Finally the dark red hellebore flowers have opened. There are so many this year that a few could easily be snipped for displaying indoors. The other white ones are not quite so prolific but since they hang their heads so low I can enjoy them far better indoors than out. A couple of lighter reddish pink ones are also now flowering too. The yellowish one is, yet again, the Hellebore “Christmas Star” that has flowered on the patio all winter, and this is the only one that actually holds its head up high. (And the only one I can name with certainty!)
I have learnt so much from Cathy’s In a Vase on Monday meme over at Rambling in the Garden in the past twelve months, including the art of floating hellebores in a bowl, and now putting food colouring in the water too! Just a tiniest hint of pink (organic beetroot powder) has been added to empasize the shades of pink on the petals.
I also put some glass pebbles in the base of the bowl and think they look a bit like bubbles in the picture above!
I wonder if you can find anything for a vase (or a bowl) this week to join in this addicitve meme. Take a look at the other contributions all linked in here to Cathy’s post today.
Have a good week!
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Stunning Cathy with the pink water and glass bowl….it will be weeks before anything flowers here…well into April since we still are cold and 2 ft of snow remaining….but I still will have vases. Can’t wait to float a few hellebores.
The red hellebore is flowering so well this year and I spotted two seedlings today. Once your snow has gone things will move along so quickly and you’ll be catching us up in no time!
wonderful, I made a post like this 2 years ago with all our helebores, too. I guess we have about 40-50 different ones, dark ones, dotted, striped etc. Beautiful photos.
So many? Wow, how wonderful! I planted two new ones last summer, but they haven’t flowered yet… maybe next year. 🙂
I hope so:D
This is the best way to have them indoors, they look so pretty and last for such a long time. My header photo was taken 2 yrs ago when I did the same.
They haven’t lasted quite so well this time…. maybe the food colouring didn’t suit them!
so beautiful! thanks for sharing.
Thank you Dorothee. Nice of you to drop by!
Displaying hellebores like this makes so much good sense! You can see their beauty and they aren’t damaged by the weather. Yours are gorgeous colours.
They are pretty amazing viewed close up aren’t they! I’m so glad I brought some in as I hardly notice the white ones in the garden.
Exquisite!
Thanks Sheryl!
You’re right, Cathy – the bowl looks pretty from every angle! I wish I had enough hellebores to try a floating arrangement for myself.
You don’t need many Kris – 2 or 3 in a cocktail glass would look great too. I did the same with aquilegia flowers last year. In fact I bet many flowers would look good displayed this way. I will have to experiment later in the year!
Probably the best way to display hellebores and their wonderful colours! Have a nice week, Cathy!
Thank you Anca, and hope you have a good week too!
Oh doesn’t that work well, Cathy?! The effect of the pink water with the glass pebbles is brilliant, just like bubbles, as you suggest 🙂 Absolutely gorgeous, and they do last such a long time this way too – lovely, lovely, lovely…
Thanks Cathy. Some of the white ones haven’t lasted well at all, but the red ones still look lovely. It’s the only way I get to see them as they are all very shy!
Gorgeous Cathy! I love the glass pebbles in this case. They really accentuate the pretty colors of the blooms! I missed this again as I am under deadline but one of these days… 🙂
Hi Andrea. The sun shining on the bowl creates lovely effects with those pebbles. 🙂 Hope you’ll join in when you have time!
Absolutely beautiful, Cathy!
Thank you Lindsay! 🙂
Very beautiful Cathy!! I love the hellebores, mine has yet to bloom this year but it shouldn’t be long!! Love all the different colors you have, 🙂
Hope yours flower soon for you Michael!
Well, I can only repeat what others are saying–this is so gorgeous Cathy. The deep red in that header photo is stunning. Your little glass beads do look like bubbles–nice effect.
Thanks Susie. It’s fun to play around with vases each week, especially now there are a few new blooms out there!
Initially I thought that your glass beads were ice 🙂 A most pretty effect Cathy and your hellebores are simply beautiful.
Thanks Anna. Luckily all our ice has gone! But ice cubes would be a good idea…. 😉 On the shady side of the valley there is still the odd spot of snow to be seen – it takes a while for the ground to warm up here even though the winter wasn’t excessively cold.
Gorgeous colors and wonderful shots!
Thank you Eunice. It’s warming up slowly now. Hope your snow is melting gently. 🙂
Yes gently indeed 🙂
A beautiful mix of colors. Do they last long as a cut flower?
They don’t last long at all – 2 or 3 days and then they start to flop or fade. Floating them keeps them fresh a little longer than putting them in a vase, but just a day or two with these on the table is so uplifting!
Gordeous! Was für eine Pracht! Eine Freundin von mir hatte mal Teelichte schwimmen in einem Gefäß ähnlich, wie du deine Blüten.
Wie schön. Vielleicht könnte ich etwas ähnliches machen im Sommer, mit Blüten UND Teelichte!
Fantastic selection and in the vase you have chosen they look rather like a delicious dessert.
Oh yes, and the bowl was originally intended to be a trifle dish too! LOL!
What a stunning vase this week! Lovely flowers, and such a pretty presentation. I like your tinted water to float them 😉 I hope your week is a happy one- WG
Thank you WG. Hope you have a good week too!
😉 It is so far. I’m out digging in the dirt… Finally!
Thank you for the ‘follow’ Cathy 😉
I thought I had signed up a couple of weeks ago, but obviously didn’t press all the right buttons! I’ve been digging too – funny to have grimy fingernails again! LOL!
I thought you had too…..double the appreciation 🙂
Gorgeous, beautiful hellebores and a what a lovely way to display them.
Thanks Chloris. They don’t last much longer than in a vase, but at least I get to see them this way!
They look beautiful floating in a bowl. What a great idea. You’ve inspired me to try this with my apricot colored Abutilon since they also bloom prolifically and bow their heads. The hummingbirds like them too.
I love the addition of the beat root. It makes the bowl/glass look pink.
Oh yes, i can imagine Abutilon flowers looking lovely floated. If you try it do please post a photo! 🙂
Thanks, Cathy, I will. I’ll also link to this post. You pull out a win, week after week.
🙂
wow, really beautiful! It almost looks good enough to eat! -although I bet hellebores are at least slightly poisonous…
Inspiration for a cake decoration perhaps! But I think you’re right, they are probably not among the edible flowers.
Such a beautiful vase this week, Cathy! All these vases are inspiring me to retry hellebores in my garden, which failed the first time around. Love the burgundy ones!
Mine struggle, as I rarely remember to water them in summer, but I wouldn’t be without them! Wish you lots of success if you do have another go at growing them Eliza. Thanks for visiting!
Those lenten roses are so lovely Cathy! Your display in the bowl is just perfect. Pretty to see all of the different colours/varieties. I am only slowly adding different colours of Hellebores, but I think eventually I’ll have as nice a collection as you! 🙂
Thanks Dana! It took me a while to add to mine and to get these ones to flower nicely, so I’m sure your collection will reward you soon too!