My front yard miracle -- the cluster of flowers that appeared in January is still here and it’s almost Easter!
People walking on the sidewalk in front of my house often stop to admire them.
I check on them every morning as I descend the stairs to make breakfast.
They’ve been buried in snow and blown by violent winds but they are still here.
Wikipedia says “the Eurasian genus Helleborus consists of approximately 20 species of herbaceous or evergreen flowering plants in the family Ranunculacase, within which it gave its name to the tribe of Helleborae.” Cool.
“Despite names such as "winter rose", "Christmas rose" and "Lenten rose", hellebores are not closely related to the rose family.” But a non-rose by any name is still sweet … especially when it blooms in winter. It would be so excellent if they lasted all the way to Easter. We’ll see.
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