Wildflower ID/ "Blooming onions"???

[wooly]

Some wildflowers I came across this evening and was hoping to get an ID for. I'm not used to seeing wildflowers here on March 1'st, so these have  me stumped.

They smell like onions but don't match up to any wild onion google search pics I can find.

They were growing in clusters on a forested hillside, and they are on bulbs.

Anyone know what these early bloomers are?

Hopefully they're not some rare endangered species, because I dug up a clump for my wildflower garden mix.

 

[growalot]

Snow drops(Galanthus)..first flowers other than Hellerbore to flower....though I've never seen doubles with a variegated green center. 

Edited March 1, 2017 by growalot

[wooly]

I think you're right grow! Those look really similar.

I've probably never noticed them before since we're usually buried in snow up to our ears this time of year.

No matter how much time I spend hiking around here, there's always something to see that I've never seen before.

Thanks for the help with the ID on these!

[Paula]

Nice

[wooly]

13 minutes ago, Paula said:

Nice

I felt like I discovered a new species or something when I found them,lol

Seemed strange to see something so purdy growing in this dull and dirty looking time of year.

[fasteddie]

1 hour ago, growalot said:

Snow drops(Galanthus)..first flowers other than Hellerbore to flower....though I've never seen doubles with a variegated green center. 

Uhhhhhh , yeah , that would have been my guess . 

[Paula]

They are pretty. 

[growalot]

Wooly, they should actually smell nice. You dug them out of a group of invasive Chinese garlic. That is the the round green leaf in the background. I yank as much as I can of that when walking...worst invasive other than Russian olive and starlings I've ever seen. Any ways that's probably the smell..clean that clump of bulbs before planting...you do not want to bring home any  CG roots in that and plant it.

Edited March 2, 2017 by growalot

[wooly]

1 hour ago, growalot said:

Wooly, they should actually smell nice. You dug them out of a group of invasive Chinese garlic. That is the the round green leaf in the background. I yank as much as I can of that when walking...worst invasive other than Russian olive and starlings I've ever seen. Any ways that's probably the smell..clean that clump of bulbs before planting...you do not want to bring home any  CG roots in that and plant it.

Lol- I was wondering why the smell wasn't as pleasant as everyone was describing!

These babies were in the garden before sunset last night, so I'm not gonna pull them to clean at this point. I'll be more carefull and bring a potting shovel when I return to dig a few more up.

I sent these pics to my sis and she wants a clump or two as well.

I'll bet the onion smell was from me squashing that CG on the ground trying to wrestle this clump out with my bare hands.

[growalot]

Remember always leave a few to keep them multiplying in the wild.  Another great little flower is the trout lily ,Dutchmans britches and wild geraniums.

[wooly]

I'll tell ya growie... I get just as excited finding stuff like this as I do finding antlers!

I suppose it's not for everybody, but I have a tendancy of turning the simplest things into an all out adventure,lol

I'll be sure to leave a few behind!

 

[landtracdeerhunter]

Noticed some of the wild flowers in the woods, popping sprouts up through the leaves.  Willow are out.  I heard this familiar singing above my head.  Looked up and there were the Red Wing Blackbirds males already back from their winter home. Earliest in recent memory that I can recall.

[growalot]

Other than lady-slipper I think we have every wild flower and berry bush that grows in the finger lakes region on our property...I liken it to the Japanese lanterns and Mylar balloons that float in and land on us...our property is a seed collector,just the right winds everything blows in on us...lol Seems I find something new every year...be it flower, weed to fern.