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Even More Spring Wildflowers

by hankinslawrenceimages | Feb 25, 2021 | Uncategorized, Wildflowers

Ok – so I’m giving up on trying to organize posts by type of flower – and will just do it by season at least for a while. There are lots of posts with just a few photos lined up – and at the rate I’m going – I may never get enough photos for an entire post dedicated to a specific type of flower.

So – here are some of the wonderful spring wildflowers I’ve photographed over the years

C&O Canal

Spring Beauty - Claytonia Virginica © 2019 Patty Hankins

Cutleaf Toothwort - Cardamine concatenata © 2019 Patty Hankins

Chanticleer Gardens

Longwood Gardens

Mt Cuba Center, Hockessin, Delaware

Blue Phlox - Phlox divaricata © 2019 Patty Hankins

Pink Root

by hankinslawrenceimages | Feb 2, 2021 | Wildflowers

Pink Root (Spigelia marilandica), also known as Indian Pink and Woodland Pinkroot, is a late spring into early summer blooming wildflower here in the DC area. The distinctive red and yellow flowers stand out in the woods, or in a garden. Pink Root is native to much of the mid-Atlantic and southeastern United States And if you are hoping to see hummingbirds in the garden, be sure to check out where the Pink Root is growing – hummingbirds love it!

I photographed this Pink Root at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, Maryland

Still More Spring Wildflowers

by hankinslawrenceimages | Jan 28, 2021 | Wildflowers

So with Covid – I haven’t been able to get out an photograph this year the way I usually do. Instead I’m working my way back through unedited photos on my hard drive – and seeing what I find. Here I’ll be sharing some photos of wildflowers I’ve taken

Trout Lily photographed at Jenkins Arboretum

Trout Lily - Erythronium americanum © 2020 Patty Hankins Background texture from French Kiss Collections

Bellwort photographed at Chanticleer Garden

Solomon’s Seal photographed at Longwood Gardens

Virginia Bluebells photographed along the C&O Canal

At Longwood Gardens

Virginia Bluebells - Mertensia Virginica © 2019 Patty Hankins

At Bartram’s Garden

At Chanticleer Garden

Dutchman’s Breeches

by hankinslawrenceimages | Jan 26, 2021 | Wildflowers

Dutchman’s Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) are a wonderful spring wildflower. They bloom here in the woods here n the DC area in March and April, at roughly the same time as the Spring Beauty blooms, and shortly before the Virginia Bluebells open up. They are easy to spot – just look for the soft frilly leaves with a stalk with white and yellow flowers sticking up. The flowers are pantaloon shaped, reminiscent of traditional Dutch men’s trousers – hence the name Dutchman’s Breeches. They are native to much of the Eastern United States, and the Pacific Northwest. So next spring, keep an eye out for Dutchman’s Breeches as you walk in the wood enjoying the spring wildflowers.

I photographed these Dutchman’s Breeches at Jenkins Arboretum and Gardens in Devon, Pennsylvania

More Spring Wildflowers

by hankinslawrenceimages | Dec 24, 2020 | Wildflowers

So with Covid – I haven’t been able to get out an photograph this year the way I usually do. Instead I’m working my way back through unedited photos on my hard drive – and seeing what I find. Here I’ll be sharing some photos of wildflowers taken in 2019.

Perfoliate Bellwort – uvularia perioliata – photographed at Jenkins Arboretum and Gardens in Pennsylvania

Perfoliate Bellwort - uvularia perioliata © 2020 Patty Hankins Background Texture from Definitely Dreaming

Perfoliate Bellwort - uvularia perioliata © 2020 Patty Hankins

Bloodroot – Sanguinaria canadensis – photographed at Jenkins Arboretum and Gardens in Pennsylvania

Bloodroot - Sanguinaria canadensis © 2020 Patty Hankins

Bloodroot Among the Mayapples © 2020 Patty Hankins

Dutchman’s Breeches – Dicentra cuculliaria – photographed at Jenkins Arboretum and Gardens in Pennsylvania

Dutchman's Breeches - Dicentra cuculliaria © 2020 Patty Hankins

Wildflowers at the New York Botanical Garden

by hankinslawrenceimages | May 20, 2020 | Wildflowers

I visited the New York Botanical Garden a few years ago during spring wildflower season. I thought I’d share some of my photos from that visit with you today

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