Hellebores!

What can I say, but that I love Hellebores!  When everything else is sulking in the ground, waiting for warmth, they push their way up, and give their best.  The variety of colors is not wide, but the differences from one plant to the next are part of the party.

So, here are photos of five different Hellebores. For some of these plants, this is the best they have done, having been bought as small plants.  None of these have fancy names or plant patents.  But all make me smile.  So, rather than try to fill this out with words, let me just let the pictures say it all.