What's looking good February 2024

Lovely photos, Michael Did you know that Loropetalum is quite hardy? It survived everything that Northants threw at it, and has sailed through our worst winter here at temps of -17C and half a metre of snow for 10 days. I suspect that quite a few Chinese plants have to contend with difficult conditions...

 

Thank you @noisette47.
It's nice to know your Loropetalums have survived cold temperatures. I don't think they like our very wet Welsh winters, I've tried them a few times and lost them every time, so I'm not taking any chances with this one, and drag it into the greenhouse every November.

 

The council does the same around here! Although as you say "it does make a mess of the branches" yet the bushes don't seem to die back or get infected! But you try doing anything like that in your garden!
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@Michael Hewett You've certainly got lots of flowering plants!

 

You live and learn Some plants really do repay the trouble we take, don't they?

 

I've never seen these Euphorbias flowering as early as this ...

Silver Swan :-



Ascot Rainbow :-



They are in pots.

And here's Aeonium 'Black King Kong' flowering in my cold greenhouse. I'm surprised and pleased to see it ...



I know the flowers are not fully open yet, but it's exciting ...
You'll probably be shown them again when they open

 

Camellia Donation this morning


Jenny namaste

 

Camellia japonica "Black Magic" originally from Nuccio's nursery in California.

Leucojum vernum Snowflake.

Scilla mischtschenkoana

Buddleja salvifolia "Alba" very early

Primula vulgaris self seeded under trees

Anemone blanda all self seeded with a number of shades of blue

Crocus versiclolour

Narcissus bulbocodium possibly "Citrinus"

Narcissus bulbocodium self seeded

Blue hyacinth

Crocus istanbulensis

Scilla siberica

 

Here are some pictures I took early this morning of my Hyacinths blooming on the balcony.
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I love the scent of Hyacinth but don't have any.

@Balc Did you see the comments about an awning on your balcony?

 

Love how they all look @Balc , just can't stand their fragrance!!

I can't stand Lillies for too long either although I do put up with them out in the garden.

 

Something cheery on a dreary day, through the Brugmansia Tunnel ...



... and some Hibiscus rosa-sinensis starting to bloom beneath ...

 

A bit dreary and wet here today as well but stayed dry for long enough to make a quick video of some of the February flowers on show today here.

Also posted a longer video of what was in flower a couple of weeks back here.

Happy gardening!

 

Sophora microphylla.




Camellias.