Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca 'Citrina'

are you serious.. lol ...

it was 12 this morning ... in celsius.. thats darn cold ... i personally used much more flavorful terms.. but i dont want to burn your eyes.. lol ... oh.. and a 20 mph ...

the only thing out there.. are the conifers ... no snow yet ...

are your spring shrubs.. really starting to bloom ... i cant wait for APRIL!!!! .. lol .. thats just 4 months of near suicide ... seasonal affective disorder and all ...

happy new year flora ...

ken

Yes - I took those pix this morning. There was a weather warning last week - temperatures were threatening to 'plunge'..... to - 2c (28.4). The whole country grinds to a halt if it actually snows, even though it does a bit most winters.

Don't be too SAD, Flora.

Flowering now is an unknown Hamamelis intermedia cultivar. Starts flowering around Christmas and if the weather is good (i.e. not too warm) does so till late January/early February.

Another one in flower right now is Chimonanthus praecox but the flowers have suffered from the cold spell we had last week. Unlike the flowers of Hamamelis the flowers of Chimonanthus hardly tolerate any frost. Luckily many buds still have to open so the show can continue for some weeks to come.

Happy New Year Flora, sorry, this is as good as I can do. This is the Josef Lemper Christmas Rose.
If we get a January Thaw I will send in some Flowering Apricot in a couple of weeks.
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