From the Greek helein, to kill, bora, meals; some species are toxic (Ranunculaceae). Hellebore. Hardy perennials, typically retaining their leaves through the winter, with thick fibrous roots. All flower early all through the 12 months and the flowers are extended lasting. Most of them have good-looking, leathery, divided leaves, normally spiny. They’re natives of southern Europe and western Asia.
Species cultivated H. abchasicus, 1 foot, flowers purplish-green, January to March; vars. coccinius, wine purple, venousus, rosy-purple with darkish veins. H. argutifolius (syn. H. corsicus), 2-3 ft, apple-green flowers in February and March which persist till mid-summer. H. foetidus, stinking hellebore2-3 ft, pale inexperienced flowers, the petals tipped purple, February and March, native plant. H. dropped ft, white flowers, fastidiously seen with crimson inside, January to April, the mother or father of most seen hybrids in cultivation. H. lividus 3 ft, inexperienced flowers shortly turning brown; doubtfully hardy.
H. niger, 1.5 ft; Christmas rose, 1 foot, white, saucer-shaped flowers with a boss of golden-yellow anthers ; vars. Altifolius and macranthus, longer stems. ‘Potters Wheel’ is a pleasing cultivar. H. x nigricors, (H. niger x H. corsicus), 1 ft, pale inexperienced, February, hybrid. H. odorus, aromatic hellebore, 14 ft, greenish-yellow flowers with faint elderflower scent, March. H. orientalis, Lenten rose, 2 ft, variable flowers, purple, pink or simply about black and usually seen with utterly totally different shades, February to May. ‘Albion Otto is a white, purple-spotted cultivar. H. twisted ft, flowers purple inside and blue-purple exterior, February to March, comparatively shy-flowering, leaves die down in summer season season. H. viridis. inexperienced hellebore, 1-14 ft, pale inexperienced flowers, February.
Cultivation A well-drained, wealthy soil is most attention-grabbing and though a shaded place is usually advisable, this isn’t important, though partial shade is preferable to full photograph voltaic. As shortly as established, the vegetation want to be left undisturbed, though they shortly calm down within the occasion that they are moved in winter with quite a lot of soil spherical their roots. In December, defend the flowers of the Christmas rose by a cloche or by mulching with peat to forestall the short-stemmed flowers from being splashed by soil. Plant in October or November, or March, 15 inches aside in teams, making ready the position accurately and incorporating some manure.
Vegetation may be pressured in pots by lifting and potting up in October and sustaining a temperature of 40-50°F (4-10°C). Replant outdoor in April.
Propagate from seed or by division of roots after flowering.
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Helleborus (hel-le-bor-us)
