 Spring Bloomers - Watch Your Step!
Bloodroot with flowers and leaves curled closed during a cool spring morning. All photos by Jocelyn Hubbell.
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Bloodroot and Trailing Arbutus are in bloom now in the woodlands of southern Maine. Watch your step and look for them along trail edges and in areas of dappled light.
Bloodroot's flowers and leaves unfurl as the day warms. Learn more about this spring woodlander in Nature Note 2.
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Trailing Arbutus among wet leaves and blooming next to a trail.
Trailing Arbutus is the first flower I look for in the springtime. Its oval leathery leaves and waxy white or pink flowers brighten the forest floor. I was taught while just a toddler to look for it by my Aunt Kay, who adored the flower.
Learn more about the ground hugging Trailing Arbutus in Nature Note 36.
And to see what will be blooming soon, take a look at Nature Note 84.
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