Rob's plants home garden plants wildlife seed photos plant sale journal topics links guestbook Helleborus foetidus

 

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. Mid-november: flowers are starting to form

Looking none too shabby in January

In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: side garden

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