Pansies and Hellebores and Crocus, oh my!

[mnhtnbb]

Maybe the groundhog was right yesterday?!?

[deRien]

1. My Hellebores

started budding in early December...

[spinbaby]

4. Mine have been budding for two months

I cut some hellebores and brought them in thinking they’d open in a warm room. They didn’t. I’ve had buds in a vase for a week now. Not that I’m impatient for spring or anything.

[mnhtnbb]

8. Mine were only planted in October

I put in three different varieties and these are the first to bloom. The other two don't even have buds yet.

[spinbaby]

12. You might have to wait until next year for blooms

My hellebores took a year or so to really settle in. Mine are a variety called Pink Frost, which bud early but bloom late, if that makes sense. They’re a fairly low growing variety and spread slowly to make a lovely ground cover in a lightly shaded area.

[mnhtnbb]

7. Mine are babies! Only planted in October

so this is the first season for flowers.

[evemac]

2. Crocuses later this month (maybe)

In Boulder. Beautiful pics!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. Wonderful photos, my dear mnhtnbb! Love the colors and details.

Maybe the groundhog was right!

[AllaN01Bear]

5. ohm myy.

[niyad]

6. Sighhhhhh. It is still winter here, supposed to snow later. Thank you for

those gorgeous images.

[mnhtnbb]

9. I had my pansies covered a week ago

to protect them from several nights of temps below 20 degrees. The crocus I only noticed yesterday. They sprang up seemingly overnight!

[niyad]

10. Last Thursday it was 63 here. And, looking out, the rain just turned to snow.

ah well, such is winter on the Front Range.

[judesedit]

11. Very pretty. Thank you.