Helleborus niger, commonly called Christmas rose or black hellebore, is an evergreen perennial flowering plant in the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae. It is one of about 20 species from the genus Hell
Helleborus niger Kaiser
Heleborus niger, by Helga von Cramm, chromolithograh, with a prayer by Y.E.T., c. 1880.
Christmas rose in a garden
Flowers in two different stages, and fruits
Commonly known as hellebores, the Eurasian genus Helleborus consists of approximately 20 species of herbaceous or evergreen perennial flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae, within which it gave
Helleborus niger
…rose or black hellebore, is an evergreen perennial flowering plant in the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae. It is one of about 20 species from the genus Helleborus. It is a poisonous cottage garden favourite because it flowers in the depths of winter. Although the flowers resemble wild roses (and despite its common…
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Swelling seed pods, Helleborus orientalis
H. × hybridus in a garden