Helleborus orientalis Var. rubro-purpureus

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Read about Helleborus orientalis Var. rubro-purpureus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Helleborus orientalis Var. rubro-purpureus, Hort. (H. alropurpurea, Hort.). A seedling of var. atrorubens, with bold foliage and purple fl.-sts.: fls. spreading, deep purple. Characters well fixed and very handsome. Gn. 16:60, f. 1. R.H. 1884:564. Purple-fld. hybrids of the varieties of H. orientalis are found in the trade under the following names: Var. elegans; var. iridescens; F. C. Heinemann, fls. very large, imbricated, deep purple and mottled; Frau Irene Heinemann, fls. rose-purple outside, greenish white, with dark lines and dots inside; Gretchen Heinemann, red-fld., strong grower; Hofgarten-Inspector Hartwig, fls. rose-purple without and greenish within; Apotheker Bogren, rose-purple, very large. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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