One of the best things about spring, besides the allergies (KIDDING), are the wild flowers and other plants. Let me share a few of my favorites with you!
The leaves of this plant are as cute as the flowers, even if the name leaves (no pun intended!) something to be desired.
Many moons ago, the Spousal Unit dug up some of these babies (below) somewhere and put them around our house. Since them, they’ve spread a lot, bringing their ethereal blue to brighten our springs.
I don’t know why some people have such a vendetta against violets but I think they’re beautiful (and edible). We get ones on our property that range from deep purple to white.
And speaking of edible, we bought a bunch of ramps, a native wild onion, from the farmer’s market years back and planted them in the woods next to our house. They’ve taken their sweet time to spread and there is still not enough to make a meal of while leaving enough behind to keep growing. Dang it.
Since my post is titled “spring beauties,” I would be remiss if I didn’t actually shared a Spring Beauty. Here she is, peering out shyly.
Do you go wildflower hunting (with your eyes only; bag no trophies) or grow your own native edibles?
Teresa Robeson 何顥思 
We also have wild violets in the same range of colors. So many! I do pick a small bouquet each spring for the windowsill.
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Isn’t always a thrill to find a white one? (Unless, of course, your white ones outnumber the purple ones 😀 ) I’ve done bouquets of them, too, but not often enough. I love that you do it every spring!
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Beautiful! Spring flowers are alive and well here. All the CA rain has the weeds competing for 1st place this year. 🙂
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Hi Teresa,
I love this post. My favorite spring flowers are marsh marigolds. They bloom near my house in May. Thanks for sharing some of your favorites!
Kate
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Charlotte, hooray for rain bringing on the profusion of wildflowers! I hope the native ones outnumber the invasives anyway.
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I’m so glad you enjoyed this post, Kate! Sadly, we don’t have marsh marigolds on our property (that I know of…we’ll have to look harder…LOL!). x
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