If you're a fan of springtime in the Gem State, with its warmer, wet, and sometimes unpredictable weather — or even if you suffer through allergy season like many of us do — you've likely ventured outdoors these past few months and noticed the abundance, variety and beauty of Idaho's wildflowers.
Outdoor Idaho's Wildflowers of Idaho page is a great resource to help you identify and better understand the stories of the colorful flora that dot every region of our state. On this page, you can scroll through a close-up photo gallery of Idaho wildflowers from science-teacher-turned-photographer Gerry Queener. Watch a series of YouTube shorts from producer Lauren Melink on some of the Gem State's most interesting and useful herbs and flowers like arrowleaf balsamroot, golden currant, biscuitroot and dandelion. And then enjoy the full Outdoor Idaho episode "Wildflowers," which looks at Idaho's flora through the eyes of botanists, photographers, herbalists, farmers and hobbyists.
Ready to start exploring? Below, you'll find videos from public television stations throughout our region and other parts of the country that reveal the true variety and beauty of flowers from coast to coast. Flower-powered road trip, anyone?
