Yesterday while spraying invasive lesser celandine (Ranunculus ficaria) I saw my first jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) breaking through the leaves. Here is a sketch of a jack from April 18th 2010 – almost a month later than the one I saw yesterday.
Trout lily (Erythronium americanum) was in flower here last week saw my first one on March 23 – here is a sketchbook painting of one from last year on April 26 – more than a month difference.
I was in Illinois
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Love the trout lilies, I look for them every spring. I am in MA, and we are way behind IL, when I checked last weekend the leaves of the trout lilies still weren't showing above ground. They usually bloom the last week of April for us, though this year I expect them earlier. This last week has been more normal temp wise so even if leaves are now showing don't expect them that much further along.
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