365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Friday, March 11, 2016
Hellebore
Day 150: Hellebore really might be considered part of the "winter" garden since it begins to bloom around Christmastime, but its common name of "Lenten Rose" implies that it is at its best near Easter. This year, mine is living up to its moniker, in full flower now with at least fifty nodding heads. My camera doesn't like to portray it in true colour which is more of a dusty, rosy dark lavender, "black" to the nursery trade. The individual flowers are 3-4 inches in width, and quite a display en masse.
Labels:
gardening,
Hellebore,
Lenten Rose
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