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Weerobin wrote: Some of my favorite woodland plants are coming up finally. Some less common than others, so I thought I'd share some pictures so anyone else with a wooded yard can get some ideas. #1 is a very cute plant (aren't they all?) called chloranthus japonicus. It's been in the ground 2-3 yrs and you can see it now has mutiple shoots coming up. The flowers are neatly contained within the emerging foliage. #2 is maybe my fave of all time (I can't resist posting pictures each year - it's too beautiful!) which is the double bloodroot (sanguinaria canadensis multiplex (or plena)). #3 is anemone hortensis with beautiful saturated purple flowers. It is also 2-3 yrs old and is putting up multiple flowering stems. #4 is anemonella thalictroides. I have many of the named cultivars, but this is the species. It is spreading nicely amongst the dead leaves of the woods. Finally #5 is a very strange hepatica. I love hepatica and have many. Most of them aren't emerging yet. But I've got this one labeled hepatica japonica, which has two-toned flowers and is starting to bloom now. It was outstanding last year. I'm hoping this weekend it will be fully open. My other hepaticas look to be a couple weeks away still. Hope you enjoyed the tour! |