Winter Aconite

cup-shaped bright yellow flowers from late winter, above collars of leafy bracts


Eranthis hyemalis
aka Winter hellebore, Winter wolf’s bane
  • bulbous perennials
  • small low-growing
  • lobed, fresh-green leaves
  • cheery, yellow flowers that sit above
  • late winter to early spring

H 0.1m
S 0.1m

dappled shade

moist
well-drained


Notes: Planted 30+ tubers in woodland garden in October 2022. But can be difficult to establish. Might look for those ‘in the green’ if no success.