I hope you're not sick of seeing Hellebores. If you are -- well, skip down, there's more to see. Most of the Hellebores that I've shown have been recent purchases, already blooming when bought. These are the ones that have been growing in my garden for a year or more, now blooming.
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| 'Mardi Gras Double' |
I'm concerned about the floppiness at Mardi Gras' base. It seems to be afflicted by some kind of mold, fungus or rot, which I haven't seen on any of my other Hellebores.
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| 'Ivory Prince' |
Primroses are thriving, as usual.
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| Pink Hepatica (being photo-bombed by the blue one directly behind) |
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| Feeling a little blue? |
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| Brunnera macrophylla |
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| Brunnera and Cyclamen coum |
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| Chionodoxa forbesii/Glory of the snow |
Last fall I divided and potted up some Pulmonaria, leaving one piece in the ground. Now the potted ones are blooming and the one in the ground is not.
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| Marsh marigold in the stream has one flower open, but plenty more coming soon |
I'm very happy to see so many flowers on my Indian Plum/Oemleria cerasiformis. I moved it in January to make it part of the screen/backdrop against the back fence. It hasn't missed a beat, and in fact is flowering even more profusely than ever, leaving me hopeful of seeing lots of fruit this fall. Not that I would ever eat it, because reportedly, it is more pit than pulp, and the size of a cherry. But the birds and other wildlife might, which is one of the reasons why this native small tree was planted.
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| Indian Plum/Oemleria cerasiformis |
And in the not quite flowering yet department:
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| Mukdenia rossii |
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| Primula |
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| Variegated Petasites |
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| Mahonia repens |
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| Dog-tooth Lily/Erythronium dens-canis |
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| Euphorbia |
I hope you enjoyed this look at what's blooming or about to bloom in my garden. Check out Carol Michel's blog
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