nudumN/AN/AWell-drained, sandy soil
  1. Water Hemlock
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
Water HemlockCicuta spp.WhiteSummerWet, poorly drained soil
  1. Western Water Horehound
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
Western Water HorehoundLycopus asperWhiteSummer to fallWet, poorly drained soil
  1. Water Plantain
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
Water PlantainAlisma plantago-aquaticaWhiteSummerWet, poorly drained soil
water plantain
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  1. Water Hyacinth
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
Water HyacinthEichhornia crassipesPurple, blueSummerSubmerged in water, well-drained
  1. White Lotus
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
White LotusNelumbo nuciferaWhiteSummerSubmerged in water, well-drained
  1. Wormwood
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
WormwoodArtemisia absinthiumYellowSummerWell-drained, sandy or loamy soil
  1. Wild Honeysuckle
Flower NameScientific NameFlower Color(s)Blooming SeasonSoil Type
Wild HoneysuckleLonicera spp.White, pink, red, yellowSpring to summerWell-drained, fertile soil