Pagoda dogwood tree (Cornus alternifolia), Elizabethtown, June 4, '26. Photo by Doug Hillstrom.

Eastern bluestar (Amsonia tabernaemontana), Westport, June 3 '26. Photo by Lyn Flynn.

Canada anemone (Anemone canadensis), Elizabethtown, June 2, '26. Photo by Doug Hillstrom.

Common columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris), Essex, June 1 '26. Photo by Barb Juh.