{"id":454,"date":"2025-05-15T21:25:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T21:25:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lquilter.net\/101\/?p=454"},"modified":"2025-06-02T02:40:49","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T02:40:49","slug":"spring-blooms-early-may-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lquilter.net\/101\/2025\/05\/15\/spring-blooms-early-may-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"spring blooms, early May 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We’ve been working to put in lots of native plants to replace massive quantities of non-native ornamentals, Pachysandra terminalis (from Asia) and Vinca minor (central Eurasia), previously here. I’m excited to see everything blooming! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A week ago, May 4-6 — the eastern strawberries were really in full bloom, then, as was the Pieris japonica<\/em> too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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the stunning Heuchera americana<\/em> – flowers later in the summer!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Indian azalea, white (front yard)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Catawba rosebays dropped their blossoms<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Petals among the aster foliage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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red Indian azalea coming soon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Trillium luteum<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Comptonia peregrina<\/em> (sweetfern)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lots of fresh green moss by the front door! I am never confident of moss IDs but PictureThis says it’s Plagiomnium cuspidatum<\/em> (toothed plagiomnium moss). <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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While I was away for a few days, we had a lot<\/em> of blooms — these are from early evening, May 12:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tiarella cordifloria<\/em> (foamflower)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Phlox divaricata<\/em> (Wild blue phlox)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Geranium maculatum<\/em> (Spotted geranium)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Phlox subulata<\/em> (Moss phlox)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dodecatheon meadia<\/em> (Eastern shooting star)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Iris cristata<\/em> (Dwarf crested iris)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Viola striata<\/em> (Striped cream violet)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Calcyanthus floridus<\/em> (Carolina sweet shrub)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Viola sororia<\/em> (the basic violet that is all over, mostly in purple, but some yellow & white)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Maianthemum racemosum<\/em> (False solomon’s seal) bloom is coming!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Fragaria virginiana<\/em> (Wild strawberry)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dicentra eximia<\/em> (Turkey corn, Fringed bleeding heart)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Houstonia caerulia <\/em>(Azure bluet)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cornus sericea <\/em>(Red osier dogwood) … about<\/em> to bloom @ 6pm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Rhododendron<\/em> …. <\/em>(I don’t know which species)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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terrible picture of another Dodecatheon meadia<\/em> (Eastern shooting star)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Stylophorum diphyllum<\/em> (Celandine poppy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Gaylussacia brachycera<\/em> (box huckleberry)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Podophyllum peltatum<\/strong><\/em> (Mayapple) … wait for it<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The mayapple flower!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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moss spiral, moss phlox, pinus strobus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Houstonia caerulis<\/em> (bluets) on the moss spiral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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moss filling in some muddy patches!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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slope with false solomon’s seal and foamflower<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Evening, May 12: <\/em>Most of this all just came out in the last few days. Some more blossoms from later in the evening today:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Trillium luteum<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Phlox divaricata<\/em>, front yard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Rhododendron indicum<\/em> (Indian azalea) – not native<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Rhododendron … maybe indicum<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Vaccinium corymbosum<\/em> (Highbush blueberry) bloomed a week or two ago, but a few blooms still hanging on<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Fothergilla major<\/em> (dwarf mountain witch alder) was blooming more profusely a week ago<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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more Dicentra eximia<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Basil! yumm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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the more edible non-native strawberry!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Hepatica nobilis<\/em> (round-lobed) bloomed a week or two ago<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Polemonium reptans<\/em> (Jacob’s ladder) is on its way!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The ferns have all been popping out, too!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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May 14-15:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bumblebees love the still-blooming celandine poppy!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Rhododendron maximus (Great rosebay) is coming!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Flame azalea is coming!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Geranium maculatum & ferns by the house on “Ash Hill”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Hepatica – not blooming any more but pretty!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sedum ternatum (stonecrop)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Gaylussacia baccata<\/em> (Box huckleberry)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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One of the Indian azaleas on Squirrel Hill. This one had some kind of blight & died back, but still bloomed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Front entry way – moss rock, red maple, moss…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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