Word of the Week
by Leslie Cox; Monday; February 24, 2025
hyemalis – (hye-MAY-lis)
is Latin for “pertaining to winter”.
Eranthis hyemalis, common name winter aconite, is a lovely little plant which pops up in February in our garden. It gets no taller than about 6 inches (15 cm) and has a bright yellow flower that seems to radiate sunshine on even the cloudiest of days.
The genus name Eranthis is from two Greek words: er meaning “spring” and anthos meaning “flower”.
It was interesting that a google search only produced two other plant genus and one bird genus with the hyemalis species designation. (Mind you, I only scrolled through six google pages.)
They were:
• Agrostis hyemalis – winter bentgrass; tickle grass
• Crocus hyemalis – winter crocus; winter saffron
• Junco hyemalis – dark-eyed junco
If you are interested in learning more about Eranthis hyemalis and how it performs in our garden, click here.
Quote of the Week
More plant IDs updated
by Leslie Cox; Wednesday; February 18, 2025
Two more plant IDs have been updated in the new format layout.
Check out Darmera peltata (umbrella plant) and Dodecatheon media (shooting star).