Updated 2014-05-11: At the request of one of my readers, I started adding photos of the flowers.
Retracted Erythronium; I checked, and its petals have fallen. Hoping for seedset; I have plenty of ants to disperse them!
My backyard native plant garden is bursting with blooms right now. This is probably the peak bloom for the year. It happens to coincide with NYC Wildflower Week, which started today and runs through Sunday, May 18.
I will double-check this list tomorrow, but I think this is what I’ve got blooming:
- Anemonella thalictroides
- Aquilegia canadensis, Eastern Red Columbine, Canadian Columbine
- Asarum canadense, Wild Ginger
- Carex, Sedge
- Claytonia virginica, Spring Beauty
- Cornus sericea ‘Cardinal’, Red-Twig Dogwood
- Dicentra eximia
- Fothergilla gardenii
- Fragaria virginiana, Wild Strawberry
- Geranium maculatum, Spotted Geranium
- Mertensia virginiana, Virginia Bluebells
- Phlox stolonifera, Creeping Phlox
- Photinia pyrifolia (Aronia arbutifolia) ‘Brilliantissima’, Red Chokeberry
- Polemonium reptans, Jacob’s Ladder
- Polygonatum biflorum, Solomon’s Seal
- Podophyllum peltatum, Mayapple
- Stylophorum diphyllum, Celandine Poppy
- Vaccinium angustifolium, Lowbush Blueberry
- Vaccinium corymbosum, Highbush Blueberry
- Viola, white-flowering and “vigorously” self-seeding, either V. canadensis or V. striata
- Viola sororia, Dooryard Violet, the common “weed” of gardens
- Trillium, unsure of species
- Tiarella cordifolia, Foamflower
Not all of these photos were taken this weekend, but here are some of the flowers appearing in my backyard.
Would love to see your garden! Sounds sublime. Have you ever tried growing the Himalayan Blue Poppy?
Let me know if you're ever in NYC again, especially Brooklyn.
I think Phil or I may have tried growing the Poppy once in the East Village garden. We didn't have the conditions for it there. It's notoriously difficult to grow.