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TROUT LILY BLOOMS IN MORRIS PARK

Come and visit Morris Park and keep an eye out for the Trout lilies.

Trout lily, Morris Park, Philadelphia
Trout lily, Morris Park, Philadelphia

Here, a blooming Trout lily is growing alongside a Mayapple.

Trout lily, Morris Park, Philadelphia
Trout lily, Morris Park, Philadelphia

Many specimens do not flower in any given population and the leaves are very distinctive and interesting.

Trout lily, Morris Park, Philadelphia
Trout lily, Morris Park, Philadelphia

Today, a special trip was made down to Indian Creek to visit the Trout lilies.

Today there was only one bloodroot left blooming in the park.  This year there were two full weeks of blooming Bloodroot, in contrast to last year, when there were four weeks of blooming.

 

 

 

 

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THE BLOOMING FLOWERS

BLOODROOT BLOOMS IN MORRIS PARK PHILADELPHIA PA
BLOODROOT BLOOMS IN MORRIS PARK PHILADELPHIA PA

The trail at the back of the Woodcrest Ave. opening that loops north has a great show of  blooming Sanguinaria canadensis this week.  The warm weather has really accelerated the blooming in comparison to previous years, where it was in fits and starts. Today was sunny and warm, and bees were swarming around some of the blooms.

 

 

 

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BLOODROOT BLOOMS IN MORRIS PARK

BLOODROOT BLOOMS IN MORRIS PARK
BLOODROOT BLOOMS IN MORRIS PARK

 

For the record, the first bloom occurred this past Tuesday, March 13, 2012. Paying close attention to the few flowers that did bloom, we noticed that the flower petals grew in size for the next day’s bloom. Last years first bloom started on March 19, which puts this blooming about one week sooner.

We expect the blooming season to last about a month.  Different populations in Morris Park bloom at different times, which makes the blooming season interesting. If you want to come and visit and see a big show, now is not the time, maybe in a week to two weeks.  But here and there, they are starting to bloom.

It is always great to see the first blooms of Bloodroot, welcoming the onset of Spring. This is certainly one early Spring though.