lol. I just ran out and checked my hellebores. They're not blooming. So far no bad omens. But, I have to say I'm not one to be superstitious.

My roses are leafing out, and there is color on the buds of my peach trees.

Not good.

My hellebores are blooming! Roses have sprouted, too. I don't like this weather, but we've had warm Januarys before, I just don't recall any!

this is the second year for my hellebores (green flowers) and they bloom in January (are now too), did last year in the snow too. I think there are different varieties that bloom at different times.

Mine are starting to bloom too.

All of my H. foetidus (Stinking hellebore) are in full bloom, and I also have open blooms on some H. x hybridus (lenten Rose) plants. Many folks over here in eastern PA have H. niger (Christmas Rose) in bloom also, though mine are not blooming this season for some reason. All together, the season appears about 2 months early for us as regards hellebores. I have many H. foetidus and H. argutifolius seedlings already sprouted, although these generally jump up in late march, not january.

George

My Camellia Bush had some beautiful blooms around Christmas.-----still has a lot of buds but they look frozen. It was difficult to get good picture--it was close to the ground and the sun was shining directly into the camera.
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