Cardamine californica flower, Milkmaids, spring flower
One of the first plants to put forth spring bloom is Milkmaids (Scientific Name: Cardamine californica). It is a small perennial plant that sprouts from underground https://www.tradebit.com flowers are white to pale-rose colored, about an inch in diameter, and have 4 petals and 4 sepals arranged in a cross shape (hence the name of Cardamine -bittercress or bitter-cress-) . Milkmaids bloom from January through April. Though the species is reputed to reach two feet high, the plants I've seen have all been much shorter. The flowers are quite small, too, generally dime-sized in diameter. The plant grows in shady, moist areas from the foothills up to 5,000 feet or so.
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Author: Daniela Temneanu
Date: 06.04.2014
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