05/20/2026
Love the wildflowers at the cabin!
Spring brings an abundance of wildflowers! Shenandoah National Park offers wonderful opportunities to see them.
People refer to many spring wildflowers "spring ephemerals." Ephemeral describes something temporary and short-lived, which perfectly describes these wildflowers. Spring ephemerals bloom in the early part of the season. You can catch their display for only a short time before they disappear for another year.
Trilliums , especially trillium grandiflorum (Great White Trillium), rank among the most common spring ephemerals in the park. These flowers feature three large white petals. As the flowers age, their petals may turn pink. Sometimes they bloom alone, but you can often spot them in large colonies throughout the woods. Each seed requires several years to bloom, making these flowers particularly special.
To see trilliums firsthand, try Upper Hawksbill Trail or the Skyland-Big Meadows Horse Trail, though you can find trilliums along many wooded trails in the park.
Image: A flower in the woods with three large, white petals, yellow stamens, and two wide dark-green leaves.
