I'm trying to extend pollinator resources even earlier into the season so I'm looking at native spring ephemerals.
Here's my wish list
Claytonia caroliniana (Carolina spring beauty)
Claytonia Virginica (Virginia spring beauty)
Dicentra canadensis (squirrel corn)
Dicentra cucullaria (dutchman's breeches)
Dodecatheon meadia (shooting star)
Eringenia bulbosa (harbinger of spring)
Erythronium albidum (white trout lily)
Erythronium americanum (yellow trout lily)
Hepatica nobilis (hepatica, liverleaf) - any varieties
Jeffersonia diphylla (twinleaf)
Polygala paucifolia (gaywings, fringed polygala)
Sanguinaria canadensis (bloodroot)
Thalictrum thalictroides (rue anemone) - on the fence here. Widely noted
to repel wildlife but not sure if that includes bees to some extent.
And not in the spring ephemeral group, but wanted wildflower additions:
Aslepias purpurea (purple milkweed) - can't find this from local
sources. Expanding search.
Cassia marilandica (wild senna) - cloudless sulfer butterfly food plant
I'm sure I'll add a few others to the list in short order.
Anyone?
