At least I think that's what they're called. I can't remember planting them this fall and I don't remember them blooming here before, which is odd because I'm pretty ocd about the flowers in the woods. I've been trying to reestablish the oak-hickory understory so it can support wildflowers and a few cultivated pretties for over a decade. It's an epic battle against brambles, vines and buckthorns, marauding raccoons and deer. It requires burning now and then, which I hate, so I've only done it twice. I take pictures every year, to help me remember what blooms where and when and I don't have one of this beauty, so it must be new. I will quit trying to figure it out and accept that my memory is on a long vacation and just enjoy this happy surprise in the woods. And maybe plant some more, because they are awesome.
