What's Looking Good in December 2023

It's all we can do to cope with it as well! But where we lived in Spain it was even colder that here - but being a dry cold it was more supportable! I loved the anticyclonic weather of the Spanish winters with the sunshine & dark blue skies (no doubt yours as well!) it's probably one of the things I miss most about Spain! The summer weather in Cuenca lasted only 2 months; 15 days in June, the whole of July & 15 days in August. We very often got up to the high 30sC & when it fell to the low 30sC it felt cold! My wife prefers the lower temps of the UK but I prefer the higher temps of Spain!
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Hellebore in flower. The double white has finished, and the Christmas rose will be a bit late

 

I will send you as much warmth and sunshine as I can the next three months.

 

Kniphofia Christmas Cheer living up to its name

Grevillea miqueliana in the garden with plenty of buds showing too

 

Cyclamen which I thought had died in the heatwave last summer ...











Looking a bit glary in the flash from the camera last night.
One pretty crimson variety got attacked by vine weevils but I've been able to save the corm so hopefully it will regrow for next year.

 

The first one s very pretty Michael. Just watered my one on the Front of House Patio.

 

Narcissus


Arum italicum


Mahonia oiwakensis lomarifolia

 

@NigelJ the mahonia looks great! And your narcissus are ahead of my snowdrops!

 

My Daffs are only just starting to show above ground.

 

@CarolineL the narcissus are ahead of my snowdrops as well.

 

My snowdrops are showing a little bit of white, but no sign of narcissi

 

Leafing and flowering totally out of season because Physoplexis comosa is deciduous!!!!

 

Snowdrop Trymposter rather early

Primrose has been showing for a week or so

Unnamed very robust snowdrop - plicatus type

Cyclamen coum just starting

 

Jasminum nudiflorum :-



Rhipsalis camops-portoana
(why it flowers in June when it's light, and again in December when it's dark, I do not know) :-