Soar over Cornell Botanic Gardens, as winter recedes, ushering in the season of rebirth. Early signs of spring are emerging in the natural areas and gardens—ice melts away on Beebe Lake, Cascadilla Creek flows freely through the gorge, and snow drops push their way through the snow, sprinkling the ground with tiny blooms.
Explore some of the late winter/early spring blooms that are in bloom around our gardens and natural areas in the collection below.
Early Spring Blooms
Click on each image to learn more about these plants and where they are located at Cornell Botanic Gardens.
Vernal Witch-Hazel
Hamamelis vernalis 'Sandra'
Hybrid Witch-Hazel
Hamamelis x intermedia 'Feuerzauber'
Hybrid Witch-Hazel
Hamamelis x intermedia 'Westerstede'
Cornelian Cherry
Cornus mas
Cloth-of-gold crocus
Crocus angustifolius
Purple Crocus
Crocus vernus
Lenten Rose
Helleborus orientalis
Elwes’s Snowdrop
Galanthus elwesii