Here’s a practical, pocket-sized, and beginner-friendly wildflower guide for the Badger State.

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Wisconsin is a wonderland of wildflowers! How so? Because it consists of a diverse “mash-up” of north woods and wetlands plants with those of the tall grass prairie and the profusely rich, verdant hardwood forests. Timber Press’s In Bloom series are portable and accessible-to-everyone guides to the most prominent wildflowers you are likely to see in a given region. Whether it be colorful, showy plants, or the bizarre and deadly, these and more are presented here in this easy-to-use field guide that features text and photographs of some of Wisconsin’s more common and interesting wildflowers.

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Wisconsin in Bloom (Amazon US) (try Kindle Unlimited)

Thanks to NetGalley and Timber Press for the digital copy of this book; I am leaving this review voluntarily.

I’m looking to do some landscaping in the back yard, and one of the things I want to do is have native plants. The lot behind us, which we now own, is a wooded lot with some wildflowers like trillium. Wisconsin in Bloom is a great guide to learn more about the native flowers that inhabit our state. You can find them in forests, lakeshores, parks, scenic riverways and wildlife refuges.

Things I like about this book: There’s a description of Plant Family Classifications as well as their characteristics, such as the Aster family or Loosestrife family (purple loosestrife is not native, and in fact is an invasive species, but there are other native loosestrife you can use) There is a full color picture of each wildflower, and they are separated by colors. Not surprisingly, there are a lot of white flowers in Wisconsin (sorry – small joke.)

The layout of the book is great. After each picture is a page on the flower, including its habitat, when the flower blooms, the Latin name, as well as the occasional mention of what the Indigenous call the flower, and how they might use it for healing or cooking. There’s everything from Yarrow to White Clover to Wild Cucumber.

In short, this was a great introduction for me to all the native species of flowers in the Badger State, and I’ve got a few ideas for my backyard garden.

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