Hi GPODers!
Welcome to day 2 of spring in Beth Tucker’s garden in Waxhaw, North Carolina. Yesterday we admired Beth’s incredible assortment of camellias, irises, flowering quince and magnolia, but she has even more early bloomers that we get to enjoy today (if you missed yesterday’s post, check it out here).
A mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum, Zone 3–8) blossom—I have two good sized patches and they are always a welcome sight in early spring.
Once more things are up and in bloom (and I’ve finished my tidying chores), I’ll send more photos.
Thank you so much for sharing this assortment of spring color with us, Beth! It’s always a pleasure to see your diverse array of blooms and fantastic foliage plants. I’m already looking forward to the next batch of photos we’ll get to see later in the season.
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Comments
A treat to see Spring in your garden. Here in Michigan, we are a couple of weeks away, but it is coming. Thank you for sharing.
We lived in Troy, MI, for a couple of years a long time ago but I well remember the long wait for Spring!! I did enjoy gardening there though. Hang in there - the snow will melt!
What a pretty mayapple. I have never had any luck with them.
It's funny because I found a huge patch in the woods behind our property a few years ago. Some kids had been back there on ATVs (not supposed to - it's a protected watershed area) and had damaged a good portion so I dug up and "rescued" only a few, maybe 5 plants and planted them at the edge of our wooded part of the yard. Didn't know if they would survive but gave them some care and they have been coming up stronger each Spring. We now have a second patch that was planted by birds and/or squirrels as well. The patch in the watershed woods also survived - the county put up barriers from the road that have been mostly successful at keeping joy-riders out of the delicate ecosystem.
I love your mayapples, they are so overlooked by so many gardeners, surprised more are not seen in gardens.
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