The helebores, also known as the Christmas rose in the Northen hemisphere are doing quite well beneath the jacarandah tree. Helebores flower in winter and though I am interested in getting the different varieties available, I will wait until I have time to tidy up the space underneath the tree. The helebores are competing with the azaleas and until I can make a bit more space it will be wasteful to get more helebores with no space to plant them in. It is tempting though when I see the different colours at the nursery.
The wallflowers are doing very well. The flowers usually last till the end of summer. I would have to remember to prune before the seed pods form. Wallflowers can also be propagated by taking a cutting. The one in my garden came from a bunch of flowers from a friend's garden. She visited with the flowers about three years ago and when the flowers dropped I stuck the stems in a pot and now I have them in a couple of spots in the garden. They are cheerful to look at especially when you get one of those drab wintry days.
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