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Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – December 2021

December 15, 2021 By Carol 14 Comments

Welcome to Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day for December 2021.

Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden in central Indiana, we had a day a few days ago when nighttime temperatures dipped to the teens, but the last few days have been surprisingly mild.

So mild that one tiny snowdrop decided to pop up and check out the garden. Just one. After I saw it, I ran around and checked all the other spots where snowdrops bloom in late winter/early spring but didn’t find any others. I did find some other bulb foliage poking out here and there but that’s not that unusual.

Several times earlier in the day I walked by some violas that were hanging on, holding on, and otherwise hoping that with warmer temps they could bloom a few days longer. (Okay, yes, they were hanging on, holding on, and I was doing the hoping, to be precise.)

I forgot to pause long enough to take a picture of them so here’s what some of them looked like a while ago, in case you’ve forgotten what my beloved violas look like.

This was a few weeks ago when they were under a tiny bit of ice and snow. Considering that and the low temps, they still look good. Trust me on that!

The only other plants I checked for flowers were the Christmas roses, Helleborus niger. I found a few buds but no flowers, yet. They’ll surely bloom another day, perhaps in the new year!

And that’s my contribution to Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day for December 2021.

What’s blooming in your garden these days? Join in for Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day and show us! It is easy to participate. Post on your blog about what’s blooming in your garden on or around the 15th of the month, then come back here and leave a link in the Mr. Linky widget and a comment so we know what you’ve got for us to see.

“We can have flowers nearly every month of the year.” ~ Elizabeth Lawrence. To which I’ll add, “even in December!”

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  1. Arun Goyal says

    December 15, 2021 at 12:32 am

    Beautiful post ! I love pansies and violas . I am happy for mild winter in your region so that you can enjoy blooms until frigid weather actually sets in the region.

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  2. Lea @ Lea's Menagerie says

    December 15, 2021 at 5:02 am

    I always think of Violas as having smiley faces!
    Happy Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day!

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  3. LL says

    December 15, 2021 at 6:22 am

    In my garden, the snowdrops are buried under the snow. But I saw some of them already emerging, before the snowfall. Hopefully mine will be ready for Bloom Day next month. Happy Bloom Day!

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  4. Alana says

    December 15, 2021 at 7:34 am

    I was blogging almost the exact same thing – a couple of violas and (didn’t take good picture) buds on a Lenten Rose. Great minds? Great gardens? The mild weather is unbelievable. Thank you again for hosting.

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  5. Lee@A Guide to Northeastern Gardening says

    December 15, 2021 at 8:08 am

    I love the lone snowdrop, announcing that there can be blooms all year round…even in December. I have one lone rose bloom and the Hellebores are showing their buds that are ready to pop. Continue to enjoy the mild temperatures we have been having and have a wonderful holiday season!

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  6. Barb Rogers says

    December 15, 2021 at 8:31 am

    My orchids have buds, so I’m encouraging them by posting their blooms from last year.

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  7. Kathy from Cold Climate Gardening says

    December 15, 2021 at 8:33 am

    This is not the first time you’ve had a fall-blooming snowdrop. Some snowdrop species/varieties naturally bloom in the fall. Some of the fall-blooming ones are selections of G. elwesii, which is typically a spring bloomer and one of the most commonly sold. I’m pretty sure you have a fall-blooming Galanthus elwesii on your hands.

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  8. Kris P says

    December 15, 2021 at 11:35 am

    I hope you get some of those warmer days. Here in SoCal, we’re hoping for rain but our temperatures are high enough to keep the flowers coming. Thanks, as always for hosting GBBD!

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  9. Dorothy A. Borders says

    December 15, 2021 at 12:31 pm

    Love the violas. What would winter be without them? Happy Bloom Day.

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  10. Kathy Jentz says

    December 15, 2021 at 1:58 pm

    Happy Bloom Day! I am crazy-busy with end of year deadlines and holiday prep, so I almost didn’t do a post this month, but I’m glad I did. I ran around my garden and found lots to report on – including my mini sunflowers that keep chugging along.

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  11. Amy@Small Sunny Garden says

    December 16, 2021 at 3:31 am

    Snowdrops are the most hopeful little flowers and violas the most cheerful! 🙂
    My garden is starting to settle in with the season; I’m waiting to find out what the next few nights of colder temperatures do to it.

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  12. Brenda K Johnson says

    December 16, 2021 at 1:30 pm

    Snow drops—so amazing the range of plant adaptations! Way to go, noticing it!

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  13. John says

    December 16, 2021 at 4:41 pm

    Hi Carol, after reading your post I went out and looked for snowdrops. Seems like everything else was ready to bloom but not the snowdrops yet. It has been way too warm this Fall. The other shoe needs to drop soon… — jw

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