Early Spring Blooming Bulbs
When it comes to early flowering plants, most people think of bulbs. There are a few early spring flower bulbs that can bloom even before the snow is gone. Early spring bulbs include:
Snowdrops Crested Iris Crocus Wood Hyacinth Grape Hyacinth Winter Aconite Snowflake Fritillaria
Early Spring Flowering Shrubs
Flower bulbs are not the only plants that can bloom in early spring. There are several dramatic early spring blooming shrubs. These include:
Cornelian Cherry Dogwood Forsythia Vernal Witchhazel Star Magnolia Flowering Quince Japanese Pussy Willow Mahonia Spicebush Spiraea
Early Spring Perennial Flowers
Many perennial flowers also bloom in the early spring. These loyal early spring flowers will return year after year to bloom first in your garden. These include:
Lenten Rose Lungwort Marsh Marigold Creeping Phlox Bergenia Virginia Bluebells Bloodroot Grecian Windflower Heartleaf Brunnera
Early spring flowers can lighten your spirits after a long and dreary winter. Even if the snow of winter has not left, you can still enjoy the beginning of spring if you take the time to plant early spring blooming flowers. These early flowering plants can remind you that spring is already peeking her head out.
