I used to wander the woods a lot in the early weeks of May. So to build on my sister's photos of Trillium and Trout Lily in my last post, here are a few of my own favourite spring wildflower shots.
This really weird purple flower unfolding is the Blue Cohosh,
No, it's not purple once the leaves appear, just green.
And I've never seen a plant grow so fast; it will grow two inches a day.
Violets are plentiful on the forest floor. This is the Northern White Violet.
And this is the Downy Yellow Violet.
A close look shows a flower that is deep red, almost brown.
This one is Spring Beauty, a delicate little flower.
This unusual one is Squirrel Corn.
The flowers today are just so amazing!! Starting with the RED trillium and going on to the others. Wow!!
ReplyDeleteI want to find a red trillium. One person I know spotted some, but when I contacted her the next year, she said that that patch on a slope had been washed away.
ReplyDeleteSo nice to see all of these again. Ours of course are long gone.
ReplyDeleteAren't they beautiful. Love the Dutchman's Breeches. Have never seen them before. To me they looked like chicken! :)
ReplyDeleteTrilliums, so expensive down here, grown by specialists.Lovely deep red, a beautiful example of nature's glory.
ReplyDeleteThere's just something special about the ephemeral spring wildflowers that grace our woodlands.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. I love my Trilliums, but your red one is stunning.
ReplyDeleteThe flowers are so pretty.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos…. Love the trilliums!
ReplyDeleteVery nice photographs.
ReplyDeleteHave a good weekend ... the week seems to have flown by!
All the best Jan