LILIES OF THE FIELD

The bleeding heart is so beautiful now....so thankful it survived the freeze we had at the beginning of this week....our temps were down to 26 F for two nights. The high wind and moisture, in the form of snow, probably helped to prevent damage.

The photo at top is of Crested Dwarf Iris and Foamflower, both collected from the woods near our home. The Crested Dwarf Iris has just come up this week and present its beautiful blue-lavender flowers in about 2 weeks. The Foamflower (coral bells) is budded to bloom. We are so blessed to have most of the native plants and wildflowers of the Smoky Mountains growing here on our Cumberland Plateau also.