A yellow flower that blooms with such intensity, a shade of yellow that I take pleasure in calling, screaming yellow. A happy color, one that would be my choice if I were to purchase a Corvette Stingray. Not going to happen though. I wouldn’t be able to get it up my mountain road. The Stingray’s ground clearance leaves a lot to be desired.

This is a Wood Poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum). Native to eastern North America where there are moist forests, from USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 4 to 9.

Wood Poppies bloom from March through June, and beyond that, intermittently, if there is enough moisture. Planted next to Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica), the two plants create a lovely combination.

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