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My Bit of Heaven - by Kristl Walek
Paul T:
Krystl,
Wonderful pictures. The Erythronium is lovely, and the Dicentra, and the Sanguinaria... etc. Great pics!! 8)
Hagen Engelmann:
Hi Kristl,
the first weeks in spring are a fine time. Your native plants have a big magic to me. Asarum canadense and Dicentra cucullaria are very nice to see. Did you find also pink or rose Dicentra??
Ian Y:
Heaven indeed Kristl what a lovely place to have in your own land - thanks for taking us there.
Your pictures show us that all plants have beauty some are just more flamboyant than others just like people.
and as for those erythroniums :P :P :P
Anthony Darby:
Magical Kristl - definitely somewhere over the rainbow. 8)
Kristl Walek:
Hagen,
Yes, the richness and magic of the eastern North American woodlands is hard to surpass. It is *the* botanic strength of this part of the world.
I have often heard it said that the flora of eastern North America is considered "the richest in the world next to China."
I have never found colour variants of Dicentra cucullaria- and the spots where I collect seed in the wild for my business are areas of dense and (extremely) large populations, carpeting the forest floor for as far as the eye can see. My favorite collecting spot is an early-blooming area where the entire southern slope of the woods is solid Dicentra and Erythronium- by the time the Erythronium seed collection time arrives, the spot is entirely barren of the Dicentra, which have already quickly gone dormant.
Dicentra canadensis is also in my area, but difficult to find (usually white, sometimes with a rose tinge). I believe it is not abundant throughout its range, and threatened in many areas. It seems to be weaker in growth, and perhaps cannot compete as well???
The pink Dicentra eximia is not native here, being further east and southeast in its range.
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