{"id":9877,"date":"2011-03-18T11:55:43","date_gmt":"2011-03-18T15:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nybg.org\/plant-talk\/?p=9877"},"modified":"2011-03-18T11:55:43","modified_gmt":"2011-03-18T15:55:43","slug":"sunny-day-blooms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/03\/photography\/sunny-day-blooms\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunny Day Blooms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wunderground.com\/cgi-bin\/findweather\/getForecast?query=10458\" target=\"_blank\">forecast<\/a> calls for it to touch 70\u00b0F today (but sadly to drop back down to around 50\u00b0F for the weekend). This beautiful stretch of weather has brought out some of spring&#8217;s most beautiful flowers. From crocuses, to flowering apricots, and even the very first daffodils, flowers are springing into bloom all over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\">Garden<\/a>. So if you can get away, come for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/visit\/\">visit<\/a> today! We&#8217;re<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/metro.php\" target=\"_blank\"> just 20 minutes north of Grand Central<\/a> direct to our own <a href=\"http:\/\/as0.mta.info\/mnr\/stations\/station_detail.cfm?key=110\" target=\"_blank\">Botanical Garden Station<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mta.info\/mnr\/\" target=\"_blank\">Metro North<\/a>&#8216;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mta.info\/mnr\/html\/planning\/schedules\/schedules.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Harlem Line<\/a>!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9891\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9891\" style=\"width: 435px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IVO3443.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"9891\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/03\/photography\/sunny-day-blooms\/attachment\/_ivo3443\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IVO3443.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"680,1021\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1300372978&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Daffodils near the Leon Levy Visitor Center\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IVO3443-199x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IVO3443.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9891  \" title=\"Daffodils near the Leon Levy Visitor Center\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IVO3443.jpg\" alt=\"Daffodils near the Leon Levy Visitor Center\" width=\"435\" height=\"654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IVO3443.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IVO3443-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9891\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Daffodils near the Leon Levy Visitor Center<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9890\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9890\" style=\"width: 589px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Prunus-mume-Peggy-Clarke-02.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"9890\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/03\/photography\/sunny-day-blooms\/attachment\/prunus-mume-peggy-clarke-02\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Prunus-mume-Peggy-Clarke-02.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1021,680\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1300371471&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Prunus mume &#8216;Peggy Clarke&#8217;\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Prunus-mume-Peggy-Clarke-02-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Prunus-mume-Peggy-Clarke-02.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9890   \" title=\"Prunus mume 'Peggy Clarke'\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Prunus-mume-Peggy-Clarke-02.jpg\" alt=\"Prunus mume 'Peggy Clarke'\" width=\"589\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Prunus-mume-Peggy-Clarke-02.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Prunus-mume-Peggy-Clarke-02-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9890\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prunus mume &#39;Peggy Clarke&#39; on the Ladies&#39; Border<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!--more More early-spring blooms below. --><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9882\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9882\" style=\"width: 435px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Crocus-tommasinianus-15.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"9882\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/03\/photography\/sunny-day-blooms\/attachment\/crocus-tommasinianus-15\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Crocus-tommasinianus-15.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"680,1021\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1300358058&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;105&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Crocus tommasinianus\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Crocus-tommasinianus-15-199x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Crocus-tommasinianus-15.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9882  \" title=\"Crocus tommasinianus\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Crocus-tommasinianus-15.jpg\" alt=\"Crocus tommasinianus\" width=\"435\" height=\"654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Crocus-tommasinianus-15.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Crocus-tommasinianus-15-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9882\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crocus tommasinianus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9881\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9881\" style=\"width: 589px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Cornus-officinalis-20.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"9881\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/03\/photography\/sunny-day-blooms\/attachment\/cornus-officinalis-20\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Cornus-officinalis-20.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1021,680\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1300350639&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cornus officinalis\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Cornus-officinalis-20-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Cornus-officinalis-20.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9881   \" title=\"Cornus officinalis\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Cornus-officinalis-20.jpg\" alt=\"Cornus officinalis\" width=\"589\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Cornus-officinalis-20.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Cornus-officinalis-20-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9881\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cornus officinalis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9886\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9886\" style=\"width: 589px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Helleborus-x-nigercors-Honeyhill-Joy-02.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"9886\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/03\/photography\/sunny-day-blooms\/attachment\/helleborus-x-nigercors-honeyhill-joy-02\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Helleborus-x-nigercors-Honeyhill-Joy-02.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1021,680\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1300371228&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;105&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Helleborus x nigercors &#8216;Honeyhill Joy&#8217;\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Helleborus-x-nigercors-Honeyhill-Joy-02-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Helleborus-x-nigercors-Honeyhill-Joy-02.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9886   \" title=\"Helleborus x nigercors 'Honeyhill Joy'\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Helleborus-x-nigercors-Honeyhill-Joy-02.jpg\" alt=\"Helleborus x nigercors 'Honeyhill Joy'\" width=\"589\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Helleborus-x-nigercors-Honeyhill-Joy-02.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Helleborus-x-nigercors-Honeyhill-Joy-02-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9886\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Helleborus x nigercors &#39;Honeyhill Joy&#39; on the Ladies&#39; Border<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9885\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9885\" style=\"width: 435px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Galanthis-nivalis-13.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"9885\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/03\/photography\/sunny-day-blooms\/attachment\/galanthis-nivalis-13\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Galanthis-nivalis-13.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"680,1021\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1300368622&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Galanthis nivalis\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Galanthis-nivalis-13-199x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Galanthis-nivalis-13.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9885  \" title=\"Galanthis nivalis\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Galanthis-nivalis-13.jpg\" alt=\"Galanthis nivalis\" width=\"435\" height=\"654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Galanthis-nivalis-13.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Galanthis-nivalis-13-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9885\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Galanthis nivalis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9889\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9889\" style=\"width: 589px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Prunus-mume-Matsurabara-Red-05.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"9889\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/03\/photography\/sunny-day-blooms\/attachment\/prunus-mume-matsurabara-red-05\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Prunus-mume-Matsurabara-Red-05.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1021,680\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1300370231&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;105&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Prunus mume &#8216;Matsurabara Red&#8217;\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Prunus-mume-Matsurabara-Red-05-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Prunus-mume-Matsurabara-Red-05.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9889   \" title=\"Prunus mume 'Matsurabara Red'\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Prunus-mume-Matsurabara-Red-05.jpg\" alt=\"Prunus mume 'Matsurabara Red'\" width=\"589\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Prunus-mume-Matsurabara-Red-05.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Prunus-mume-Matsurabara-Red-05-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9889\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prunus mume &#39;Matsurabara Red&#39; in the Home Gardening Center<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9883\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9883\" style=\"width: 435px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Crocus-tommasinianus-31.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"9883\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/03\/photography\/sunny-day-blooms\/attachment\/crocus-tommasinianus-31\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Crocus-tommasinianus-31.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"680,1021\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1300378796&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Crocus tommasinianus\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Crocus-tommasinianus-31-199x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Crocus-tommasinianus-31.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9883  \" title=\"Crocus tommasinianus\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Crocus-tommasinianus-31.jpg\" alt=\"Crocus tommasinianus\" width=\"435\" height=\"654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Crocus-tommasinianus-31.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Crocus-tommasinianus-31-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9883\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crocus tommasinianus near Wamsler Rock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9888\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9888\" style=\"width: 589px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Parrotia-persica-12.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"9888\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/03\/photography\/sunny-day-blooms\/attachment\/parrotia-persica-12\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Parrotia-persica-12.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1021,680\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1300354601&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;105&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Parrotia persica\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Parrotia-persica-12-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Parrotia-persica-12.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9888   \" title=\"Parrotia persica\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Parrotia-persica-12.jpg\" alt=\"Parrotia persica\" width=\"589\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Parrotia-persica-12.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Parrotia-persica-12-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9888\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Parrotia persica in the Benenson Ornamental Conifers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>All photos by Ivo M. Vermeulen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From crocuses, to flowering apricots, and even the very first daffodils, flowers are springing into bloom all over the Garden. 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