Hellebore

Growth habit

Herbaceous

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Native distribution

Yugoslavia, S. Hungary, S. Romania

Location

Treman Woodland Walk

Source of plant

Seneca Hill Perennials

Description

Perennial to 30cm, shorter at flowering; rhizomes and roots stout. Leaves basal, overwintering, coriaceous, pedate, central leaflet undivided, laterals with 3-5 lobes, segments elliptic or oblanceolate, to 20x6.5cm, usually densely hairy beneath, margin coarsly serrate; petioles to 28cm, green. Infloresence branched, short at first, elongating later; flowers usually 3-5, united below. Follicles to 2cm, narrow at base; seeds dark brown, ridged.

USDA Hardiness Zone

6

Special characteristics

flowering season