If you have lakefront property, there’s a good chance you have spectacular, orchid-like wildflowers in your “front yard.” But you may not know it because these exquisite blossoms are tiny, and they’re not where you’d expect to find such a showpiece.

American Water-willow is a common perennial aquatic plant native to Alabama and most of the central and eastern United States. The plant’s range covers the south from Texas to Florida and extends through the central and eastern states and all the way north into Canada.