I think it is especially rewarding at this time of year to see the plants that you had long given up on turning out to be actually a vibrant part of your garden.  Last year I planted a number of wild flowers in the woods hoping that one or more might survive.   So far it is turning out that many of them are now part of a woods that is becoming a haven for wild flowers.  The latest additions are Spring Beauties.  I actually planted 10 of the Claytonia Siberica from Sunshine Farm and Gardens.  But in the process noticed a little Claytonia Virginica that I had purchased from Lazy S last year.  And that one has just come into bloom.

Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica)

Another pleasing arrival to the woods this year is the Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum).  There are many colonies in local woods and along the roadsides but I didn’t feel right digging from those any more than I would dig up local wildflowers.  I had tried previously planting from plants ordered online but nothing had appeared.  This year I found not one, but two Mayapples coming up in the woods.  Whoopee!  Once started they should spread freely spread their little umbrella colonies in our woods.  

Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) emerging

And another special surprise in the yard was a plant I bought from Lazy S last year and then totally forgot about — Anemonella Thalictroides.  The common name is Rue Anemone which accounts for the Meadow Rue like leaves and the small delicate white flowers that resemble Anemone Sylvestris.  

Rue Anemone (Anemonella thalictroides)

It is wonderful to see a new surprise in every day’s walkabout the grounds…