Sunday, December 18, 2011

A Little Bit of Brightness

On my way to turn off the greenhouse heater this morning, I spotted this little beauty in flower.


It's a self sown hellebore seedling that appeared last year but this is the first time it's flowered.


I suspect it's a hybrid and isn't a pure variety but it's a lovely mix of dark pink and lime green,


just perfect to brighten up the dullness of a grey December morning.

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Such pretty colours, I just wish that they held their heads up instead of always inspecting the earth for worms.

Felted House said...

I absolutely love hellebores and leave mine to self seed as much as I can - mine are all way behind yours and I can only see a few buds coming at ground level but I shall remain hopeful for the spring! xx

Gina said...

So pretty. I love hellebores.

Ati said...

How very special to have a flower in your garden at this time of the year! It looks lovely!

Jo said...

Hellebores are such lovely flowers, no wonder it brightened up a dull day.

Anna said...

What a pretty festive gift Su - must have brightened up that trek in the gloom :)

Emma said...

How absolutely lovely!

Merry Christmas to you, too ;)

Lilith said...

what a wonderful surprise!gorgeous colours, lucky you!

Heidi said...

Your pics and colors are beautiful. Looking forward to seeing more on your blog. Have a great week ahead...Heidi