Virginia bluebells - Mertensia virginica

Virginia bluebells - Mertensia virginica

Origin:

Native to Virginia, planted from seed by myself, never fully flowered before the stem broke.

Flowering Quince - Chaenomeles speciosa

Flowering Quince - Chaenomeles speciosa

Origin:

Alien, from China, introduced into our garden by my wife.

Common Blue Violet - Viola sororia

Common Blue Violet - Viola sororia

Origin:

Native, very common, many people consider it a weed, I pull them up by the thousands but keep patches because I do love the flowers.

Camellia - Hybrid

Camellia - Hybrid

Origin:

Alien, from Southern & Eastern Asia, Hybrid, introduced into our garden by my wife.

Grape Hyacinth - Muscari Botryoides

Grape Hyacinth - Muscari Botryoides

Origin:

Alien, from France & Italy, introduced into my garden by my wife.

Candytuft - Iberis

Candytuft - Iberis

Origin:

Alien from Southern Europe, introduced into my garden by my wife

Strawberry - Hybrid

Origin:

Hybrid, a cross between native and exotic strawberries, introduced into my garden my myself.

Indian Strawberry - Duchesnea indica

Indian Strawberry - Duchesnea indica

Origin:

Alien Exotic, very common weed introduced from Asia, likes moist shady sites, easy to pull up but almost impossible to eradicate

Bittercress

Bittercress
Origin:

Native, common lawn weed

Henbit - Lamium amplexicaule

Henbit - Lamium amplexicaule

Origin:

Alien, from Southern Europe, common lawn weed which has established itself across north america. Also know as dead nettle.

Rosemary - Rosmarinus officinalis

Rosemary - Rosmarinus officinalis

Origin:

Alien, from Southern Europe, cultivated by the Greeks and Romans, a commonly grown Herb, I planted this in my garden.

Unknown - Possibly Spiraea

Origin:

Planted by a previous owner, most likely an alien

Periwinkle - Vinca Minor

Periwinkle - Vinca Minor

Origin:

Alien, native to Europe and Western Asia, widely planted ground cover, planted in my yard by a previous owner

Purple Crocus

Purple Crocus - Crocus flavus

Origin:
Alien from Southeast Europe. Planted in my yard by a previous owner

Daffodil Yellow & White

Narcissus - Yellow & White Daffodil

Origin:
Alien, south western Europe, first cultivated by the Romans, widely planted in English gardens, planted in my yard by my wife.

Daffodil Yellow

Narcissus - Yellow Daffodil

Origin:
Alien, south western Europe, first cultivated by the Romans, widely planted in English gardens, planted in my yard by my wife.

Forsythia × intermedia

Origin:

Alien, Hybrid, Forsythia is a widely planted ornamental spring blooming shrub. Asian in Origin, planted in my yard by a previous owner.

Spiderwort - Tradescantia virginiana

Spiderwort - Tradescantia virginiana

Origin: Native, planted from seed by myself

Status: Established perennial