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Although still in its box, the wooden lid has been hinged back and a light gauzy fabric covers the top to filter the light so the Gunnera can awaken gently after its long winter rest on this sunny day with the temperature in the sixties. Until the weather stays warm, the lid will be replaced at night.
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Gunnera manicata
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Gunnera manicata
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And by gently lifting the fabric and peeking inside, we can see the robust plant starting to grow again.
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Across the pond, the Petasites flowers are just about finished and their leaves are starting to grow to their gigantic proportions with Narcissus 'February Gold' blooming beyond.
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Across the Pond
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Caltha palustris
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A Marsh Marigold blooming by a stream near the Gunnera. A member of the Ranunculaceae family.
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Also near the Gunnera, one of only two species of the Lysichiton genus, this one is native to Japan and has the purest of white spathes, the other, L. americanus is native to the western US and has yellow spathes. A member of the Araceae family.
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Lysichiton camtschatcensis
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Uvularia grandiflora
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Also known as Merry Bells, the dangling yellow flowers are just about open. A member of the Convallariaceae family native to North America.
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Large masses of the well named 'White Splendour' in the Woodlands are so brilliantly white they are blinding--must be great on the night of a full moon!
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Anemone blanda 'White Splendour'
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Anemone, Erythronium, and Epimedium
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Here a mass of 'White Splendour' share their space with yellow Trout Lilies and Epimediums with small orange flowers.
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'White Splendour' seems to go with everything--here the white flowers with the yellow centers are paired with Narcissus 'Mrs. R. O. Backhouse' with white petals and yellow cups!
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'White Splendour' and Narcissus
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'White Splendour' and Podophyllum
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And here the Anemones share their space with some just emerging Podophyllum peltatum--May Apple--leaves.
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And now we have the blue form of Anemone blanda with more May Apples.
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Anemone blanda and Podophyllum
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Primula vulgaris subsp. sibthorpii
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A pale lavender Primula blooming happily by a rock.
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Also known as the Oxslip, there were many blooming in the Woodland.
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Primula elatior
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Erythronium 'Pagoda'
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A member of the Liliaceae family and known as the Trout Lily. This is one of about 20 species and, strangely enough, although all but one are native to North America, the genus is from the word "erythros" meaning red--the color of the single European species.
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