Tubular flowers split into 2 lips. The upper lip is hooded and hairy. The lower, drooping lip has 3 lobes and purple spots. 6-10 flowers cluster at the top of the stem.
Bloom Times: March
Hop Clover
Half-inch yellow flower heads with 20-30 tiny, pea-shaped flowers.
Ivyleaf Speedwell
Solitary pale blue to lavender flowers with four petals growing between the leaves. The shape of the leaves resembles an ivy leaf.
Jack in the Pulpit
There are one to two leaves, each divided into 3 large leaflets, creating an umbrella for the flower. Under the leaves is the pulpit, which is a green, hooded cover surrounding the flower spike (or jack). The tiny flowers are hiding inside the pulpit and they are clustered on a green or yellow spike. The flower size mentioned here is the jack size.
Japanese Mazus
Pale purple flowers with two lips. The lower lip is longer and has 3 lobes. It is white with yellow spots. The upper lip is darker purple.
Leatherleaf Mahonia
3-6 inch spikes of yellow flowers. The leaves resemble holly leaves. There are 9-13 large leaflets, making the entire leaf 1-2 feet long. Fruit is a blue berry.
Lily Magnolia
Goblet-shaped or lily-shaped flowers. The petals are pink-purple on the outside and white on the inside.
Little Brown Jug
Jug-shaped flowers growing at the base of the plant, often under the heart-shaped leaves.
May-Apple
Solitary white flower in the axil of a pair of umbrella-like leaves. The leaves are about 12 inches long and 12 inches wide.
Mayberry
Bell-shaped white flower.