Christmas Rose
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Christmas Rose (Helleborus) - One of the most valuable classes of hardy perennials we have, as they flower in the open air when there is little else in bloom.
Growing Christmas Roses from Seed
Additional Helleborus plants can be started from seed, but it takes three or four years for them to reach flowering size.
Christmas Rose - Helleborus niger
Apr 29th
Posted by Rupert Foxton-Smythe in Christmas Plants ...
Hardy Christmas Rose - Hellebore niger
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Common name Christmas rose, Lenten rose.
Botanical name Helleborus sps.
Group Herbaceous perennial, often evergreen.
Flowering time Late winter to early spring
Planting time Early spring
Height & spread 30cm-1.
Helleborus niger--Christmas Rose, Lenten Rose
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Christmas Rose
Cocklebur
Common Nightshade, Black Nightshade, Horse Nettle, Buffalo Bur, Potato
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Christmas Rose (Helleborus argutifolius)
Christmas Rose (Helleborus foetidus)
Christmas Rose (Helleborus orientalis)
Christmas Star (Euphorbia pulcherrima)
Chrondropetalum tectorum
Chrysanthemum 'Yellow Buttons'
Chrysanthemum coccineum ...
One of my favorite acaulescent species is the Christmas rose, Helleborus niger. While rumored to be difficult to grow in the South, the large clumps in both my garden and others throughout the South confirm this rumor to be unfounded.
Christmas rose (Helleborus niger), HW 30 cm, full shade to part sun, Zone 4
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Commonly referred to as the "Christmas rose" as its frequently in bloom during the holiday season. The specific epithet, niger refers to its black roots. This is probably the hardiest of all the species and can most likely survive into zone 3.
The earliest to bloom of these, the Christmas rose (H. niger), flowers in December and January but is more difficult to grow than the Lenten rose or its hybrids.
Hellebores are noted for their early blooming, particularly the black hellebore or Christmas rose (H. niger), with evergreen leaves and white or greenish blossoms that resemble wild roses.
The Christmas rose (H. niger) is not quite as large and blooms a bit earlier than Lenten rose when grown in warm winter areas.
Helleborus niger (Black Hellebore, Christmas Rose)
Helleborus orientalis (Lenten Rose)
Helleborus viridis (Green Hellebore)
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Silver Lace Christmas Rose [English]: Helleborus argutifolius 'Silver Lace'
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Surely it makes a garden more romantic and wonderful to know that Wallflowers, Irises, Lupins, Delphiniums, Columbines, Dahlias and Chrysanthemums, every flower in the garden from the first Snowdrop to the Christmas Rose, ...
Most have divided foliage and nodding white, rose, green, or purple flowers which appear in winter or spring. The more common species include H. argutifolius, Corsican Hellebore, H. foetidus, Bearsfoot Hellebore, H. niger, Christmas Rose, and H.
 See also: Rose, Green, Helleborus, Hellebore, Evergreen
  
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