Virginia bluebells are starting to flower

Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica) here are starting to flower at Clegg Garden.  Photo taken April 18, 2015.

Bellwort

Bellwort (Uvularia grandiflora) beginning to flower on a slope near a trail at Clegg Garden.  Other plants shown in the picture are waterleaf (Hydrophyllum) and mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum).

Photo taken April 12, 2015.

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Hyacinth

This garden hyacinth is flowering near the NICHES headquarters building at Clegg Garden.  It was planted years ago and comes up every spring here.  It is not a native plant.  The scientific name is Hyacinthus orientalis and is not closely related to our native wild hyacinth (Camassia scilloides). 

Photo taken April 12, 2015.

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Cutleaf toothwort

The white flowers are cutleaf toothwort  Toothwort is one of the commonest of the spring wildflowers of Indiana forests.  The currently accepted scientific name is Cardamine concatenata, although some field guides use the older name of Dentaria laciniata.  Photo taken April 12, 2015.


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Wild ginger

Wild ginger (Asarum canadense) at Clegg Garden.  April 12, 2015. 

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Virginia bluebells are on the verge of flowering

Mertensia virginica, often called Virginia bluebells, has emerged from the ground and the flower buds have appeared.  It will be in flower very soon.  Photos taken April 12, 2015.

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Leatherwood

Leatherwood (Dirca palustris) here flowering.  The flowers appear before the plant leafs out.  They are quite small and not showy.  Photo taken April 4, 2015.

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Hepatica is flowering

Hepatica is now flowering at Clegg Garden.  This photo taken on April 4, 2015. 

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Daffodils in bloom

April 4, 2015 at Clegg Garden.  Most of the daffodils on the property were still not in bloom but these were in flower on this day.

Bloodroot

Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) starts to flower at Clegg Garden.  This day, April 4, 2015, is the first day this season I noticed the bloodroot appearing.

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New Clegg Garden sign

A new sign was installed at the parking lot across from the entrance of Clegg Garden the morning of April 1, 2015.  The plant depicted on the sign is shooting-star (Dodecatheon meadia) which can be found at Clegg Garden on the higher ground, usually flowering in May.

Photo taken April 1, 2015.

Crocus

Crocus is starting to flower at Clegg Garden.   They are the blue flowers in the photo, which was taken April 1, 2015, near the NICHES headquarters.  Crocus is not a native plant, it was planted here years ago like the yellow winter aconite flowers you also see in the photo.

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