From the Greek helein, to kill, bora, meals; some species are toxic (Ranunculaceae). Hellebore. Hardy perennials, typically retaining their leaves by the winter, with thick fibrous roots. All flower early contained in the 12 months and the flowers are extended lasting. Most of them have good-looking, leathery, divided leaves, often 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 pink, 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 mum or dad 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 high-quality 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 typically seen with fully totally different shades, February to Might. ‘Albion Otto is a white, purple-spotted cultivar. H. twisted ft, flowers purple inside and blue-purple outdoors, February to March, moderately 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 greatest and though a shaded place is usually really useful, this isn’t very important, though partial shade is preferable to full photograph voltaic. As rapidly as established, the crops select to be left undisturbed, though they shortly quiet down within the occasion that they are moved in winter with a substantial amount 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, preparing the positioning appropriately and incorporating some manure.
Crops is probably pressured in pots by lifting and potting up in October and sustaining a temperature of 40-50°F (4-10°C). Replant outdoors in April.
Propagate from seed or by division of roots after flowering.
Methods to develop Helleborus
Helleborus (hel-le-bor-us)
