The mild winter this year has meant that plants known
to flower in the wintertime actually are! Winter jasmine, as the name suggests,
flowers between November and March. The bright yellow flowers are born on bare
stems. The Lenten rose (middle) is not related to roses at all. Like its close cousin
the Christmas rose it is part of the Buttercup family. They flower in early
spring around the time of Lent, hence the name. This year the flowers came
early! This variegated Hebe 'Waireka' normally flowers in spring and summer,
but its position against a south wall and the mild winter have spurred it on,
giving these midwinter flowers.
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