April 15 marks the end of the tax season and the beginning of Kalamazoo's wildflower season. It's a good time to look for the early woodland wildflowers: Hepatica, Dutchman's Breeches, Marsh Marigold, and Spring Beauty. Of course, like many things in nature, there is year-to-year variation. In 2010, these flowers were at their
peak by April 15. This Spring has been colder (as illustrated by yesterday's snow) and the wildflowers are later. Only a few plants were in bloom at the Kalamazoo Nature Center, but lots more had buds bringing the promise of more flowers next week.
Bloodroot bud (
Sanguinaria canadensis)
Trout Lily bud (
Erythronium americanum)
Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica) in bloom.
1 comment:
Thanks for the good information on what is blooming around Kalamazoo.
It's about the same here near Grand Haven. Despite the cold there are those few blooming wildflowers.
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