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Gardening Notebook 25 February 2010

According to my 2007 journal, by 28 February that year I had Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis), Winter Aconite (Eranthis hyemalis), and Lenten Rose (Helleborus orientalis) in full bloom. In 2006 the Winter Aconite was up by mid-January! Now, we've had several days of thaw this week, so I'm hoping I'll see some blooms poke their heads up within a few days! I'm always giddy with excitement to see the first blooms of the season. That's why I planted these particular species, because they tend to come up even through the snow. My goal is to have something in bloom in my garden every day of the year. Is that possible in zone 7?

Winter Aconite

Tags: aconite, eranthis, galanthus, helleborus, lenten, rose, snowdrops

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Comment by Carolyn Little on February 25, 2010 at 7:49pm: Excellent suggestion! Thanks!

Comment by Rich Bishop on February 25, 2010 at 6:50pm: I've got flowers every day of the year if you count the Corsican Violet, Viola corsica. In Denver it starts to bloom again about Thanksgiving and will keep it's flowers on under the snow. When it thaws, which it does after almost every snow here (except this year) the flowers pop up and catch the sun. With Spring, it blooms and blooms and seeds until the hot weather (July) and is just leaves until Thanksgiving again. It's not overly aggressive here but may be in a wetter climate such as yours. It's a great plant for sun or part shade. I love it.