Bluebells for Mother's Day - Mertensia Park

Spring wild flowers have been blossoming throughout the past two months.  The blue bells are pretty much on schedule to most years with a peak bloom of Mother's Day weekend.  Because there is snow in the forecast for Saturday and because our plein air has been cancelled due to covid-19, I stopped by Mertensia Park today to post a laminated guide to plants and quarters sheets with lists of plants that you may be able to find at Mertensia Park.

Here are photos I took in April and again today.

Trout Lily in April

Spring Beauty in April

Dogtooth violet (white trout lily)

You should be able to find the pictorial guide on the post near the dog bag dispenser

                                                           

garlic mustard

False Solomon's Seal

Spent White dogtooth violet

meadow rue

Bluebells (Mertensia) near Mudd Creek

                                

                                   

                                   

                                               

White  violets

Jack in the Pulpit

                                       

Trout Lily

We found trout lily still in bloom on the path heading north along Mudd Creek

                                     

Wild Geranium

                                       

Violets

Periwinkle / Myrtle

Blood Root - past blossoms

Jack in the Pulpit

Visits on Mother's Day and again on May 13th: