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While it is also the earliest spring ever here for crocus to start blooming, it is nowhere near as advanced as the much more southerly and/or warmer areas we've been seeing here... but things are progressing!
1) There will be flowers open today on the most precocious of various self-seeded Hepatica nobilis; the leaves on hepatica take quite a beating over the winter here, so it seems it is only much warmer areas that can produce those photos showing spectacular flowers and beautiful leaves at the same time!
2) Pulsatilla vernalis
3) Potentilla nivea
4) Potentilla porphyrantha
5) Calyptridium umbellatum (evergreen)
6) Inula rhizocephalum
7)Caltha leptosepala
8 ) Flower buds on Androsace carnea alba; Aethionema saxatile in the background; both are evergreen
9) Furry little nubbins on Pulsatilla campanella
10) Gentiana verna is evergreen

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Lori S. (not verified)

Sat, 05/15/2010 - 5:13pm

Yes, plants and pollinators evolved together... they have it all figured out!

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maggiepie (not verified)

Sun, 05/16/2010 - 3:59am

Good, I hope you're right. I have lots of bumblebees.
Of the plants that grew from the batch of seeds I had, it looks like only this plant is the real deal so I really want it to set seeds.
I gave it a bit of a tickle yesterday :)

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Trond Hoy

Sun, 05/16/2010 - 5:22am

One of my old favorits is Digitalis purpurea. This species grows wild along the coast in southern parts of Norway, however many use them in gardens too. They stay green all winter with a rosette of leaves and in summer  tolerate rather dry conditions. The flowering period is all summer when the tallest well fed plants in can reach 2m or more!

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