Helleborus orientalis
Lenten rose
Other Common Names: Hellebore

 Plant Type:
 Hardiness:
 Flower Notes:
Large, cup-shaped flowers (3-4" diameter) with yellow stamens. Flowers usually appear in clusters of 1-4 on thick stems. Flower color is extremely variable, ranging from white to pink to light rose-purple.
 Foliage Notes:
Palmate, serrate, leathery, 8-16" wide, dark green leaves (7-9 leaflets).
 Stem Notes:
Poisonous to humans if ingested.
 Ultimate Height:
1-1.5' feet
 Ultimate Spread:
1-1.5' feet
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 Soil Notes:
Best grown in organically rich, humusy, well-drained soils
 Range:
Turkey, Caucasus
 Maintenance:
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