Agreed! I started these from seed in Autumn of 2023, planted out Spring of 2024, and am getting my first blooms this year. It's absolutely worth the wait.

Correction on the scientific name! Aquilegia canadensis, not "aqualegia"

Immature flowers of an Eastern Columbine. The center flower is starting to gain its red color.

Single flower from an Eastern Columbine. The red and yellow flower hangs, and the yellow stamens are barely visible.

Close up of an Eastern Columbine flower. Multiple yellow stamens are visible in the center, surrounded by red and yellow petals.

Foliage of an Eastern Columbine. Leaves are light green, compound, and have rounded lobes.

Forget watching paint dry. I've spent the past two weeks waiting for the first bloom to open on my native Eastern Red Columbine (aqualegia canadensis). #nature #nativeplants #gardening

This is what a critically endangered Red Wolf looks like. If we work together, we can save them 🐺

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Light green grass center, green foliage and brown leaves surrounding

Green foliage of foxglove beardtongue center, brown leaves surrounding

Close up of a brown log with small circle holes mace by insects that overwinter or deposit eggs

Why, yes, I do explore my native garden multiple times a day, every single day. Ohio spiderwort (tradescantia ohiensis), foxglove beardtongue (penstemon digitalis), and holes in a log from overwintering insects. #gardening #nature #nativeplants

About time we bring back boiled turnips

Puppy with golden brown fur, gray carpet

If you need a Friday cleanser, here's my son enjoying an apple slice. #pets #puppy #goldenretriever

Sorry for the quality. I didn't realize it would get compressed into oblivion. Might retry later

Do you need a minute of Fergus snores?

My dad was adopted by an orange street cat. He fed her 9 lives, probably just because it was the first thing he grabbed, and we always called her Morris as a nickname. Pretty sure that was his favorite cat ever.

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Cluster of small red maple flowers, long yellow stamens

Maple trees have flowers, but they're small and easy to miss.
#trees #plants #gardening

If they used C-130s to transport the vehicles, it would take at least 2-3.

Finally, pin oaks are relatively short-lived compared to other oaks, but they're great for wildlife. All oak species support hundreds of animals and insects, either directly or indirectly, with food, shelter, nesting/host plant, and more.

Oblong, or egg-shaped. The lower branches angle down, the middle ones grow horizontally, and the upper ones grow toward the sky. Foliage has the typical "oak leaf" shape, with a small "hair" at the tip of each lobe (only occurs in red oaks). The acorns are very small (less than 5/8in or 16mm). 2/

Mature pin oak tree with an egg-shaped growth habit. Sun and blue sky in the background, shaded green leaves in the foreground.

Pin Oak (quercus palustris) has been a favorite of mine before I knew anything about native plants. A small stand surrounded my elementary school, and I'd pocket the tiny acorns for no reason other than they looked cool. They grow quickly, initially taking on a pyramidal shape before becoming 1/

There's one that comes to my backyard every spring. It hangs out way back, so I've never seen it on the ground, but when it flies, I can see it. 10/10 bird friend.

Where's the lifted cybertrucks? I bet only the most manly and patriotic men drive those.

Daily occurrence with my Golden Retriever puppy

tension

Grey long-haired cat illuminated by the sun

Just a little early morning sun

Theee main purple wildflowers on a tall stalk wig a paintbrush type of end. There are other yellow, blue and white wildflowers in the blurred background.

Timeline cleanse of the wildflowers of the North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve.

I’ve always dreamed of exploring.

Purple Owl's-Clover
(Castilleja exserta)

#BloomScrolling
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Yeah, so this and that one bill (unsure of the status) that's worded to allow Trump 3+terms tells me 2028 elections will be purely ceremonial.

You gain a greater appreciation of these little fuckers when you start depending on them for food

They must not have seen the OPSEC PowerPoint

Small green leaves of a Golden Alexander plant.

Golden Alexander in full bloom. Foliage is bright green with clusters of small, yellow flowers

Golden Alexander is one of the first things to bloom in my microprairie. The picture on the left is this year's growth coming up. The one on the right is from last year when it was 2-3 feet tall and in full bloom. #gardening #nativeplants #nature

I've heard the same with monarda didyma - people usually end up with monarda fistulosa. But at least both are native. There's a lot of preying on people trying to do good, especially with wildflower mixes.

Everything about it makes me happy! I've been spreading it regularly in my native garden as well as anise hyssop.

Close-up of small Wild Bergamot shoots. Leaves are alternating and green/red in color.

Had to do a double take to notice the Wild Bergamot coming up. Easily one of my favorites! #gardening #nativeplants #nature

Jerry is a psyop