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Buds and blooms!

caliloo
15 years ago

My hellebores have big fat buds ready to pop and the witchazel is blooming.... any signs of spring in your yard?

Alexa

Comments (11)

  • chescobob
    15 years ago

    Mr crocuses broke through the ground. I think there might be 1 daffodil too.

  • stimpy926
    15 years ago

    My Galanthus are blooming too, and a few Crocus crysanthus were found today, Eranthis popped through a week ago or so, some Hellebore niger flowers are getting ready, and my two Hamamelis are in bloom too,,, 'Princeton Gold', and 'Jelena', below:

  • caliloo
    Original Author
    15 years ago

    Wow! That Jelena is gorgeous! Did you get it locally or mail order? I think I need one!

    Alexa

  • stimpy926
    15 years ago

    Thanks Alexa, I got it at what used to be J. Franklin Styer's in Concordville, Chester County. I haven't been there since it changed ownership. Rare Find Nursery in Jackson, NJ (near Great Adventure) has about 30 kinds of witch hazels, probably a sight to make one swoon for sure. They just had an open house this past Saturday, but if you call ahead during the week, they'll be around if you should wish to come by and shop for one. They carry Jelena. I'm planning to do that this coming Friday. I want another witch hazel.

    Here is a link that might be useful: Rare Find does ship also

  • simplemary
    15 years ago

    Hi! Your witch hazel is a chinese grafted variety which blooms in spring. The native US tree is difficult to find without digging it up in the wild, BUT is often used for graft stock. Several years ago, after literally spending HOURS keying out an unlabelled witch hazel in a garden center with a native plant specialist (getting down to counting leaf veins!)& getting no confirmation on whether it was native or grafted, I bought the thing anyway-- and got the tiny yellow flowers typical of native witch hazel on half the tree in fall & the gorgeous orange flowers of grafted stock on the other half in spring!!! Unfortunately, my neighbor dropped part of his roof on the grafted side, so I now have just a native one-- which is actually what I wanted to begin with. Still, I liked the orange flowers...

  • stimpy926
    15 years ago

    That's correct, Hamamelis virginiana is commonly used for grafting bases. I have to prune the native stock away from the base of my 'Jelena', or the native would take over. Here is H. virginiana, easily found at any native plant nursery.

  • Pipersville_Carol
    15 years ago

    Witch hazel and snowdrops are blooming for me. And the maple trees and pussywillows all have fat buds.

    Isn't witch hazel fragrance a wonderful thing? I love catching a waft of it on a cold winter day. Smells like spring.

  • sweet_blooms
    15 years ago

    Today was so beautiful south of pittsburgh. The sun was shining and the temperature today was 70 degrees. As I was cleaning up the yard, I noticed my tulips were slowing popping out of the ground. My crocus was doing the same. I love spring. And it's only March 7th.

  • chescobob
    15 years ago

    The crocuses began blooming on 2/28. Other bulbs are beginning to push through the ground now too.

  • caliloo
    Original Author
    15 years ago

    I saw my first dandelion bloom on Sunday (3/9) :o(

    Alexa

  • kr222
    15 years ago

    My tulips that are around 3 inches tall already. Crocuses and daffodils are just showing their tips. My roses and butterfly bushes show tiny buds. Everything is starting to come alive now. I love it!
    Kim