My Josef Lemper hellebore is in full bloom, it is my earliest hellebore to bloom. Some of the later varieties are starting to bud now.
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Very pretty. Outdoor flower?
Tony
Yes, it’s outdoors. They are hardy to zone 4 I think. There are several species and hybrids blooming from late fall to early spring. Can be kind of pricey de to being slow growing and slow to propagate for a perennial.
Here are buds on a pink flowering variety Pink Frost.
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I have to get me a couple of those plants to break the Winter blues.
Tony
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Definitely worth it. Just try to locate them where they won’t be buried in snow. Won’t hurt the plant, but you can’t see the flowers!
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Stinking Hellebore, not very ornamental but unusual looking. Plus I don’t smell anything, maybe you have to break it.
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It is time for the Christmas Rose to bloom again. My mom bought this in bloom at Trader Joe’s last year, enjoyed it inside then I put it at the edge of my rain garden. So nice to have a winter bloom!
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Thanks for sharing. I would love to have these. Thinking of forcing some Forsythia and ornamental quince cuttings to combat the bleak winter scenery here in the mid-west…