While it may not feel it—due to the cold temperatures today—it has officially been spring since Thursday.

What You Need To Know

  • The ODNR has published the first Spring Wildflower Bloom Report of the season

  • They highlight what flowers are blooming and where they can be seen

  • Many of the blooms are viewable in southern Ohio, but there are some farther north

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has released their official 2025 Spring Wildflower Bloom Report for week one. They will provide a report every Friday through the middle of May, highlighting which flowers are blooming and where you can see them.

“Some of the state’s best spring show of native wildflowers is on display at Ohio’s state nature preserves, parks, and forests,” the report reads.

Unsurprisingly, the farther south you go the better shot you have at seeing these early blooms. The report recommends these nature preserves: Davis Memorial, Shoemaker, Scioto Brush Creek and Whipple.

Here are some of the wildflowers starting to bloom and where you can find them:

  • Symplocarpus foetidu, or skunk cabbage — Found in wetland areas, check these state nature preserves: Boch Hollow, Cedar Bog, Christmas Rocks, Eagle Creek, Gallagher Fen, Kiser Wetlands and Lou Campbell
  • Erigenia bulbosa, or harbinger-of-spring — southern Ohio, some in central Ohio
  • Erythronium albidum, or white trout-lily — southern Ohio
  • Cardamine douglassii, or purple cress — southern Ohio
  • Claytonia virginica, or spring beauty — southern Ohio
  • Sanguinaria canadensis, or bloodroot — southern Ohio
  • Mertensia virginica, or Virginia bluebells — southern Ohio
  • Hepatica acutiloba, or sharp-lobed hepatica — southern Ohio
  • Trillium nivale, or snow trillium — Clifton Gorge or Miller state nature preserves or Arc of Appalachia’s Chalet Nivale

The ODNR highlighted snow trillium as the featured wildflower, noting that it was discovered on the Scioto River near Columbus back in the 1830s.

“Snow trillium got its name by often being found in full flower and covered by late snows. With cooler temps and cloudy conditions in our forecast, there’s still time to see these lovely white flowers in bloom along a trail,” the report reads.

The report notes that the only native plant to be found currently in northern Ohio is skunk cabbage, but others will be popping up soon.

The ODNR is asking Ohioans to share their photos of Ohio spring wildflowers by using the hashtag #OhioWildflowers on their social posts.