Flanders Offers Program on Spring Wildflowers

On Friday, April 1st join area naturalists Peter and Barbara Rzasa as they present a slide show of the Spring Wildflowers of Connecticut.

Connecticut is blessed with many colorful spring wildflowers. Known as spring ephemerals, these perennial plants developed unique characteristics that allow them to emerge quickly in the spring and die back to their underground parts after a short growth and reproduction phase.

A PowerPoint presentation featuring photos taken by Barbara who is an accomplished photographer will highlight several native wildflowers such as hepatica, wood anemone, Dutchman’s breeches, bloodroot, trillium, trout lily, lady-slipper, Jack-in-the pulpit, May apple, wild ginger and others. Stories and flower folklore of our native spring wildflowers will be shared.

The program will be held at 7PM at the Flanders’ Studio which is located on the corner of Flanders Road and Church Hill Road in Woodbury. The cost is $10 for members or $15 for non-members.

Those interested can register online at www.flandersnaturecenter.org.or call (203) 263-3711, Ext. 10. For more area information www.litchfieldhills.com