The temperature here in Georgia is an unseasonable 76° F. I should not complain about this (coming from Canada), however all the buds on the spring bloomers are swelling and the cold, that is sure to come, will inevitably kill them.
In a ‘normal’ year the Japanese Flowering Apricot (Prunusmume) above, starts to bloom sporadically mid to end of January. This year on the 15th, it is almost done, its petals adorning the ground.
The Helleborus, commonly called Lenten Roses, should peak, you guessed it, at Lent. Not this year,(below)
I’ll not whine any longer. The camellias are putting on a spectacular show…
and Margaret Moseley’s favorite, ‘Fragrant Pink’ is perfuming the air with its rose-like fragrance.
This is also the earliest I have ever seen Edgeworthia crysantha open.
All in all this is going to be a very interesting gardening year.
It is never too late to wish you all a wonderful healthy & joyous New Year.
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wonder what Penny’s prunus mume looks like now.
love your postings on facebook………xo t
Blessed New Year to you all, too!
It was low seventies over the weekend but temps dropped twenty degrees today in NC. That is a very pretty camellia–such a delicate color.
Agreed, this Georgia weather is crazy. My forsythia is blooming all over the shrub.
Wow! We’re freezing here in California.
we’re having hte same problem here in dc – forsynthia everywhere!
lovely flowers. everyone seems to be commenting about how their particulaar weather is strange and affecting their plants