helleborus viridis - Gardening
Helleborus orientalis hybrids floating in water, from the garden at Glen Chantry Website: Jonathan Buckley BUY: Hellebores from Telegraph Garden Shop Picture: Copright Jonathan Buckley Credit: ... Looking forward to to spring: 'Helleborus Niger’ lifts the spirits in the otherwise dull winter Credit: Photo: MMGI / Marianne Majerus Hellebores first hit the headlines during the 1850s when they ... Growing the Christmas rose, Helleborus niger is a great way to have a little history in your garden and have a great winter-blooming perennial at the same time.
Understanding the Context
Popular Hellebore varieties include the Helleborus x hybridus, Helleborus niger, and the taller varieties which include Helleborus argutifolius and Helleborus foetidus. Helleborus hybrids come in a wide range of colors from pink and red to yellow, apricot, white, green and even black. Collectively known as Helleborus x hybridus, they are the product of crosses of H. orientalis and a number of other hellebore species.
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They have larger, wider palmate foliage and bloom colors that range from whites to pinks to practically black, deep purples. Helleborus x hybridus 'Anna's Red' has large, rich, ruby-red flowers on red stems. Just like her 'sister' (which is 'Penny's Pink'), it h...Read More as striking marbled foliage with deep pink veins in early spring that will turn silvery later on. Named after Anna Pavord. Anna Pavord (*20 September 1940 Abergavenny) is the gardening correspondent for The Independent and the author of a number ...