Rihilism , to random
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My ground phlox (possibly Phlox subulata/moss phlox) has achieved blanket status.

I'm a sucker for mass blooms. A friend of mine has large swaths of this phlox & was kind enough to borrow me a cup 2 yrs ago. A cup that was 1.5' x 2' chunk that I then plopped down in a 1.5' x 2' space.

Easy peasy phlox carpet squee-sy.
(04/12/24)

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Photograph of a mass bloom of purple ground phlox (moss phlox seems likely). This variety of phlox is low to the ground and slowly "creeps" along the ground. The plant has moss-like foliage. The flowers have five, heart-shaped, pale purple feathers that radiate from a narrow central cone. Each petal has two, small, purple dots where the bloom meets the central cone. Two orange anthers are visible in the center of the cone while the other reproductive organs are interior to the cone.
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    • + Npars01
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    The first wildflower I've come across on #ClearCreekTrail. It's the same species an the one I found first about this time last year, liverwort (Hepatica americana or Anemone hepatica seems likely). I don't know if it has opened yet or not but I'm gonna head back today to take a look.
    (04/06/24)

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    Closeup photograph of a row of three liverwort flowers (Hepatica americana or Anemone hepatica seems likely). The flower in the center is in focus while the flowers in the foreground and the background are out of focus. The species of Anemone has brown-purple, lobed leaves on long stem. Its flowers top long, purple stems and are composed of purple-green sepals that support six pale, purple-pink petals radiating from a center with stamens and pistil. This plants is likely still in the process of blooming with the petals still mostly closed.
    Closeup photograph of a row of three liverwort flowers (Hepatica americana or Anemone hepatica seems likely). The flower in the center is in focus while the flowers in the foreground and the background are out of focus. The species of Anemone has brown-purple, lobed leaves on long stem. Its flowers top long, purple stems and are composed of purple-green sepals that support six pale, purple-pink petals radiating from a center with stamens and pistil. This plants is likely still in the process of blooming with the petals still mostly closed.

    Photograph of a liverwort plant (Hepatica americana or Anemone hepatica seems likely) sitting in an open space in a stone wall. The wall is mostly out of focus and covered by other plants and mosses. The species of Anemone has brown-purple, lobed leaves on long stem. Its flowers top long, purple stems and are composed of purple-green sepals that support six pale, purple-pink petals radiating from a center with stamens and pistil. This plants is likely still in the process of blooming with the petals still mostly closed.
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    • + loren, dillyd
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    I'm just starting to see flowering fruit trees with a single bloom or two popping but the red maples have been blooming for a few weeks now. I've one out my window that looked like a flowering crab apple from a distance because the red maple blooms were so vivid.
    (03/11/24)

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    The first hellebore I've come across this year. A lovely variety👍
    (03/20/24)

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    Photo of a group of hellebore flowers surrounded by hellebore foliage. This hellebore variety has five, lobed, burgundy sepals that surround a center filled with three magenta pistils and a large number of cream colored stamens surrounded by yellow, tube-shaped petals called nectaries. This variety has dark green leaves with burgundy undersides.
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    This lovely dwarf iris in my friend's garden actually belonged to me at one time. When I moved in 2008 I no longer had access to a garden. Before I moved out I invited friend's over to collect plants that they may want for their garden. I'm always astonished how long-lived plants are and its wonderful to see this little guy still going 16 years later.
    (03/11/24)

    Photograph of a purple dwarf iris flower sprouting next to a weathered brick and surrounded by last year's fallen leaves as well as grass-like crocus foliage. Irises have three petals that extend vertically from the flower's base and three sepals the extend up and out from the base. On each sepal there is a central colored patch or stripe called a "signal" that often has furry appearance and leads down into the flower's interior. In this case the petals and sepals are purple and the signals are vivid orange-yellow while white and purple mottling on either side. Typically, irises are several feet tall but this dwarf variety is only 5-7 inches tall.
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    • Rihilism , to random
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    This is common hepatica or liverwort (Anemone hepatica aka Hepatica americana seems likely). It is a native to woodlands in the Northern Hemisphere. I found this little clump last spring along a woodland trail and it was my first encounter with the species. I think it's just delightful and hope to see it again this spring.
    (04/10/23)

    Image of a small group of common hepatica flowers among brown fallen leaves and brown vegetation. The flower are at the end on long, dark brownish purlple stems that seem to be extending from the same plant. The plants sepals are also dark brown-purple. Common hepatica flowers have lobed, pale purple-pink petals that radiate from a center filled with white stamens with white anthers and a green pistil.
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    • + doomofthedesert
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    My primula is setting tons of blooms since I've been dead-heading. New plants are a struggle until I find the best watering schedule. I use really well draining soil because I tend to overwater. The primula has dried out too much a couple of times due to that. It one of THOSE plants with the paradoxical best-practices guideline "Primula's like wet soil but not TOO wet."🤷‍♂️
    (01/30/24)

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