I love seeing Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara) in February. It is one of early spring’s quiet miracles and called ‘Son before the Father’ due to the fact, that its small, sun-bright flower rises from the still-cold soil first, held high by a scaly, reddish stem. It is only after the flowers fade do its leaves unfurl,…
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