Spring already?

[Chad]

This has been an odd year and the plant 'clues' for timing winter and spring seem to have gotten confused.

I've had the 'autumn' flowering snowdrops, but I don't own any of the 'early' ones that should flower before the New Year, but this year an un-named Galanthus elwesii that usually flowers in February is there already!

Galanthus elwesii

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Daphne bholua is having a go as well.

Daphne bholua

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Lonicera caerulea doesn't usually flower until April.

Lonicera caerulea

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Narcissus Rijnveld's Early Sensation is lagging them this year though and keeping to its usual timetable.

Narcissus Rijnveld's Early Sensation

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As are the Camellia sasanqua

Camellia sasanqua

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Of course this tells us what has happened, and doesn't hint at what is to come, but I would like to think that spring is arriving soon!

Chad

[charlie]

Lovely to see a glimmer of hope!

[Paul S]

Shows what I know. I've never grown it but always thought C. sasanqua was autumn flowering! :)

[Chad]

Shows what I know. I've never grown it but always thought C. sasanqua was autumn flowering! :)

This is one from September last year.

That particular one didn't flower this year!

The one shown above [ 'Narumigata' ?] usually starts in October, improves in November, but peaks in December weather permitting.

'Yuletide' starts about now [limited experience - fairly new to me and not flowering at all this year].

Chad