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Helleborus foetidus |
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| | Mid-november: flowers are starting to form |
| Common name |
stinking hellebore, bear's-paw hellebore |
| Family |
ranunculaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z5-9) |
| Flowers |
green-white |
| Size |
2 ft |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil (not too dry) |
Supposed to bloom winter through early spring, sometimes purple-margined greenish-white flowers over dark foliage. Ours don't reach full bloom until late April. We grew a few in our side garden several years ago, and were disappointed to see them disappear. To my surprise, two or three years later seedlings began to appear, in quite a wide radius around the original plants. So we're once again well supplied! Meanwhile, the side garden has become shadier, so the condition are actually better for growing this hellebore.
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| | Looking none too shabby in January |
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: side garden One or more images of this plant are included in my stock photo catalog About my plant portraits
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April 25, 2009
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