Snows gone

Well, most of the snow has melted here in SW Michigan, except where plows piled it up or drifting occurred. That’ll be a bit longer. Native plants species will come up at various times in the spring and some should start coming up soon. But some have already been green all winter. Plants like many goldenrods, blue lobelia, penstemons, sneezeweed, and others have had green growth all winter long. Even when it was 0F and the ground was frozen. These two images are cardinal flower and showy penstemon. The growth you see here they actually grew in late summer/ fall. Soon the will start sending out new growth for a new season and these leaves will die off.