Hellebores Appearing Early - February 2023
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In what feels like a 'too early' emergence, our set of four Hellebores (or Lenten Roses) are all showing a little bit of new growth peeking out of the mulch. And...it is just mid-February. Now, I have a limited history with Hellebores as I've only had them for a few years. Well, actually three of them were planted late last Spring . And one of them has been in the ground since May of 2020 (Sally's Shell) . That means that this Spring is the FIRST Spring for the three Ivory Prince Hellebores from the Morton Arboretum sale and thus, I have no date-benchmark for emergence. But..now I suppose that I do. Now, what are the historical dates in the garden diary for Hellebores? 2021: Sally Shell: March 9th . 2022: Sally's Shell: March 18th . This year? Have a look at the Ivory Prince showing the tip along with last year's foliage: And the Sally's Shell: That means: 2023: Both Sally's Shell and Ivory Prince: February 1...