Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Tropical garden # 93, 1 by dyzzypyxxy

dyzzypyxxy wrote:
Debra, I planted the Helleborus "Lenten Rose" in my daughter's garden in Salt Lake. It likes shade, and blooms as soon as the snow goes away. The blooms last a long time, then the foliage is very good looking for the rest of the season. They used to be pretty unimpressive, but recently there's a huge influx of new hybrids with bigger flowers and better colors that are really gorgeous. You wouldn't have to baby them in the basement over winter, either.

I think the blue spiky thing you said had no tag might be Sea Holly.

My 'Bogota' amaryllis finally is blooming. Pic doesn't do the color justice, it is a smoky sort of burnt orange-y red. Smallish flowers but each bulb has 2 flower stalks and 5 buds on each stalk. Good value, I figger.