#spring wildflower

Beardtongue.

Most spring flowers are small, but trilliums are different. They have many names too that refer to the different perceptions and uses people had for them.

Red trillium

Most spring flowers are small, but trilliums are different. They have many names too that refer to the different perceptions and uses people had for them. “Birth root” refers to the practice among Native Americans to use to help stimulate labor. There is also “wake-robin” because they appear about the time the robins do. This variety is also called red trillium or purple trillium,…

Ah, the dancing curves of Corydalis flavula.  

A small part of the glory of spring in the Mid-Atlantic states.