The Rev. Fred Craddock, the pulpit giant who was like no other preacher you have ever heard, has died at 86, his church said. The Rev. Fred Craddock, the pulpit giant who was like no other preacher you have ever heard, has died at 86, his church said.
Yellow trillium is a true spring plant: Once its flowers die back at the season's end in June, the foliage recedes, too. Even so, its marbled leaves and delicate yellow-white blooms are a welcome sight in April.
Stokes aster (Stokesia laevis) opens its pretty flowers from spring through summer, depending on how far north the garden is. In regions with cooler summers, flowers continue to open all summer long, while in warmer areas like the Southeast and Florida, Stokes aster flowering may occur from April through June.