Aconite - Eranthis hyemalis
Bright buttercup yellow aconites flower in January, bringing little splashes of brightness to the often gloomy winter days. They prefer damp conditions in a sunny position but will tolerate partial shade such as under a tree that is yet to come into leaf.
Cultivars and varieties:
Seeds to sow now:
Indoors or in a greenhouse
Cress
Outside
Alpine poppy
Antwerp hollyhock, Fig-leaved hollyhock, Hollyhock
Aubretia, Rock cress, Aubrieta, Aubrietia
Bristly hollyhock
Cabbage
Cress
Larkspur
Normandy sorrel
Onion
Radish
Outside under cover
Sweet pea