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Bloom Day this month sees me with a smile on my face. I am actually laughing at myself. For about five years now the above pictured hellebore grew in an area of one of my gardens and never ever bloomed. I could not figure out exactly what it was! I thought it might be sweet woodruff, then pachysandra, but it was neither of these and hence the smile on my face. I have to laugh at myself at times. This hellebore bloom (I assume) is about 3" across. I've never seen such a big bloom but it sure it nice in the garden. The foliage is not like the usual hellebore foliage. It is taller and doesn't really create an umbrella. Hmmm.
Also blooming are: crocuses, mahonia, daffodils (finally began blooming 6 March 2010, in 2009 they began blooming 26 February, and in 2008 they began blooming 2 March), hyacinths (8 March 2010 and 12 March 2009), edworthia chrysantha (a new purchase from the Nashville Lawn and Garden Show), and a surprise guest shown below.
The weather has been fickle but it is interesting to note that while daffodils and crocuses are blooming later this year than last, the hyacinths are four days early!
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What's blooming in your garden on this soon to be rainy March Day?
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I posted my Snowflake yesterday. Aren't they a welcoming sight?
ReplyDeleteOh, so nice!
ReplyDeleteDarla, This is different from yours-the genus is galanthus. I like them both though.
ReplyDeleteDawn, It's looking like spring here.
On my way out to a high school field trip. Wish me luck:)
Darla, I just found out the snowdrop and snowflake are cousins both in the amarylis family like you said. Learn something new every day I do!
ReplyDeleteEdgeworthia, Snowdrops, 1 Narcissus (more by the end of the day), Quince, Hellebores and Pansies. Everything is late this year.
ReplyDeleteNot much here yet, but I do see lots of buds. Pansies and violas, daffs. I see buds on tulips, hyacinths are there, just slow..
ReplyDeleteMy Mother's fringe flower is blooming! Rain is on the way for us too--we have really had too much. My back is still under water!
I am learning that there is actually oxalis that is not invasive...who knew that? I have always considered them a pain in my lawn and gardens. Same with the Spiderwort Lilies...they pop up everywhere here.
ReplyDeleteI like the character of flowers, how some choose to face the sun and some humble themselves, and bow to the sun by looking down.
ReplyDeleteEverything is late blooming in my garden this year. I do finally have daffodils, crocuses, and hellebores. My winter daphne is finally opening up, too! Carla
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice surprise to find in your garden.
ReplyDeleteI read somewhere how fast (slowly?) spring moves northward: 12 miles a day.
We have an abundance of early daffodils, hyacinths and of course the ubiquitous violas and green, green annual ryegrass. It's a false spring, there are more freezes possible, but I'll take it and send it your way.
Yep, Spring is here. I have forsythia, buttercups, Snow drops & my magnolia {that is a small bush} is about to open it's beauty. It's proper name escapes my just now. The flowers on the azaleas are opening up more & more. It's nice to watch the little visitors at work gathering that pollen.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful day all.
I now stand corrected. Thanks to Tina & Darla I have Snowflake plants, Not Snow drops. Mine have a small green dot on each petal. Some are from 12" to 18" tall.
ReplyDeleteThanks much.
This blogging is great. You can learn so much.
YAY! Nice surprise! And a beautiful one, at that! Your snowdrop is gorgeous too. I'm hoping I'm as happy when I step out into my landscape later!!
ReplyDeleteThings are looking much better now aren't they? I'll have to take a look at out Lenten Rose to see if it's started anything yet. The winter blooming jasmine is blooming now - just starting, the pansies I planted in the fall are beginning got bloom - rabbits nibbled most of them over the winter, and I sighted a henbit or two blooming!
ReplyDeleteHi Tina, nice to see the blossoms in your "Spring" garden. The hellebore is quite unusual and a lovely specimen... quite exciting.
ReplyDeleteIt is so great to see the spring blooms on the blogs this week!
ReplyDeleteI have none so far, but lots of foliage. My crocus didn't return. Not sure why.
Not a thing! But you have given me hope, Tina--I planted some snowdrops last fall for the first time, too, because, like you, I fell in love with all the ones I saw on other blogs. I expected them to be blooming by now, but I haven't seen a sign. If yours are just now blooming, that gives me hope that mine will appear eventually. I'm still waiting for the crocuses to appear as well.
ReplyDeleteI still have snow, but I am hoping in a couple of weeks it will be a different story. Love your galanthus, I am hoping (planning) to have a huge spread of them one day as well!
ReplyDeleteGood Morning! I only have Daffy and Forsythia in my yard but seeing lots of Cherry blossoms in town. These cherry are the early kind that normally bloom in February. Everything seems to be a bit late this year, strange winter stuff....
ReplyDeleteHigh School Field Trip? Bless your heart :-)
Wow, 5 years and no bloom !
ReplyDeleteSo nice to see it and other spring goodies.
Well that was good after 5 years, I bet you are really enjoying that and kudos to you for waiting that long.
ReplyDeleteI have only Crocuses in bloom and they are next to the house so get some warmth from the house. John has Daffy's almost blooming (also next to the house) and I saw a tree at the town office the other day that has buds just about ready to open and I think it is a Magnolia Tree. Meant to ask Terri-Lynn but forgot and she probably would not know anyway, LOL. This tree is in the middle of the lawn all by itself. Crazy for this stuff to be out in Maine and it is not even quite the middle of March. My Lilacs (the leaves) and Forsythia's also have buds.
Isn't it great when you start to have more and more in bloom?! The Hellebore is very pretty, I haven't seen one quite like it before, love it's coloring.
ReplyDeleteEdgworthia is one I've been thinking about and Mahonia is probably one that would do well in the newly enlarged side yard bed.
I need to add some Snowdrops too, they are very pretty.
Hi Tina. Do you have the snowdrops planted in the lawn? I was wondering about something like that.
ReplyDeleteMarnie
Happy Bloom Day! So you captured a late bloomer. Nothing is blooming in Maine but at least it’s sunny. I did see some green sprouts. You were right about Les’s images being like Maine.
ReplyDeleteThat's a nice Hellebore. I bet that big white flower really shows up in the garden.
ReplyDeleteThe Hellebore looks like Helleborus niger - called the "Christmas Rose" over here because it is supposed to flower around Christmas - but never does!
ReplyDeleteIt can be difficult to coax into flower so you have a star there.
Tina, the snow drop is beautiful! So spring looking. Hopefully many more will follow.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful little hellebore! I've fallen for these in a big way of late and can't wait to get some more for my garden.
ReplyDeleteMarnie, No snowdrops in the lawn but I think they would work. These are close to the lawn so if they spread I'll leave them there. I have daffodils in the lawn and while I love it in bloom I can't mow it until late May. Crocuses would also work in the lawn. I think both crocuses and snowdrops would fade early enough.
ReplyDeleteTina, this is EXACTLY how I discovered my first hellebore in my garden! Funny thing is, I had purchased it myself, but when I planted it did not know anything about it and then forgot about it entirely. It was literally YEARS before it developed blooms and I became intrigued by it...only learning about it through our blogging over the last year! Yours is a pretty bloom, and large! And as for snowdrops: I have never planted them and have only learned about them through blogging as well...and wish I'd put them in last fall. You deserve to smile today...little surprises like that make me happy too;-) Jan
ReplyDeleteIt's a great aha moment when you finally identify a mystery plant, isn't it? Fun to think about the next month's bloom day when I'm guessing there'll be more flowers than you can count.
ReplyDeleteI love the snow drops! I'll have to try them next year. The crocuses are just starting to pop through now. I took some pics of the shoots yesterday. BTW... thanks for the advice about the succulents! I'm hoping they will survive, but even since I took the pics I posted on my blog the paddle plant is looking a little dreary... can't figure out why since I didn't water it excessively.... keeping my fingers crossed.
ReplyDeleteLove your blooms. And it's good to be able to laugh at oneself -- I sure do have plenty of occasions to do so! :)
ReplyDeleteDon't you just love your Edgeworthia? Mine is so full of fragrance right now.
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