Numerous small white flowers are conspicuous along the Oak-Hickory Trail in late March and early April. Rue Anemone, or Wind Flower, belongs to the buttercup family. The basal leaves are divided into nine leaflets, each of which has three rounded lobes. The flowers are white to pinkish with several flowers being borne in an umbel - i.e., a long flower stalk with several branches originating from a common point. These plants can also be seen at a low point along the Cemetery Ridge Trail, in the same general location as the Roundlobe Hepatica seen in late March.

Other wildflowers that appear to be a bit later include Mayapple (palmate leaves have emerged), Fly Poison (dark green clusters of basal leaves are particularly conspicuous along the Oak-Hickory Trail), and Violets. Red Maples start blooming in early March, and the red flowers parts shed along the trails. The Magnolia Orchard is near its peak bloom at this time in spring and the ground is covered with purple, red, pink, and white tepals (showy petals and sepals that are undifferentiated).

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