early flowering plants

The Earliest Climber

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In my part of the world, snow is on the menu for today, and the first few flakes of an expected four to six inch accumulation are swirling down from above. In the house, a couple of last year’s amaryllis plants are flowering, in the company of a reblooming kalanchoe. The blue butterfly bush, Clerodendron … Read more

Earliest Snowdrops

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Every year in early to mid December, a few snowdrops or galanthus pop up in the little bed by my back porch steps.  Depending on your perspective, they are either the last flowers of the old season or the first flowers of the new season.  I prefer to think of them as a reminder that … Read more