The cover of Minnesota''s Best Wildflower Hikes, by Rob Bignell. The book is available on Amazon. Rob Bignell is the author of over 30 books, six about Minnesota.

Dear Master Gardener: I purchased a Minnesota wildflower book and would like to go out when the snow is gone and the wildflowers start appearing, take photos of them and learn to identify them.

A sure sign of spring are wildflowers blooming, and these seasonal ephemerals bring out some eye-catching colors to their habitats. Here’s where to see them across the United States. Home to ...

Jay Cooke State Park 780 MN-210 Carlton, MN 55718 (218) 384-4610 www.dnr.state.mn.us. You may have missed the spring ephemerals in the metro area, but the boreal forest on Minnesota's North Shore ...

Clockwise from upper left, bee balm, Culver's root, buttonbush and Turk's cap lilies bloom at Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Bird Sanctuary in Minneapolis in July 2012. The 15-acre garden ...

We met author Phyllis Root and photographer Kelly Povo at Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden which is one of the spots that they recommend you explore if you want to find Minnesota's gems. The two ...

Minnesota’s spring ephemeral flowers come and go quickly. A sprinkling of white. Posies of purple. A carpet of pink. They have only a short time to soak up the full warmth and light of the sun ...

Among Minnesota wildflowers, the spiky, mace-shaped rattlesnake master has one of the more curious names, which comes from the erroneous belief that it could be used as an antidote to snake venom ...

The latest dispatch from Minnesota wildflower chasers Phyllis Root and Kelly Povo: carnivorous plants at Long Lake Conservation Center in Palisade Minnesota.

Photos: Minnesota wildflowers soak up the last drops of summer sunshine Now is a perfect time to get outside to enjoy the bright, vivid colors of area wildflowers before fall arrives.