SPRING HELLEBORE IN OUR GARDEN

Our mild winter ( and maybe last summer's heat and drought?) has provided us with some bright and early color in our gardens this year. 

one of my favorites, I call it a reverse picotee.

The Hellebores especially have been amazing. I've had some interesting blooms from seedlings, too. And for once there is very little disease on them. I hope I'm not speaking too soon with this and last week's deluges. Stay away boytritis!  And with the hail today, there is a reason these face downwards.

white double clump

white double

     

Anemone flowered clump

   

Anemone flowered 

seedling white

seedling grown from one found in a pot 

of Anemone from Edelweiss love these veins.

                           

                               

My clear yellow single from
Heronswood many years ago.

old yellow

                                                                                   

First double available
from Heronswood way back when
don't want to remember what I paid

First time to have a seedling from
that first pink double

Love these picotees

picotee

Mark Hinton's double