Winter Aconite in Full Bloom, Even Under the Snow

Very Early Winter Aconite Today

Our snow melted in an unusually warm January thaw, and Winter Aconite was ready to bloom!

Winter Aconite: Blooms Under the Snow!

Winter Aconite: Above Ground, Holding Pattern

Aconite Blooms Under the Snow

Winter Aconite on Friday

The moment the snow melts, we are greeted by our winter aconite, already blooming. It was there yesterday as the wind quickly evaporated the snow...snow that had been between 1 and 2 feet deep only a week ago. 

More is expected tonight but it won't hurt the winter aconite which will still be blooming whenever we see it next. It is a most reliable harbinger of all the good things to come.

Winter Aconite

We find this already blooming when its snow cover melts away. For us it is the first perennial, quickly followed by snow drops. Although we can easily have a lot more snow here through March and well into April, and even into May, this show has begun and cannot be stopped.