Flower for the Day 4-13-26 Celandine Poppy

It is so great to be outside gardening. One of my spring favorites is celandine poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum). Also called wood poppy, it is a native in the Papaveraceae family. It loves being on this little hillside.  It grows from underground rhizomes. I <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaves>ts leaves are pinnately cut and lobed. They grow from the base of the plant, and in a pair at the top of the flowering stems. Apart from its normal sap, Stylophorum diphyllum produces a yellow orange latex which can cause stains. The bright yellow flowers have 4 petals, two soon falling sepals, many yellow orange stamens, and a single knobby stigma. They appear singly or in umbels of two to four flowers from early spring to early summer. The flowers issue from between a pair of leaves at the top of the flowering stems.  The flowers issue from between a pair of leaves at the top of the flowering stems.  Celandine poppy is an extraordinary shade plant. When in early spring lonely poppy bloom hidden in the forest and the rock rose gleams under the maple . . . . The splendor of the simple. Only image formed keeps the vision. Yet the image formed rests in the poem. How could cheerfulness stream through us if we wanted to shun sadness? Pain gives of its healing power where we least expect it. Martin Heidegger