This is a list to help you add spring color to your garden.
NORTHERN MICHIGAN -- Trees and Shrubs
Hamamelis vernalis or virginiana (Witch Hazel) – Blooms Late Winter to Early Spring
Conrus (Dogwoods) - Blooms Spring
Cercis canadensis (Redbuds) - Blooms Spring
Forsythia - Blooms Spring
Malus species (Crab Apples) - Bloom In Spring
Magnolia - Bloom In Spring
Prunus species (Cherries) - Bloom In Spring
Rhododendrons - Bloom Spring & Summer
Bulbs
Spring Crocus - *There are also fall flowering species - Bloom Early Spring
Narcissus (Daffodils) - Bloom Early Spring
Muscari (Grape Hyacinths) - Bloom Early Spring
Tulips - Bloom Spring
Native Woodland Plants (*Many of these are ephemerals and will go dormant in Summer)
Anemone nemorosa - Bloom Spring
Arisaema typhyllum - (Jack In The Pulpit) - Bloom In Spring
Arisaema draconitum - (Green Dragon) - Bloom In Spring
Caltha palustris - (Marsh Marigolds) - Blooms Spring
Claytonia virginica (Spring Beauty) - Bloom In Spring
Dicentra canadensis (Squirrel Corn) - Blooms Early Spring
Dicentra cucullaria (Dutchman's Breeches) - Blooms Early Spring
Dodecatheon sp. (Shootingstar) - Blooms Spring
Erythronium americanum (Dogtooth Violet, Trout Lily) - Blooms Early Spring
Hepatica - Several Different Species - Bloom Early Spring
Houstonia caerulea (Azure Bluet) - Blooms Spring
Jeffersonia diphylla (Twinleaf) - Blooms Spring
Polygonatum (Solomon's Seal) - Blooms Spring
Sanguinaria canadensis (Bloodroot) - Blooms Early Spring
Trilliums - Bloom Early To Mid Spring
Perennials
Adonis- Early Spring
Anemonella thalictroides- Blooms Early Spring & Spring
Brunnera macrophylla (Siberian Bugloss) - Blooms Spring & Summer
Eranthis (Winter Aconite) - Early Spring
Hellebores (Christmas Rose) - Very Early Spring
Some Primula - (Primrose) - Early Spring
Pulmonaria (Lungwort) - Blooms Spring and Summer
Ranunculus (Buttercups) - Bloom Spring
Tiarella (Foam Flower) - Bloom Spring
