Bear Creek Native Plants
Specializing in Plants Native to the Southeastern US
Native Spring Ephemerals
Below is our selection of spring ephemerals. Spring ephemerals, as their name suggests, bloom for a short time each spring. They are typically understory forest dwellers that only have a short window of suitable conditions for aboveground growth between frozen ground in winter and full shade of the summer canopy. These plants bide their time underground as lowly root tissue for most of the year, and sprint to photosynthesize, flower, and produce seeds in the early spring when there is ample light reaching the forest floor. It is easier to appreciate them because their presence is so fleeting.
Ramps
Sun Exposure: Shade
Seasons: Spring
Bloom Color: White (insignificant)
Height: 6 to 12 in.
Status: Available
Price: 4.5" pot @ $8.00
Rue Anemone
Sun Exposure: Shade
Seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall
Bloom Color: White/Pink/Lavender
Height: 4 to 8 in.
Status: Available
Price: 4.5" pots @ $8.00
Liverleaf Buttercup
Sun Exposure: Sahde
Seasons: Spring
Bloom Color: White, Pink, Blue, Purple
Height: 8 in.
Status: Unavailable
Price: 4.5" pots @ $8.00
Virginia Bluebells
Sun Exposure: Part Sun, Shade
Seasons: Spring
Bloom Color: Pink to Blue
Height: 12 to 18 in.
Status: Available
Price: 4.5" pots @ $8.00
Stinking Benjamin
Sun Exposure: Shade
Seasons: Spring
Bloom Color: Red to Burgundy
Height: 8 to 12 in.
Status: Unavailable
Price: 4.5" pots @ $8.00
Toadshade (Yellow Trillium)
Sun Exposure: Part Sun, Shade
Seasons: Spring
Bloom Color: Yellow
Height: 8 to 12 in.
Status: Unavailable
Price: 4.5" pots @ $8.00
Painted Trillium
Sun Exposure: Shade
Seasons: Spring
Bloom Color: White (Pink Center)
Height: 8 to 12 in.
Status: Unavailable
Price: 4.5" pots @ $8.00
