My Tokudama Aureonebulosa has just recently come up with two fat shoots that are still tight and not unfurling yet.

I still have Fujibotan, Guardian Angel (six pips!), Fortunei Aureomarginata, Green Gold, Holy Mole and St Paul in pip stages, a little further along, maybe, than your 'Sparkler', Jo.

I still have a few to come, On Stage and Paradise Backstage as they always are.

Also the Striptease family are all way behind the others.

Here she is

Gypsy Rose.

Hanky Panky

Not something I've noticed in previous years.

Dave

montana is notorious for being late here

I'm in good company then! :-)

Don, GA was late and this is only second year coming up but leaves are more muted than last year but they will colour up, as is normal....but I noticed it when leaves opened. The FA was bare root last year (oops, some bare roots showing on the right! Lol) and finally opened up so I could finally ID it. Cute small leaves so far.

Dave, that first pic of Striptease really shows off the pretty-coloured cataphylls. It's among the late emergers here too. Your Hanky Panky looks older and a tad taller than my 2014 late purchase.

Bragu, do you know if all (with Montana-dna) are late emergers? I'm surprised that my On Stage beat Sparkler out of the ground!