Looking out at the brown leaves covering the ground, I’m dreaming of spring and the hunt for the first spring flowers to emerge after a long winter. But that hunt will be months away as the brown I see is the fall brown before the white snow and not after the snow melt.
The Hepatica is found growing in rich woodlands from Minnesota to Maine to Northern Florida west to Alabama and is often the first wildflower to appear in the spring. Hepatica leaves usually come out after the flowers and are very fuzzy. The fuzzy leaves helps the plants to keep warmer in the very early spring. They would need their long johns today since the temperature is dropping to 20 tonight.
Searching for Spring
