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Eliza Waters 
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Thank you, Isha. 🙂
This is new to me. Fascinating. The leaves are enfolding the stems.
Thank you, Cindy. A northeast native, something we look forward to every April. The leaves eventually lay more horizontally.
Morning Eliza – or at least it is in France. Very pretty but what a name. Do you know why it’s called that?
MJ
Its rhizome is red and stains, was used by natives for paint. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanguinaria
Such a beautiful flower Eliza and her medicinal properties are very impressive too 💛
Thank you, Xenia. I have always loved seeing these spring ephemerals!
I am amazed at how the flower is protected by the leaves (as Cindy said), and I’ve never seen them before. Thank you, it was a delight to see something new 😀❤️🙏
Thanks, Mark. It is a native to our northeastern woodlands. A joy to behold.
Spring perfection.
It surely is… a lovely sight to see!
Pretty
Thank you, Karina!
My first thought on seeing this photograph was that the leaves are protective of the flowers.
Yes, it is a very beautiful leaf and adaptation. Eventually, they open to horizontal.
What an incredibly interesting flower, Eliza. There’s nothing ‘traditional’ about this one!
Yes, it is one of our more attractive native woodland flowers. Their blooms don’t last long, but what beauty to be enjoyed in the moment!
I just noticed yesterday that my bloodroot is emerging. It’s an amazing groundcover….a thug if allowed though!
A nice thug, however!
Hugging leaves….and another Spring nectar source.
I was happy to see their little faces!
In bloom now? Wowsah, you are way ahead of us.
Yes, saw my first patch yesterday… I figure we’re about 2 weeks ahead of previous years.
I had the same thought as others, the leaves hugging the flowers. A good Valentine photo.
Thank you, it does look protective, doesn’t it?
Always a gift I look forward to each spring
They are a lovely gift for sure! 🙂
Little overcoats keeping them warm and snuggly, how adorable!
🙂 Nice thought, thanks, Donna!
I don’t think I’ve ever seen one of these (and I suspect I’d have remembered those leaves cradling their stems). So pretty, Eliza — thank you for sharing them.
Thank you, Debbie!
Gorgeous! It looks like the leaves are hugging the stem!
Thanks, Maria. It does, a lovely protective hug!
Interesting bloom – and foliage! The flowers (albeit not the foliage) reminds me of rain lilies, Zephyranthes.
Thanks, Kris. It is actually a poppy relative, the only species in its genus.
Your photo is so pretty! 🩷🌷🌺
Thank you Kymber!
Lovely! So nice to see 😊
Thank you, Belinda. It definitely gladdens the heart! 🙂
Strange looking flowers with curled leaves around them!
Thanks, Hien. It is a great woodland native. Do you see them near you?
I’ve seen so many photos of these flowers, but never this sort of view of the leaves. They look like tiny hands wrapped around the stems.
When they first emerge from the ground, they are clasped like this. I’m not sure which I like better, the leaf or the flower!
I bet you were happy to see these… they mean Spring has really got going don’t they? They don’t grow here.
Yes, a pretty northeastern US native, they pretty much announce the end of snowy weather. We’ve been getting a lot of rain instead!
So pretty
Thank you, Karina. 🙂
Love this declaration of Spring ❣️
Thanks, Val… me, too! 🤩
It’s spring! A wonderful grouping of them.
Thank you, Tom. They are such a beautiful woodland flower.
My imagination sees several cracked eggshells.
Now that is a cool take, Steve!
That unfolding of the leaves…nearly magical when paired with the flowers!
Thank you, Monika, the ribbed veins really add so much to its look.
Thank for sharing your signs of spring … we aren’t quite there yet!
Thank you, Denise… hope your spring arrives soon!