tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338397056866369418.post761793098600533106..comments2023-11-11T03:47:45.548-05:00Comments on Plants Amaze Me: April 2013 Hepatica Hill, Harbinger of SpringPlants Amaze Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12146268920352124853noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338397056866369418.post-61044933416955080512013-04-11T09:16:44.290-04:002013-04-11T09:16:44.290-04:00We haven't seen too many wildflowers yet just ...We haven't seen too many wildflowers yet just those few, and the Harbinger-of-Spring are tiny. So much rain, but I heard that this March was one of the driest so the rain is good. April showers bring May flowers! I think a couple days of sun and flowers will pop out. <br />:)Plants Amaze Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12146268920352124853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338397056866369418.post-86771806081750450572013-04-11T01:33:59.011-04:002013-04-11T01:33:59.011-04:00Looks like I need to start keeping an eye open for...Looks like I need to start keeping an eye open for flowers! I haven't seen any except a few crocus struggling to flower in the almost constant rain this week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338397056866369418.post-63792040241681598062013-04-10T20:33:56.625-04:002013-04-10T20:33:56.625-04:00Yes so soft and sweet. Remember eating the petals...Yes so soft and sweet. Remember eating the petals of hepatica when we were kids? Sorry I can't help with your rock growth. The Harbinger-of-Spring now has 3 flowers! Is it too early for Dowagiac Woods?<br />:)Plants Amaze Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12146268920352124853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338397056866369418.post-27168870915309598642013-04-10T19:10:51.876-04:002013-04-10T19:10:51.876-04:00Wow, "so soft and sweet" is just perfect...Wow, "so soft and sweet" is just perfect describing Hepatica. Wish I knew what was on my rock. Mosses and lichens all look the same. Love the creeks that flow into Lake Michigan. Your Harbinger-of-spring was the highlight of our day. That is some teeny plant and to think you have one. Wow. M :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338397056866369418.post-68184426019597799412013-04-10T08:19:50.355-04:002013-04-10T08:19:50.355-04:00Hey Dave, How are things on the east side of the s...Hey Dave, How are things on the east side of the state? It is finally spring!Plants Amaze Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12146268920352124853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338397056866369418.post-58051594365761430722013-04-10T08:17:55.454-04:002013-04-10T08:17:55.454-04:00Hi Allen, the hepatica in my woods, I transplanted...Hi Allen, the hepatica in my woods, I transplanted from my parents woods several years ago. Growing up, just a few miles from where I live now, we always had hepatica in the woods. But in our woods here there is no hepatica. We have had much rain and warmer temps, even some 70's fifty miles south of here.<br />The harbinger of spring or pepper and salt, (Erigenia bulbosa) is fairly new to me, having seen just in the last few years. My sister and I visit a certain gravel road south of here, that is very wet and has a south facing hill, where we have found many spring wildflowers. Some are growing so close to the road and get dug up by the road graders. I think Erigenia bulbosa doesn't grow in your state.<br />Close up it is a pretty little flower. Plants Amaze Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12146268920352124853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338397056866369418.post-36047450745894109612013-04-10T06:32:12.761-04:002013-04-10T06:32:12.761-04:00YAY , Its spring finally !!!
YAY , Its spring finally !!!<br /><br />Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02202210381577260889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338397056866369418.post-29644031996379300862013-04-10T06:25:55.126-04:002013-04-10T06:25:55.126-04:00I've searched and searched for both hepatica a...I've searched and searched for both hepatica and marsh marigold here with no luck. Our soil is very acid and they like alkaline soil, so if I find them it will be dumb luck. I don't recognize that last flower, but it's pretty.New Hampshire Gardenerhttp://nhgardensolutions.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com