When the redbud begins to let fall its flowers,

the huge conical candelabra of the flame buckeye (Aesculus pavia) mature.

 

It is a member of a family of buckeye trees, all native. Completely poisonous.

 

Like redbud, the flame buckeye is small enough to have been planted on our city streets.

 

Winterthur, Delaware

a street in South Philadelphia

 

 

Bleeding hearts (Dicentra).

Tiny, quivering creatures with extraordinary flowers; native; they flower in late April and May. Completely poisonous.

 

 

a garden in Philadelphia

a garden in Philadelphia

Mt. Cuba Center, Hockenville, Delaware

 

 

Dutchman’s Breeches  (Dicentra cucullaria). Mt. Cuba, Hockenville, DE