First Bloom of the Hellebores Seedlings

I'm excited to see that the Hellebore that I planted two years ago as a tiny seedling has matured enough to flower.  It's not the same as the parent plant but I love it.  I just wish it wouldn't hide its face.  The only way I could take it's picture was to place the camera on the ground, but I'm delighted with this photo.

I expect that by next year there will be many more flowers all around the plant, and that later in the summer, even after the flowers fade, the leaves will create an impressive shiny green mound.

Other flowers that are showing now are grape hyacinths and daffodils,

 

bloodroot and 

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and perennial alyssum

Don't you just love spring!!!!