Spring’s early bloomers have arrived. The first to show were the snowdrops.
Snowdrops usually fade by the time the crocuses, hellebores and daffodils bloom. But not this year.
Winter aconite, in the buttercup family, hugs the ground.
Then there is winter jasmine, a cascading bush with yellow flowers often confused with forsythia.
None of these early bloomers are native to North America. Soon, the native and lovely spring ephemerals will begin to appear. These wildflowers will be putting on a show in Rock Creek Park and its tributary parks, and Rock Creek NPS is leading two-mile wildflower hikes from the Rock Creek Nature Center on Sunday March 23rd and 30th.