January2013 in the Northern Hemisphere

[chasw]

Really pleased with our Garrya thia year,the best tassles we have had since we bought it

[chris]

here the first flower of Helleborus vesicarius

[ian mcenery]

here the first flower of Helleborus vesicarius

Lovely picture Chris. Is this growing outside?

[chris]

I grow it in a cold frame together with my crocusses,now the frame is open when it's freezing -5°C I close the frame and from june I close it and give no water until end september.

[Victor Yatskevich]

And here is January in Belarus:

[Jozef Lemmens]

Two plants from my greenhouse(s).
Dionysia 'Judith Bramley' is a Michael Kammerlander “creation”. A hybrid between D. afghanica and probably D. tapetodes.



Daphne bholua should be hardy here in Belgium, at least according to a couple of people.
But for me it is every time a battle again to get it through winter.
This is a white form with a cast of pale pink (from Dirk Jockel).

[gervandenbeuken]

I agree with you Josef, it's often a problem to get D. afghanica and its hybrids undamaged through our winter. Often the start of the winter is rather mild and the plants are getting too early in bud. Later on winter starts getting colder with (severe) frost and during those cold periods plants are getting damaged.

[ranunculus]

Beautiful images, Jozef.

[ichristie]

Dear all, unusually mild here with lots more rain I hope we do not have a repeat of last spring when we went back to winter in April. I have noticed Adonis amurensis well into growth and Meconopsis beamishii with interesting foliage, cheers Ian the Christie kind.

[Jozef Lemmens]

Ger, I have this problem not only with afghanica but with many Dionysias.
Maybe we have to sleep the nights in our alpine house, like those experts in the south of England. 
Thanks Cliff !

[Darren]

You are ahead of us Jozef, our Daphne bholua and Dionysia Judith Bramley are still both in tight bud but have definitely started to grow in the mild weather the last few weeks.

Judith Bramley is one of the 4 tiny Dionysias I have persevered with and I hope it one day looks as good as yours.

I don't know why I still try:  Dionysia + mild damp Lancashire winter = corpse.

[ArnoldT]

Here's a blood orange bloom indoors I believe it's Moro.

Scent is amazing

[Maggi Young]

Arnold - that is my favourite scent in the whole world - I am extremely envious. I can just look at that beautiful blossom and imagine the fragrance...... well, I could.....until Ian appeared in the room with a plate of piping hot  Onion Bhajiis 

[ArnoldT]

MAGGI:

I would agree, taste buds over nose hairs anytime.

[Rick R.]

Do Blood orange flowers smell any different than "regular" orange blooms?