Thanks, Fred.

Tulip season, here, runs from early April through, approximately, the third week, in May. Due the early spring, last year, Tulip seaon began earlier, and was over sooner. In fact, when the annual Tulip Festival, in Holland, Michigan, occurred, visitors were disappointed, that the season was just about over. Not so, this year, though. The Tulip Festival, like the Kentucky Derby, is scheduled for the first weekend, in May. This year's festival, which is happening, this weekend, is not a disappointment.

Puya is a bromeliad. I have several broms...a Dyckia, and a few types of Queens Tears, in addition to this new Puya.

All my temperate fruit trees, with the exception of my newly acquired Japanese persimmon (which will be going into the ground), and a dwarf Mulbery, are in the ground. I do place objects (chicken wire, bricks, concrete blocks, or heavy soil filled pots) near the base of recently planted trees, to keep digging critters, for uprooting, them, or make it more difficult for them to get to the trunks, to bite into or chew.
I was surprised that the Shiro Plum flowered, after being planted, last fall, as potted Stark Bros. EZ potted, non branched whip. The All Red Plum came from a local Meijer, last summer, and went into the ground, last fall, but it's dormant flower buds were visible, after its leaves fell off.This spring, Meijer aren't selling fruit trees. I hate when merchants change like, that, from one year to the next. Last year, I mentioned not being able to find no collard greens starts, anywhere, locally. So, "like the devil", this year, after I grew my own starts, I see them being offered, locally, albeit exorbantly priced.

The single-flowered Bloodroot, is more common, than the double Multiplex form, which is not as readily available.