When I first found this plant in these woods, I noted where the big patches were in order to see them again the following year. Next year they were gone but rosettes appeared elsewhere. It is supposed to be a perennial but it seems to behave as a biennial or very short-lived perennial. It is sometimes found even at the roadside near Cilygroeslwyd in North Wales. It flowers very early and in a good year flowers can be found in January or February.
Coed Cilygroeslwyd, North Wales 12th January 2005
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