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early yellow flowers

17 years ago

hi all,

this perennial comes up early every spring and is quite enjoyable, however, i have no idea what it is. it reminds me of a pasque flower, but the stems and leaves aren't hairy. does anyone know what it's common name is? if you know the Latin names, i would appreciate that also.

TIA,

cindico

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gardenguru1950
17 years ago
It's a Trollius, GLOBEFLOWER. The photo's too small to be accurate as to the exact species but it's probably T. europaeus.

Joe
Carrie B
17 years ago
It looks like Eranthis hyemalis, winter aconite to me.

Here is a link that might be useful: Winter aconite
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flora_uk
17 years ago
Cindico I think you'll find it is not Trollius but Eranthus sp. aka Winter aconite, a very early spring bloomer which grows from knobbly tubers. Maybe E hyemalis or a hybrid. They are well over in the UK but in zone 5 they would be around now.

Here is a link that might be useful: {{gwi:164761}}
cindico
Original Author
17 years ago
winter aconite (Eranthis hyemalis) it is!! thank you so much for that info.
flora_uk
17 years ago
Sorry - typo. EranthIs.

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