Barren Strawberry (Waldsteinia fragarioides) adds a nice patch of yellow to the backyard. It was quite popular with the bees this morning.
Early Buttercup (Ranunculus fascicularis) is an uncommon wildflower typically found in alvar habitats here in Ontario. My efforts of sprinkling Tall Cinquefoil (Potentilla arguta) seeds over the soil for a couple years have paid off with a few seedlings established including one in the top of the photo.
The first Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum) in bloom. These wildflowers have a neat seed dispersal mechanism in that once the flower has borne fruit, the seed capsule dries out and splits which releases a catapult-like arm launching the seeds some distance.
A never ending groundcover of Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana). If I can keep the squirrels at bay I'm looking at strawberry parfaits in a month or so.
After a rough start last year, this Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica) is looking better than ever.
Red Baneberry (Actaea rubra)
The somewhat similar-looking blooms of Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia)
A Large-flowered Bellwort (Uvularia grandiflora) which I salvaged from a site which now exists as a Walmart parking lot (sad eh?) alongside a few patches of Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia).
Last year my Alternate-leaved Dogwood (Cornus alternifolia) has a single flower on it (which miraculously has produced 2 small seedling beneath the shrub this spring). Today I counted upwards of 100 flower buds.
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