In Lithuania, where Father Francis is from, the national flower is a big deal. Father Francis Nekrosius, who’s from the Baltic nation, now lives in Colorado and runs the Regina Caeli Hermitage ...

Several flowers bloom about the same time as the spring migration, like columbine (Aquilegia canadensis), clove currant ...

Red flowers like the red buckeye, Eastern red columbine, and red yucca are always great choices. But also consider vining plants like the crossvine, or shrubs like bearberry, for more variety.