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Questions and Answers: 2019

Question: Hello, I bought my first house in January when everything was covered in snow here in MN. I'm curious what …

  • Question

    Hello, I bought my first house in January when everything was covered in snow here in MN. I'm curious what kind of plants these are that are popping up?

    Answer

    Dear gentleben212001, good morning. Exciting that plants are protruding through the snow and signally an end to winter. For most of these, I would need to see flowers to assist you as cultivated species are not in my area of expertise (Go Botany is a website dedicated to wild plants of New England). The image of shoots coming up near the white wall do appear to be a species of Iris (in the broad sense), so look for those flowers later in the growing season.