Anthea & Marigold welcome the new Bloodroot
It is time for the spring flowers to show their faces. The bloodroot with it’s broad white petals
and narrow stem. They decorate the rocky ditches along side my morning walk. If
you dig one up, you will see the tuberous root “bleeds” red when disturbed. It
can be used as a natural dye for wool yarns. I have 4 or 5 in my grove that
transplanted quite happily, and I adore them this time of year.
There is also the lovely Rue Anemone. Small, delicate white flowers perch on fragile stems. The leaves resemble a kitty’s paw!
The leaves of the bloodroot, a lily pad.
Rue Anemone
It is also time for the Spring Beauty to remind us that
spring always follows winter – even very tough winters. Sweet, daisy-like white
petals are decorated with the finest pinstripe of pink that you need to get up
close and personal to appreciate.
Spring Beauty
These flowers sing in the breeze…… hang in there a little
longer, look what’s ahead…… That’s the message of spring……hang in there, trust
in the unseen, it is more glorious than you can imagine.
