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Sunday, March 20, 2011

Unusual wild flower in the yard!



Because this is our first spring in our new house the discoveries of spring plants blooming and popping up every year is even more exciting than usual!  This is one of my favorite times of year for this very reason and I have been waiting all winter to find what plants we might have that we didn't already know about!  Here are a few pictures of some that we've discovered so far!  The first picture is one that was a complete surprise and that took a bit of research to identify.  It is a Chokeberry shrub.  The flowers are pure white, a very unusual shape in the center, with interesting buds and a slight fragrance.  It is supposed to have berries in the summer and striking fall foliage.  I didn't notice it this past fall, but then it is on the edge of our property in a wooded area and not where we go everyday.  The second picture is a small Daffodil that smells amazing!  The strongest I've ever smelled!  And so pretty!  Below is a small white Daffodil.  There is also a large white with an orange center and yelow of various sizes but I didn't get pictures of those.  We have also identified what we think is a wild plum, several actually, in the back and just beyond our property.  They have beautiful white and pink flowers, just like apple trees, but we saw the fruit this summer and Clay thinks they were plums, not apples.  In addition to these there are several wild flowers in the yard that are so pretty.  We have white flowers about the size of a dime, which is pretty large considering.  These combined with the tons of violets have basically taken over the back yard.  And the front yard is a haze of purple.  I'm not ready to cut them down, but Clay is dying to cut the grass.  So we will enjoy them while we can.  I'm just glad spring is finally here!


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