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You have captured the leaf patterns beautifully.
Thank you, Anne. It has a lovely shape.
Beautiful aliveness Eliza โ๏ธ๐ฟ
Thank you, Karen. One of the first greens of spring – so welcome!
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Reminds me of โeleganceโ!
Yes, it is elegant, isn’t it? Thanks, Nathi!
Absolutely!
Reblogged this on Blue Dragon Journal.
Thank you for reblogging, Eliza.
Beautiful capture, but I just read it is toxic! How do you deal with it, should you have to?
Thank you, Hien. It is only toxic if you eat it, which I don’t, and most critters leave it be, except for slugs, which must not be affected. I love its sculptural lines and that it is one of the earliest greens to emerge in spring.
Beautiful image Eliza!
Thank you, Reed!
So graceful and lovely. โค
Thank you, Robin!
Elegant capture, Eliza โค
Thank you, Donna. I found it very architectural, attractive in form.
Second new thing I learned today. Love my blogging friends!
๐ Glad to assist!
Such chic plant! love it!
Thank you, Swati. It is pretty stylish, isn’t it? ๐
Interesting name. It doesn’t look like a Hellebore. Looks like Lady Slipper leaves. Also called ‘Indian Poke’ & as Hien wrote: it’s toxic.
Perhaps because it emerges about the same time as garden hellebores? And like the same, is equally toxic. Folks foraging sometimes mistake it for skunk cabbage and get sick.
Beautifully done, Eliza. The colours, the form and fine lines are wonderful.
Many thanks, Pete!
Very architectural Eliza!
Exactly the adjective I thought of as well. Thanks, Andrea!
beautiful photo! ๐
Thank you!
An attractive plant. It turns out it’s a California native but likes wetlands ๐ฆ
Thanks, Kris. Here, down by the river in the swampy part, there are tons of them. They make a great show en masse.
Interesting. I was thinking it looked nothing like a hellebore as far as foliage and wondering if it flowered. I have heard of Indian poke, though. It’s a lovely looking plant. I can imagine it would be a welcome sight in early spring.
Thank you, Lisa. Who knows how it got that name, I wonder? But I do love that early green!
How nice to see all these plants showing up and just in time too! Lovely shot!
Thank you, Belinda! Spring is such an exciting time to be out and about.
It is sculptural, no matter how toxic it may be.
Yes! ๐
Oh, this is very pretty! Bet it blooms beautifully too.
Thank you, Irene! The blooms are small and green, so they don’t stand out that much. Also, they bloom after most of the surrounding foliage has grown, so are often obscured. Close up, there are quite pretty.
I always enjoy finding these in the early spring along with skunk cabbages. I think I saw these in your yard? They are such a lovely shade of green and you’ve captured that so nicely, Eliza. I’ve never photographed the flowers so hope to see one from you later on.
Thanks, Steve. They grow along the river lowland here. There’s one section that is quite large. A welcome early green for the eyes to feast upon after the long winter.
Never have I seen this plant, Eliza. I love the lines on the leaves. Perfection of course!!
Thank you, Amy! It grows in marshy woodlands and as one of the first green plants to emerge in spring, it stands out against the brown and gray leaf litter.
Wow! This looks so artistic, but I’d definitely credit the artist’s eye to have captured it this way! Wonderful, Eliza!
Thank you kindly, Isha!