The bloodroots are out now in eastern Iowa woodlands. They've pushed up through the leafy, muddy crust of winter to offer us hope for warmer, gentler days ahead. Sturdy, well-built little blossoms, their roots "bleed" red if cut, thus their name.
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011
first wild flower
The bloodroots are out now in eastern Iowa woodlands. They've pushed up through the leafy, muddy crust of winter to offer us hope for warmer, gentler days ahead. Sturdy, well-built little blossoms, their roots "bleed" red if cut, thus their name.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
April Flowers bring May showers
Bloodroot. First flower of an Iowa spring. Now playing in Hickory Hill Park and other Midwest green spans around you.
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