Whassup? March 19, 2012

With the record warm temperatures, Spring ephemerals might be here and gone faster than usual.  Get out to enjoy them while you can!

In the Hixson area, the following wildflowers are in bloom:

This is not the Chickweed in your lawn!

Early meadow rue (Thalictrum dioicum)

Rue anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides)

Sharp-lobed hepatica (Hepatica acutiloba)

Foam-flower (Tiarella cordifolia)

Wild ginger (Asarum canadense)

Trilliums (Trillium sp)

Giant chickweed (Stellaria pubera)

Celadine poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum)

Fineleaf Toothwort (Dentaria multifida)

Yellow Trout lily (Erythronium americanum)

Violets (Viola sp.)

Also, shrubs and trees are leaving out and several native shrubs are budding up or already flowering:

Strawberry Bush/Hearts-a-bustin'  (Euonymous americanum)

Sweet shrub (Calycanthus floridus)

Of course, Redbud is already in bloom and in many areas Flowering Dogwood is ready to go.