31.03.2026 - 21.04.2026 With the arrival of spring, the first to awaken are the flowers, delighting us with their delicate and timid flowering. These wonderful plants, also called small-bulbous ephemeroids, decorate our landscape in April-May. Ephemeroid is a word of Greek origin, meaning "short-lived", "fleeting". This name is due to the fact that these plants quickly bloom, their seeds ripen, and in the summer, having accumulated reserves of nutrients in underground organs, they go into a dormant state until the next spring. The most famous of the primroses is, of course, the true snowdrop - Galanthus, growing in nature in the Caucasus, in Central and Southern Europe and a rare white flower in culture. Also interesting is a relative of the familiar iris - iridodictyum, charming chionodoxa, scilla (bluebell), pushkinias, crocuses and other plants. Interesting facts about primroses: Primroses are a common name for spring flowers that appear immediately after the snow melts or even on the snow cover. These plants not only delight the eye with their beauty after winter, but also play an important role in the ecosystem. Being one of the first sources of food for bees and other pollinators, they attract insects with their bright colors and nectar. In nature, there are about 20 species of galanthus (snowdrops). This delicate flower is poisonous. Its bulbs, stems, and seeds contain the alkaloid galantamine, which is used as a medicine for Alzheimer's disease.
