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What flowers have you got open in the garden in January ?

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paris123 Mon 29-Jan-24 12:43:33

I'm looking to buy some more plants that flowers in January for next year. Iv got some already that are in full flower at moment ie
red and yellow primroses
white beauty clematis
snow drops
my Camelia' golden anniversary' that always drop its buds before then open. Iv covered the plant this year with hope ll get some flowers as it has loads on there at moment.. Its in a large pot and l feed it every month with BFB, so im really hoping.
l like to have flowers l can cut for the house.. l dont have room for shrubs but any idea of anything else l could grow for flowers in January ?
Does any one have any hellebores that are flowering in January ?

Knitandnatter Tue 30-Jan-24 08:18:05

We have crocus bulbs in full flower, such a delight to see their bright yellow blooms on a gloomy day.

Marydoll Tue 30-Jan-24 08:21:37

My Christmas rose has flowered and my camellia has buds.
We are always later than our English neighbours, when it comes to flowering.

Marmight Tue 30-Jan-24 08:29:57

I have a pot of cyclamen, which I brought from my previous cottage garden, brightening up my otherwise dull, tiny back yard. How I miss the garden but not the work involved!

Aldom Tue 30-Jan-24 09:56:18

I have just heard, then seen a bee on one of my helibores.

henetha Tue 30-Jan-24 10:03:25

One of my camellias is in flower, the other has loads of buds.
One always flowers earlier than the other, strangely.
Also a few crocuses. And my winter primroses in red, yellow and blue are flowering well in a pot.

Esmay Tue 30-Jan-24 11:12:56

Japanese quince , Viburnum Bodnantense , Camellias and yellow winter flowering Jasmine and Hellebore are all lovely at the moment .

MaizieD Tue 30-Jan-24 11:15:03

A little patch of early snowdrops, primroses, dwarf iris, a few cyclamen and lovely viburnum bodnantense Dawn, which has been flowering since about October and will go through to April. I have sarcococca in bloom but it has no scent at all (which is really disappointing). Hellebore flower buds peeping through (I need to cut out the old foliage).

I'm in Durham. Some of you must be much further south..

greenlady102 Tue 30-Jan-24 11:20:58

winter flowering honeysuckle, mahonia, winter flowering iris, winter flowering cherry, forsythia, snowdrops, christmas roses, the odd rose, cherry plum tree, outdoor cyclamen, various camellias The secret to stopping bud drop in camellias is to keep them well watered when the buds form in july/august. I learned this from Alan Titchmarsh many years ago.

MiniMoon Tue 30-Jan-24 14:57:17

Witch Hazel and snowdrops are in bloom in our garden.

aggie Tue 30-Jan-24 15:02:52

Hellebores , I like the white ones , but there are lovely purples
This is in my garden today it’s been blooming for ages

Primrose53 Tue 30-Jan-24 15:06:15

All i can see in the garden are snowdrops. I have very large window boxes on the front with various colours of cyclamen.

Whitewavemark2 Tue 30-Jan-24 15:56:21

I have an area in the woody part of the garden with a patch of cyclamen Coum and snowdrops which is just beginning its annual show. It is so pretty.

Sparklefizz Tue 30-Jan-24 18:03:49

4 daffodils suddenly overnight! (In the West Country)

CeliaT52 Thu 01-Feb-24 11:19:36

A solitary daffodil, snowdrops, hellebores, viburnum….., lots of buds everywhere! Looking forward to spring!

dustyangel Thu 01-Feb-24 11:34:15

Lots of Freesias racing to burst into bloom in a glorious tangled mess. They are much earlier than usual as we’ve had a very warm January. This time last year none were open.

GrannyFion Thu 01-Feb-24 11:37:39

Yes I have hellebores in flower… they’re great for this time of year, last a long time in the garden and can be cut for the house when the flower starts to mature

Esmay Thu 01-Feb-24 11:56:48

I love my Hellebores and what is really wonderful about them - they self hybridise or are very easy to hybridise !

TiggyW Thu 01-Feb-24 12:19:26

Crocus and snowdrops (Lancs.) 😎👍

TiggyW Thu 01-Feb-24 12:21:18

And Mahonia! 😎

LucyAnna Thu 01-Feb-24 12:28:11

Crocus and snowdrops

MaizieD Thu 01-Feb-24 12:30:05

Some crocuses have appeared since Tuesday grin

annodomini Thu 01-Feb-24 12:58:04

I haven't been in my flat for long enough to know what flowers bloom in the strip of garden out front, but I see that clumps of snowflakes (big brothers to snowdrops but not the same family) are coming out earlier than I expected. Now will be the time to start replenishing my hanging basket.

Polly4t42 Thu 01-Feb-24 13:28:52

Snowdrops, daffodils in flower, crocus and tulip opening buds.

grandtanteJE65 Thu 01-Feb-24 13:53:28

Well, there should be snowdrops but they are still not out here this year - and that's it as far as January and most of February goes, although the winter aconite should be out soon.

Midell Thu 01-Feb-24 14:05:09

Re Camellias dropping buds - check your watering, especially in Autumn. Apparently, poor watering, especially in Autumn, causes the buds to drop in Spring. I have potted mini Iris and also wallflowers out.