Helleborus orientalis

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Read about Helleborus orientalis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Helleborus orientalis, Lam. Stemless; short creeping rootstock: 1 radical If., 7-9-lobed; segms. 6 in. long, 1 ½ -2 in. broad, acute, serrate in the outer half, pubescent, with strongly raised veins beneath; petiole 1 ft. long: fl.-st. over 1 ft. high, forked above, 2-6-fld., large, If.-like bracts; sepals roundish, imbricated, white, purple beneath and purple edges, spreading: caps, oblong, shorter than the sepals, transversely ribbed; style erect or incurved. Asia Minor. Gn. 47, p. 136. G. 18:79.— There are numerous varieties of this beautiful species.


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