Spring Ephemeral Garden Walk Acanthus we leave the seed stalks

we leave the seed stalks as a delicacy for goldfinches

high oil content and dark brown fruit

we refer to plants like this as "big honkers"

Harlan obtained the plant in the late '70s

Spring Ephemeral Garden Walk Acanthus we leave the seed stalksMany of our native plants flower during the spring season and go dormant before the onset of summer. Join our garden staff to explore many of our fabulous spring ephemerals as we all wake back up from winter's cold. Juniper Level Botanic Garden has one of the largest and most complete collections of spring flowering natives so there's no better location for learning them and the conditions that will lead to success with them in your home garden.