Mild spring weather resulted in an exceptional show of wildflowers in Zion this year. Here are some of the species I have photographed and ID'd. Yellow Flowers Aquilegia chrysantha Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family) Golden Columbine Aquilegia formosa Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family) Red Columbine Draba asprella greene var. zionensis Brassicaceae (aka Cruciferae) (Mustard family) Zion Draba Erysimum asperum Brassicaceae (aka Cruciferae) (Mustard family) Western Wallflower Blue Flowers Tradescantia occidentalis Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family) Western Spiderwort Invasive Species Solanum elaeagnifolium Solanacaea (Nightshade family) White Horsenettle