Tulips and daffodils are only barely poking out of the ground, but there are other flowers already in bloom! I visited Margaret's garden to see some of them in full colour.
Little bulbs with big impact
Iris riticulata 'Harmony', a bulb iris, is a familiar (if scaled down) bloom on 10 cm stems.
Galanthus (Snowdrops), (with
Stardust fame) come in various sizes. This one is only 10 cm tall.
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| Iris riticulatus 'Harmony' |
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| Galanthus (snowdrops) |
Scilla siberica or Squill are dainty, delightful, and a true blue!
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| Scilla siberica (Siberian Squill) in bud. |
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| Scilla siberica (Siberian Squill) in bloom. |
Margaret had two different colours of
Glory of the Snow Chionodoxa.
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| Chinodoxa luciliae (Glory of the Snow) |
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| Chionodoxa (Glory of the Snow) |
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| Crocus |
Crocus also makes an early appearance (though unlike the rarer
fall-flowering one, also has leaves).
Perennials and Native Bee-uties
Pulmonaria (Lungwort) and
Hepatica (Liverleaf) are both perennials. But only the later is native to North America.
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| Pulmonaria (Lungwort) |
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| Hepatica (Liverleaf) |
The "Hungarian violet" and
Viola Tricolor (Johnny-Jump-Up) are prolific seeders (and likely to survive our winters), so even though they're pretty, they're also weeds!
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| "Hungarian Violet" |
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| Viola Tricolor (Johnny Jump Up) |
My favourite of the day (and perhaps also for the bees -- look closely, there's one there!), is the
Native Prairie Crocus (Pulsatilla).
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| Pulsatilla (Native Prairie Crocus) |
What's blooming in your spring garden?
