Took a stroll around our very soggy yard over the weekend and this is what I found blossoming for the pollinators.
False Rue Anemone (Isopyrum biternatum) surrounded by Cutleaf Toothwort (Dentaria laciniata)
Dutchman’s Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) surrounded by Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica)
Surrounded by Virginia Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum) , the last Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) blossoming with a tiny Tall Meadowrue (Thalictrum dasycarpum) seedling pushing up in the middle.
Not sure if these violets are native or non-native, but violets in all sizes and colors and wild strawberry plants grow everywhere in our yard. Although the Greater Fritillary butterflies use native and non-native violets exclusively as host plants, the Lesser Fritillaries can choose other hosts. Unfortunately many people consider violets weeds, so the constant herbiciding of the viola species is contributing to the loss of fritillary butterflies.
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