Hellebor(ing)

Back blipping on 19th.

Since TonyG blipped his early flowering Hellebore orientalis, I've been keeping an eye on ours.  I noticed a few days ago the first buds, and have twice taken photos, but each time I've been in a hurry, and not noticed that the camera had decided to focus on the surrounding undergrowth instead of the flower.

Finally got an "in focus" picture today.  It's not as far advanced as Tony's, but it's definitely further advanced than it should be for the time of year!