Red – Pink

Below is a list of the most common Red – Pink Flowers in the area. Please click on an individual flower for detailed information and pictures.

Corn Cockle

Agrostemma githago Family Pink (Caryophyllaceae) Bloom Summer Habitat Roadsides, meadows Status Non-Native Cycle Annual Height 1-3' Flower Pink to reddish with light color in center and often dark lines radiating from the center. Flower has 5 petals and 5 sepals which are much longer than the petals. Leaf Leaves are simple, long, and narrow. They...

Pink Pyrola

Pyrola Asarifolia Family Shinleaf (Pyrolaceae) Bloom Summer Habitat Moist forest Status Native Cycle Perennial Height 6-15" Flower Single red-stemmed spike cluster 3-6" long with up to 20 small pink flowers. Each flower is 1/4" to 1/2" wide and have 5 round petals that hang down as bell-shaped flowers. Leaf Leaves are round, dark green 2-3"...

Twinflower

Linnaea borealis Family Honeysuckle (Caprifoliaceae) Bloom Summer Habitat Moist forest, bogs Status Native Cycle Perennial Height 3-6" Flower Flowers come in pairs at the tip of the flower stalk. They are pale pink, nodding, elongated bell-shaped and are fragrant. Leaf Leaves are in pairs (opposite) and are round with some rounded teeth at the tip...

Mullein – Pink

Lychnis coronaria Family Pink (Caryophyllaceae) Bloom Summer Habitat Meadows, forest Status Non-Native Cycle Perennial Height 1-3' Flower Flowers have 5 crimson to deep rose color petals. One or a few flowers per plant and one flower at the end of a flower stalk. Leaf Leaves are in pairs 5-10 pairs along the stem. They are...

Deptford Pink

Dianthus armeria Family Pink (Caryophyllaceae) Bloom Summer Habitat Meadows, fields Status Non-Native Cycle Annual/Perennial Height 8-20" Flower Pink to red flowers at tips of stems are composed of 5 wedge-shaped petals with white spots. Petals are rounded with notches at the tips. Flowers are about 1/2" diameter. Leaf Leaves are narrow and linear 1-2" long...

Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca Family Milkweed (Asclepiadaceae) Bloom Summer Habitat Dunes, roadsides, fields Status Native Cycle Perennial Height 2-5' Flower Pink, fragrant flower clusters are dome or ball shaped. What appear to be petals are cup-shaped structures, each surrounding a single, curved horn. The 5 curved petals are immediately below this crown. Below the petals are 5...

Milkweed – Swamp

Asclepias incarnata Family Milkweed (Asclepiadaceae) Bloom Summer Habitat Wet, sunny, near streams and lakes, ditches, marshes Status Native Cycle Perennial Height 2-4' Flower Fragrant rosy red and white flowers 1/4" wide form several flat clusters 2-4" wide. Individual flowers have 5 downward curving petals and 5 upward petals resembling a crown. Leaf Leaves are smooth,...

Musk Mallow

Malva moschata Family Mallow (Malvaceae) Bloom Summer Habitat Meadows, roadsides Status Non-Native Cycle Perennial Height 1-3' Flower Musk mallow has large, pink or white showy flowers. They have 5 petals, notched at the tips with a central core of bushy pink stamens. Leaf Leaves are palmately compound with 5 lobes deeply cut almost to the...

Rose – Smooth

Rosa blanda Aiton Family Rose (Rosaceae) Bloom Summer Habitat Forest edges, dunes, meadows Status Native Cycle Perennial Height 1-3' Flower Flowers are conspicuous, up to 3" wide with single or a few flowered clusters. Five pink petals surround a central yellow disk supporting numerous stamens. Leaf Leaves are alternate, pinnately compound with 5-7 leaflets on...

Bouncing Bet – P

Saponaria officinalis Family Pink (Caryophyllaceae) Bloom Summer, fall Habitat Fields, meadows, roadsides Status Non-Native Cycle Perennial Height 1-2' Flower Several white or pink flowers 1" wide form open clusters. Each flower has 5 heart-shaped petals. The base of the blossom is a long green tube. Leaf Leaves are narrow and 2-3" long with a pointed...

Vetch – Crown

Coronilla varia Family Bean or Pea (Fabaceae) Bloom Summer Habitat Sunny, roadsides, fields Status Non-Native Cycle Perennial Height 1-2' Flower Round clusters of clover-like bi-colored (pink & white) flowers on long stalks that arise from leaf axils. Leaf Leaves are pinnately compound with 10-20 fuzzy leaflets. The central hairy leafstalk terminates in a thread-like tendril...

Morning Glory

Also known as Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Family Morning Glory (Convolvulaceae) Bloom Summer Habitat Meadows, wood edges, fence rows Status Native Cycle Perennial Height 1-6' Flower Flowers are white or pink tubes or funnel-shaped 2" wide with 5 petals that fuse together to form the flower. Leaf Leaves are opposite, toothless, arrowhead-shaped and alternate on the...

Burdoc

Arctium minus Family Composite (Compositae) Bloom Summer, fall Habitat Meadows, forest edges, fence rows, roadsides Status Non-Native Cycle Biennial Height 2-6' Flower Pink to purplish tubular florets on top of a green shiny bur. Leaf Upper leaves are heart-shaped but without indentation. Lower leaves are larger and can be up to 12" long. Leafstalks are...

Joe-Pye Weed

Eupatorium maculatum Family Composite (Compositae) Bloom Summer Habitat Bogs, marshes, streams, lakes, ditches Status Native Cycle Perennial Height 2-10' Flower Flowers are found in large flat clusters of pink-purple flowers 5-10" wide. Hundreds of individual flowers 1/4" wide make up the flower head. Leaf Whorls of 4-5 long, narrow leaves pointed at both ends. Leaves...

Knapweed – Spotted

Centaurea maculosa Family Composite (Compositae) Bloom Summer Habitat Dry, sun, meadows, fields, dunes, roadsides Status Non-Native - INVASIVE Cycle Biennial Height 1-4' Flower Each plant produces 25-100 lavender flower heads. Each flower is a shaggy blossom about 1" wide. Flowers are at the end of the stems. The central part of the flower consists of...

Pea – Everlasting

Lathyrus latifolius Family Pea or Bean (Fabaceae) Bloom Summer, fall Habitat Roadsides, fields Status Non-Native Cycle Perennial Height 1-7' Flower Flowers range from white to dark purple but are usually pink. They resemble the cultivated sweet pea. It has 4-10 showy blossoms in a cluster near the tip of the smooth flower stalk which may...

Thistle – Bull

Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Tenore Family Composite (Compositae) Bloom Summer Habitat Meadows, roadsides Status Non-Native Cycle Biennial Height 2-6' Flower Flower heads are usually single but may have as many as 3 flowers on top of the stem. Flowers are pink to red and may be as large as 2". Stiff yellow-tipped spines cover the flower...

Thistle – Canada

Cirsium arvense Family Composite (Compositae) Bloom Summer, fall Habitat Meadows, roadsides Status Non-Native Cycle Perennial Height 2-6' Flower Flowers are globular and pink to rose colored about 1/2" wide. Many flowers per plant. Leaf There are many leaves and they alternate along the stem. They are finer than those of the Bull Thistle. Notes The...

Cardinal Flower

Lobelia cardinalis Family Bellflower (Campanulaceae) Bloom Late summer, early fall Habitat Wet, shade, marshes, along streams & lakes Status Native Cycle Perennial Height 2-4' Flower Scarlet red flowers are on a tall open spike. Flowers alternate on a stem with the bottom flowers opening before the upper. They have 5 narrow petals with 2 upper...

Fireweed

Epilobium angustifolium Family Evening Primrose (Onagraceae) Bloom Summer, early fall Habitat Dry, roadsides, recently burned woodland, meadows Status Native Cycle Perennial Height 2-6' Flower Flowers have 4 rounded petals that form a spike cluster of pink-purple. White stigma at the center of each flower is elongated and terminates in 4 lobes. Clusters can be 6-12"...

Spring Beauty

Claytonia carolinian Michx. Family Purslane (Portulacaceae) Bloom Spring Habitat Forest, shade, moist soil Status Native Cycle Perennial Height 3-6" Flower Flowers usually have 5 white or pink petals conspicuously marked with dark pink veins. Leaf A single pair of smooth leaves are halfway up the stem. They are oval 3-8 times as long as wide....

Trillium-Red

Trillium erectum Family Lily (Liliaceae) Bloom Spring Habitat Deciduous Forest Status Native Cycle Perennial Height 6-24" Flower Flowers have dark red pointed petals and 3 sharply pointed green sepals. Leaf There are three pointed leaves 3-4" long in a whorl around a single stem. Each leaf has a network of veins. Notes Red Trillium bloom...

Geranium-Wild

Geranium maculatum Family Geranium (Geraniaceae) Bloom Spring Habitat Woods, meadows Status Native Cycle Perennial Height 1-2' Flower Attractive pink, rose-purple, blue, or white flowers appear either singly or as a few clusters at the end of a hairy flower stalk. Flowers are made up of 5 petals that usually have dark veins and are 1-2"...

Bearberry

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Family Heath (Ericaceae) Bloom Spring, early summer Habitat Sun, sand, dunes Status Native Cycle Perennial Height 6-12" Flower Flowers are pink or white with pink tinges. They are oval in shape constricted at the mouth then flaring into 5 spreading lobes. Flowers form in clusters of 5-10 at the end of branches. Leaf...

Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis Family Buttercup (Ranunculaceae) Bloom Late Spring, summer Habitat Deciduous forest, shade Status Native Cycle Perennial Height 1-2' Flower Flowers are reddish with yellow centers which hang or nod at the end of a slender stem. The flower is made up of 5 upside down tubes that form a bell. The spurs are filled...

Dame’s Rocket

Hesperis matronalis Family Mustard (Cruciferae) Bloom Late spring, early summer Habitat Meadows, roadsides, forest edges Status Non-Native Cycle Biennial, Perennial Height 3-4' Flower Open clusters of pink (sometimes white or purple) flowers with 4 petals, each about 1" in diameter. Leaf Leaves are alternate, short-stalked or stalkless. Margins are usually finely toothed. Notes Fruit is...

Herb Robert

Geranium robertianum Family Geranium (Geraniaceae) Bloom Late spring, summer Habitat Deciduous forest and edges Status Native Cycle Annual, Perennial Height 6-24" Flower Flowers are pink to reddish-purple with 5 petals with dark streaks. flowers are about 1/2" in diameter and are often found in pairs on hairy flower stalks. Leaf Leaves are fern-like, deeply cut...

Lady’s Slipper – Pink

Cypripedium acaule Family Orchid (Orchidaceae) Bloom Late spring, early summer Habitat Dry, shade, forest Status Native - Protected Michigan Wildflower - Do Not Disturb Cycle Perennial Height 6-15" Flower Flower is a single, nodding pink inflated lower pouch or "slipper" with red veins and a groove down the middle. Leaf There is a pair of...

Lady’s Slipper – Showy

Cypripedium reginae Family Orchid (Orchidaceae) Bloom Late spring, early summer Habitat Wet, swamps, moist woods, slow-moving streams Status Native - Protected Michigan Wildflower - Do Not Disturb Cycle Perennial Height 1-3' Flower Flower is a pink and white ball-shaped pouch with wide white sepals and petals. There may be up to 3 flowers on separate...

Polygala – Fringed

Also known as Gaywings Polygala paucifolia Family Milkwort (Polygalaceae) Bloom Late spring, early summer Habitat Wet, marshes, moist forest, near slow-moving streams Status Native Cycle Perennial Height 3-6" Flower Petals form a tube tipped with a delicate fringe. A pink or purple "wing" is on each side of this tube. Blossoms resemble orchids but there...

Clover – Rabbit Foot

Trifolium arvense Family Pea or Bean (Fabaceae) Bloom Summer Habitat Sun, fields, pastures, roadsides Status Non-Native Cycle Perennial Height 4-16" Flower Flowers are made of cylindrical to round clusters of 50-100 pink to white flowers that appear as one large flower about 1" in diameter. Leaf Leaves are 3-parted and oblong. Notes Stems are hairy....

Clover – Red

Trifolium pratense Family Pea or Bean (Fabaceae) Bloom Summer Habitat Sun, fields, pastures, roadsides Status Non-Native Cycle Perennial Height 6-24" Flower Flower is made up of clusters of 50-100 rosy red flowers that appear as one large flower about 1" in diameter. Leaf Leaves are typical 3-lobed clover leaves. Leaflets have white markings in a...

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