Northland Nature: Uncommon waterleaf blooms in shade

Northland Nature: Uncommon waterleaf blooms in shade

It seems like it was not long ago that we looked at the forest floor of deciduous trees and we noted carpets of the early spring wildflowers. Having a short lifetime and a need for direct sunlight, they grew fast. Flowers, such as bloodroot, spring beauty, hepatica and trout lilies, quickly formed stems and leaves above the ground and opened their flowers to be pollinated by early flying bees. They were in a hurry. Their sunny site would not las…