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| Scilla siberica |
As the second little wave of blossoms arise in Nova Scotia, the earliest flowers are still hanging on. Ahhh... the succession of growth and blossom has begun, and will carry on into every month of the rest of the year... I hope!
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| Puschkinia scilloides |
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| Eranthis hyemalis |
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| Galanthus nivalis |
There's something lovely about the early blossoms coming up through last year's unkempt grass and leaves.
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| Puschkinia and Crocus |
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| Hyachinthus |
My first shrub to come into bloom is a hazelnut. This bush was a seedling from a friend. It was a 'normal,' straight-twigged plant, growing beneath it's corkscrew parent, Corylus avellana 'contorta.'
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| Male catkins just opening up |
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| Female 'blossoms' just emerging |
The wild Coltsfoot is thoroughly enjoying the moments of sunshine, blooming long before the leaves appear. See the stringy petioles from last year?
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| Tussilago farfara |
