Flower of the Month and the Runners-up

[Vince G]

Planted some hellebores in the autumn. Fairly decent sized plants, roots filled a 3 inch pot. Is it likely they'll flower this year? How long do they take to get established?

[roitelet]

You might be lucky and get the odd flower this year but they can take several years to get established and flower.

[unclefudgly]

My flower of the month is 3 cornered leek/garlic, the little bells are so pretty

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Runners up are the winter-flowering jasmine on the front of the house and the little campanulas self-seeded up the stone steps out the back

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(0h dear, still can't work out how to flip them the right way up! )

I always look forward to my three cornered leeks flowering as we make a delicious potato salad with the flowers!

[WPG]

These little irises in a pot are my flowers of the month for February. Like January, there's no runners up because these are the only things in bloom at the moment.

[Martin H]

My crocuses are the brightest thing in the garden at the moment, but they got a mention last month. So my February choice is the winter aconite. Here's a little clump in my front wall:

[Guest]

January consisted of 'viola jump up' which haven't done that well this year



and a few 'star of bethlehem'? I was told that was what they were when given them but not convinced. There are usually a few odd ones flower most of the year with two mass flowering show.

[Guest]

February. Hellybores are a winner for me. On the left is a white one I got last year and on the right is green rose which I was recently given.



Then the runners up are snowdrops which are now opening, the first of the crocuses and one of only a handful of primroses which have survived 2 vine weevils attacks.

[Dorothy rouse]

First anemone, and runner up





First anemone

And the runner up

Yellow primula

[roitelet]

Flowers of the month, or the only ones in flower at the moment. There may be some runners up later.

[mothhawk]

and a few 'star of bethlehem'? I was told that was what they were when given them but not convinced. There are usually a few odd ones flower most of the year with two mass flowering show.

I call them starflowers. Ipheion. Or Brodieia. Some people call them one thing, some the other.
Ipheion | Horticulture Week

(For me, ipheion are one flower per stem and white, brodeieia are multi headed and blue)

[Scarlet]

I've got snowdrops in my garden...but these looked gorgeous this afternoon while out on a walk with Stan

[mothhawk]

I'll put it through the photo-rotator today, shall I?



Nice pup, is it yours?
Ah, yes, he is - I should read a post all the way through first time

[Scarlet]

Thank you Mothhawk! (Bl@@dy phone)
Yes, pup is mine ...I wasn't going to have another dog but VC changed my mind with a lovely photo of a litter of 5 in a dog sanctuary just before Xmas. He is a nutter

[Dorothy rouse]

At my inlaws garden

Beautiful garden, snowdrops, crocus's and others.

[mothhawk]

I missed February, but it was still the winter honeysuckle anyway. And it's still covered in flowers. The bees really do love it, and ignore the crocuses which have now taken over as Flower of the Month chez Mothhawk