Friday, April 24, 2015

What's Blooming Now- Mid Spring Edition


Happy spring, everyone! Last weekend was oh so lovely. Hopefully the warm weather picks up again soon and we can all get out and enjoy the sunshine. 
Our plant friends are finally all waking up and bursting into action.

This is our first installment of 'What's Blooming Now'. I've gotten to wander around our lovely city and here are some of the beautiful plants I've caught blooming into action! 



Cherry Tree, Prunus spp. - Kensington, Brooklyn



Forsythia, Forsythia x intermedia - Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn



Hellebores, helleborus spp. - Prospect Heights Community Farm, Brooklyn



Saucer Magnolia Tree, Magnolia × soulangeana - Park Slope, Brooklyn



Tulips and Daffodils, Tulipa spp. and Narcissus spp. - Bryant Park, Manhattan



Weeping Cherry Tree, Prunus subhirtella - Park Slope, Brooklyn



Star Magnolia, Magnolia stellata - Prospect Heights, Brooklyn


These are some of the awesome plants in action right now. 
A few that are also in bloom right now that I didn't catch are:

Crocus, Crocus spp.

Flowering Pear Tree, Pyrus calleryana
Hawthorn, Crataegus spp.
Pansy, Viola spp.
Witchhazel, Hamamelis virginiana


Keep your eyes peeled for some Redbuds, Cercis canadensis  and Flowering Dogwoods, Cornus florida. They will be bursting into action soon along with many more!

Get outside and enjoy those beautiful flowers while they are here! Soon enough leaves! glorious leaves! will be back. (:

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