Hepatica Americana is an early blooming wildflower with blue, white, or pink flowers most often found in shaded woodlands with rich organic soil. They begin blooming in mid-March in the southern part of their range to mid-May in the northernmost areas. The flowers close at night and on rainy days.
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The fairest thing in nature, a flower, still has its roots in earth and manure. D.H Lawrence