Pink spring beauties are ephemerals that sustained the earliest Americans, and selection pressure may hold the clue to color variation Pink or Rocky Mountain spring beauties, Claytonia rosea, were ...

Spring has sprung! As winter has started fading away and the days have grown longer, nature is beginning to awaken for spring. One of the most exciting parts of the early spring season is the leaves ...

Pink or Rocky Mountain spring beauties, Claytonia rosea, were blooming early in May on Flagstaff Mountain. Slender stems 3 to 6 inches tall were topped with one or two flowers one-fourth to ...

Get your garden growing this spring by adding spring ephemeral plants. Learn how to grow bloodroot, mayapple, trillium and ...

The two daisies most associated with this time of year are the Cape daisy (Osteospermum) and Marguerite daisies (argyranthemum). They have the traditional daisy like flowers, single and double, and ...

As winter fades, even a bit of sunshine is something to celebrate. For one group of plants, spring’s first sunny days are essential for their survival. They only have a few weeks to catch the rays ...