Brian, Here in mid-continental USA, our snow from a few weeks ago is still piled high. We have had over a meter this winter, but it has settled.
I assume the snowdrops are poking up, but under deep snow who would know. On a snowless winter, they poke up about now then just sit there until March (or even April) before they bloom. Nothing else dares to show itself above ground until much later. --Henry Fieldseth Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, zone 4 --- On Tue, 1/18/11, Brian Whyer <[email protected]> wrote: After all the snow a few weeks back, and several inches of rain since, things are waking up here in SE UK. Last week the intense red form of Cyclamen coum started flowering and today the first eranthis opened, with many more uncurling. Forgotten in a shaded cold frame I found a pot of seed grown Helleborus thibetanus, with soft pale pink flowers. Many snowdrops are starting to flower and Iris 'George' and 'Kathryn Hodgin' look eager to get going. Scilla mischtschenkoana is peeping through pale blue and already showing slug activity. The fat buds of some large alliums and various paeonia are glowing pink. All of these join the Narcissus romieuxii types that have been in flower for 2 months, buried in snow for a time, just outside the south facing kinchen window. Out walking this morning I noticed a small front lawn, in front of a south facing flint faced terrace, full of small daffodils with the heads already bending over. Brian Whyer, Buckinghamsire, England, zone ~8 _______________________________________________ Alpine-l mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/alpine-l
