Spring Ephemerals
As the snow melts and the sun warms, life that has been quietly waiting springs forth. Spring ephemerals are some of the first plants to emerge in spring.
Pasque Flower beginning to bloom.
Skunk Cabbage emerges amidst snow.
Wild ginger looks nothing like the ginger you find in the produce section.
Bloodroot is an early bloom in spring. They get their name from the blood colored liquid the roots produce when broken.
Bloodroot in bloom.
A tiny fly perched on a bloodroot petal.
Hepatica
Anemone
Dutchman's Breeches
Large Flowered Bellwort
Bloodroot
Violet
Anemone
Yellow Lady Slipper
Yellow Lady Slipper
Pasque Flower
Pasque Flower
Skunk Cabbage
Skunk Cabbage