Bloodroot, in the poppy family, is my first flower of spring.

Bloodroot stems & roots produce a red-orange juice.

Bloodroot have gorgeous petals, pistil and stamen.

Bloodroot leaves grow larger after the flower fades.

Apricot Whirl Daffodil

Apricot Whirl Pistil and Stamen

Las Vegas Daffodil blooms early to mid spring

Mount HoodDaffodilblooms mid-spring.

Amadeus Mozart Daffodil

Amadeus Mozart Daffodil

These Pussy Willow catkins are female flowers on a female tree.

Silver hairs help insulate the developing reproductive parts.

Female Pussy Willow flowers with a pistil at the top of each ovary. The female catkins develop later than male catkins. They are on separate plants.

Forsythia

Magnolia flower bud

The sweet scent of magnolia wafts through the air.

Magnolia

All the daffodils are bulbs from Breck’s at www.brecks.com

Wide shot photos were taken with a 70-200 mm lens. Close-ups were taken with the same lens plus a 20 mm extension

tube.