The first meadow flowers stick their heads out of the ground very early, mostly when snow is still covering the ground. At this point, some of the most beautiful species should be presented.
March mug
From mid-March, the spring beaker produces flowers from the bulb that overwinters in the ground. This well-known early bloomer thrives in the wild, especially in damp deciduous forests and wet meadows. Well-known wild occurrences can be found in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains and in the Leipzig Alluvial Forest. The spring snowflake is also sometimes referred to as the spring snowflake.
chess flower
The endangered chess flower belongs to the lily family. All lilies have underground storage organs, mostly bulbs, with which they survive the winter and sprout in early spring. The chess flower occurs mainly in the damp river and moor meadows. It is not to be confused with any other species because of its bell-shaped, crimson flowers, which have a white checkerboard pattern on the inside.
cowslips
The native cowslips are particularly threatened by digging up and picking and are therefore under nature protection. The cowslip, also known as the odorless cowslip or cowslip, grows mainly in somewhat damp deciduous forests and meadows. Its light yellow flowers open from late March to May. The bright yolk-yellow flowers of the meadow cowslip, also known as the fragrant cowslip, can only be found from the end of April to June. The plant thrives in dry and warmer locations, meadows, semi-arid meadows and light deciduous forests.
gentians
There are about ten different types of gentian in Germany. Most of them have become very rare and threatened with extinction due to the drainage of moors and the fertilization of meadows. This also applies to the five to 20 centimeters high spring gentian, which opens its solitary sky-blue flowers as early as March / April. In the cooler climate of the Ice Age, it had settled large parts of Europe and Asia. Today the spring gentian grows mainly in mountainous areas. There are only very few places where it was found, for example in the cold fens of Thuringia.
violet
In Germany there are several common types of violets, all of which have blue-violet flowers. On the other hand, two other protected species of violets are extremely rare. The two-flowered violet is easily recognized by the yellow color of its flowers. It always has two flowers on one stem. It inhabits moist locations in many mountains. Rarer still is the endangered bog violet, which is distinguished from the other purple-flowered species by its drooping central petals that do not cover the upper petals of the flower.
tips and tricks
Many of the wild species presented here may not be picked or dug up from their habitats. However, you can speed up your spread by legally purchasing seeds or bulbs of these early bloomers from retailers.
IJA