I saw my first Spring Starflower the other day and boy, was it pretty! I had never seen one before. I thought it was another species when I took the photograph, so when I did a little research, I was in for a pleasant surprise. Another “first” here on Cape Cod!

Spring Starflowers are small perennials with lovely star-shaped, sweet violet scented flowers. They grow to be 3-6″ tall in mid to late spring, so you still have plenty of time to see them.

A few weeks ago, I posted a photograph of some Snowdrop wildflowers that hadn’t bloomed yet. They looked like snowdrops drooping down. And then a couple of weeks ago, I saw some Snowdrops that had bloomed. Oh my! They were gorgeous!

I had no idea they were so full and so beautiful. Have you ever seen a Snowdrop that had bloomed? It was first for me! Gorgeous don’t you think?

I saw my first Wild Hyacinth blooming yesterday. It was so pretty adding a touch of purple to the landscape. They only grow to about 4″ tall so they are fairly small, but many times  they are so prolific that they look like a purple carpet on the grass.  Have you seen any yet this season?

I was so surprised yesterday when I saw some specks of white in the brush by the side of the road. “The unrivaled harbinger of spring, Snowdrops mark the passing of winter with their elegant white and green bells.”

“Our familiar snowdrops need little description. Growing in tight clumps, their grey-green grassy foliage emerges in late winter and, almost in spite of the low temperatures and dismal days, the flowers follow in February and March. Each pendant bloom is exquisite, with three large, white outer petals surrounding an inner ring of three small petals, each marked with various patterns of green.”

Have you ever seen a Common Snowdrop? Such a delicate flower and so beautiful…