April 8 and this hellebore or Christmas rose earned first bloomer status as it normally does.
Yeah, the foliage is winter-brown and I haven’t trimmed it off to allow the flower to really shine out. But it’s April 8 and my garden flower season has launched here in USDA 4.
Note in warmer zones than mine, the foliage will not look as bedraggled and dead.
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