We officially shattered the 1934 record for the least amount of snow. For a while there, we had less snow than parts of Georgia. Because of the higher-than-normal temperatures, most of the storm systems arrived as rain this year. Without the blanket of snow, it seems some of the garden is waking up a little earlier than normal.
While these vibrant bursts of pink, yellow, and white are a welcome sight, everything could be covered up with snow with one storm. Come up and check out what's blooming before it's all hidden again.
Find information to plan your visit here. Reposted from the Red Butte Garden blog. Photos by Jason Baker.
Cyclamen coum 'Silver Form' (Silverleaf Hardy Cyclamen)
While hardy cyclamens are normally early spring bloomers, the warmer temperatures have coaxed them into a massive show of color.
Helleborus 'Cherry Blossom' (Cherry Blossom Hellebore)
Often tucked away in shady places, hellebores come in many colors from greens and yellows, to pinks, reds, and purples.
Eranthis hyemalis (Winter Aconite)
Colchicum bulbocodium (Spring Meadow Saffron)
You may be familiar with the fall meadow saffron we have here, but did you know there is a spring-blooming species? You can find it growing near the Mama Moose sculpture.
Erica x darleyensis 'Kramer's Rote' (Kramer's Red Winter Heath)
Aways a show-stopper, you can find this magenta-bloomer growing at the wayside on the bottom of the Great Wall.
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