Tag: early spring flowers

  • Ephemeral Anticipation

    Around this time of year, when the grass starts to green up here and there, it stirs me to watch for the short-lived, earliest spring flowers like bloodroot. It’s the annual ‘ephemeral anticipation’ time.

    The vernal witch hazel is just …

  • 2018 Spring Awakening Watch – First Native Flowers of the Ozarks

    It’s mid-March 2018 and I’m watching for the first native flowers of the Ozarks to start blooming. I particularly love the ephemeral blooms of early spring, like the bloodroot and Dutchmen’s breeches. Scroll down to see pictures and keep up …