The Sanguine Root

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Podophyllum peltatum

The Box Turtles which eat the fruit once it reaches the ground are part of the process of transporting and readying the seeds for germination.

There are many amazing blooming native plants in our garden today! Most notable is the Iris! We planted a bunch of Columbine seeds in the alley and now there is a couple of plants blooming! We also have Milkweed!

This garden was a vacant lot that we purchased from the city of Philadelphia in 2006 to be used as a garden.

Osrich Fern

The sweetbay Magnolia with its enchanting scent is currently blooming in cultivation at the Native Plant Park.

A fairly large tulip poplar was also in bloom. It also had some very low hanging branches which is really nice because we were able to get a great view of the flowers up close.

The fresh Sensitive fern brightened up the scenery here in West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia on this Sunday May 19th. Today was hot like a Summer day!