Hellebores

[alp]

Below is a collection of the hellebores - hope you're not bored with them.

A newly bought double pink

Glenda's Gloss with about 50 plus blooms

Think the breeder is a lady called Lorna Jones for the following beauty, but not 100% sure.

Could be Madame Lemoiniere or Angel. LOL! Can't tell the difference!

The above pink double with spots

White double with spots

An anemone Red from B&Q

The last one is a white single anemone!

There are more, but the slugs left their calling cards. This year has been disastrous. I can't even take a decent pic.

Share yours please ..

 

[Silentrunning]

Now I see why you are so taken with these flowers.

 

[alp]

SR: I'm taken with most flowers, but only like the toughies and less fussy ones and hellebores are one of them.

 

[Becky]

Hellebores are never hellaboring! Sorry couldn't resist. I love them, they're so pretty

 

[Gemma]

Beautiful flowers!

I've never heard of Hellebores, do you happen to know other common names for it?

 

[alp]

Gemma: They are also called Christmas roses, Lantern rose. They are very easy to grow.

 

[Owdboggy]

Christmas Roses are Helleborus niger. Lentern roses are H. x orientalis. There are about 17 species with a few subspecies. My woodland garden is full of self sown ones.

 

[alp]

Christmas Roses are Helleborus niger. Lentern roses are H. x orientalis. There are about 17 species with a few subspecies. My woodland garden is full of self sown ones.

Thank heavens that we have Owdboggy. Nobody is boggy or foggy after that!

@Owdboggy: Please share your pride and joy with us!

 

[Gemma]

Gemma: They are also called Christmas roses, Lantern rose. They are very easy to grow.

Nope! Never heard of them names either ..I wonder if they have them here

 

[alp]

You certainly have them in the US! Dinner time and I'm freezing!

 

[Silentrunning]

@alp, how long does it take to get flowers from seeds?

 

[alp]

3 years or 4.

 

[alp]

Some more

A green Double Ellen

A spotted double

A pink double

I've found this one most fascinating!

 

[Owdboggy]

These are the only ones we have which are different to the ones above.

The last one is H. foetidus.

 

[alp]

Oh, I like the green spotted one. I have never seen one like that. The last one I would like to use as for cross pollination. I used to have them, but really didn't like them. Wow! Thank you for uploading them!