Helleborus - Lent Rose
Thanks for the invite Carol, and glad to be here. I was sorting my photos some time ago and found that I did not even know half of the names of the plants growing in my garden, so I hope that a few puzzles will now be solved by the experts on this site.
My first photo is what I believe to be a Lent Rose, a near relation of the Christmas rose. I have a patch of them in the garden and they are more or less the first to flower every year. I noticed last year that I even had a Christmas Rose that suddenly appeared (the white one), so I am hoping for more this Christmas. I once had a couple and they disappeared, so it looks like the roots have awakened again.
A little problem I have is that I know most of the plants growing in my garden with the German names, but not the english, so hope for some assistance in this line of things.
Once again thank you for the work invested Carol and I am really looking forward to contributing here.
My first photo is what I believe to be a Lent Rose, a near relation of the Christmas rose. I have a patch of them in the garden and they are more or less the first to flower every year. I noticed last year that I even had a Christmas Rose that suddenly appeared (the white one), so I am hoping for more this Christmas. I once had a couple and they disappeared, so it looks like the roots have awakened again.
A little problem I have is that I know most of the plants growing in my garden with the German names, but not the english, so hope for some assistance in this line of things.
Once again thank you for the work invested Carol and I am really looking forward to contributing here.
Welcome Pat. So good to have you here.
ReplyDeleteOh wow those are beautiful flowers.
Gorgeous in fact. I am not that familiar with them here but I will have a look and see what I can find out about them.
One of our other group members might know more and if so I hope that they will share their knowledge here.
I Love your beautiful images Pat.
I found this Pat....
ReplyDeleteHelleborus Orientalis is the botanical name of the very popular, early blooming shade perennial more commonly known as the Lenten Rose. Lenten Roses grow hardy around the world in temperate zones 4-9. In the English speaking world they are known as the Lenten Rose but are not roses at all. They are actually of the Butter Cup family. Their flowers bloom during the Easter celebration of Lent, leading the vernal procession of color in the shady areas of thoughtful perennial gardens. When they are not in bloom they remain as lush ground cover throughout the year; and they are deer proof. This lush, hardy shade perennial is grown and prized by master gardeners throughout the world. The selection I grow here at my nursery produce a mixed symphony of colors ranging from white to pink to purple with many surprise variations in between - I refer to them as a Traditional Cottage Variety.
I think I need to have a look for some of these for the shady parts of my garden.
Credit to the site I found this info on is...http://www.lentenrose.com/
ReplyDeletegood pics
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. I'm not very good at real names for things.
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone, yes that's the one. Actually they flower around February and mine are at the base of the apple tree. When my Christmas rose (Helleborus niger) flowers around end December beginning January I will try to get a photo.
ReplyDeleteThis is a stunning photo indeed of a flower that is not only beautiful, comes in many colours, multiplies, and never fails to return when it is time.
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