Aconites

They are very cheerful. We have lots of them around big leaf maple base and our housekeeper has to send me pictures of them because they bloom when we are not there.
Thanks for posting picture of these Amy. They are such lovely little flowers.

They are beautiful, like little jewels

I'm glad you enjoyed seeing them Klahanie / Sticki we have a lot of these happily spreading under and between the shrubs I like to see them on a sunny day when they open their petals to face the sun , looks as if I'll be waiting for some time with our weather !

no sign of mine??

What a lovely sign - are these hardy Amy ?

Lovely to see the Aconites back again Amy, they must look so bright and cheerful in your garden;0)

Another cheery sight,

I love these, specially the pretty ruff of green behind the flowers....not sure what happened to mine, haven't seen them now for a few years....:((

Such a welcome sight, must have a look and see if ours have survived the wet......

Thanks all , Yes Paul they are hardy one of the first to appear in January they spread themselves over time , I wonder what happened to yours Janey ? they do like to be left undisturbed around shrubs etc.

This photo had me running into the garden to look for mine, Amy, and there they were! Still a very little clump but doing fine. I was so pleased :)

Oh I am pleased for you Gill ,they are little treasures ,they will spread in time in fact I find it amazing that we have them growing some distance from the original plants ,I wonder if the squirrels dig them up and transfer the bulbs or mice !

I've afeeling I may have weeded them out Amy.....:((

You could well have done Janey ,once the leaves have died down it's so easy to plant other plants in the gap left by them :o(

The ones you sent me are flowering too Amy,it really lifted the spirits yesterday to see them after the snow disappeared, first snowdrops in bud too, can't wait :-)