These have really grown on me in the last few years. Perhaps, like some hellebores, some can wash out of colour over the years. I have a very muddy one I inherited with the house. But I have now bought some chocolates and some marmalade and it's become a whole different ball game.
Here are a few shots of mine, the first in a shady spot where not much other than heuchera and aquilegia will grow:
These in a south-facing border:
I germinated a lot of new plants by collecting the seeds from the plants in the first photo and they have now grown into plants with a range of colours which have just been planted out. I'll post photos a few of those later.
A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
I've got some in lime green, raspberry pink, purple and caramel colours (not altogether I hasten to add). I really like them in the winter because they give such a splash of colour when there's not much around.
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