What plant is in the picture?
There are few perennials that can rival the seasonal interest of hellebores ... often called Christmas or Lenten Rose.
These staples of the winter garden are among the most coveted of garden plants by those who know them, yet they are still relatively unknown outside of plant enthusiast circles.
Because they don't flower quickly from seed and often finish flowering before most folks visit garden centers, hellebores are rarely found at the lower end mass merchants.
More Info:
www.gardenia.net
What are your thoughts on this subject?
7 Comments
Leapy Lee
Unless hellebores look very different in the States than the ones we grow here in Australia there is no mistaking them with snowdrops. They are twice the size for a start. Although most are bright colours like purple, bright yellow and shades of pink, they can be white like the one pictured.
werma
I was not familiar with this plant.
Carl Wischner
The picture looks exactly like a snowdrop. Terrible question.
Denise Currie
I used double chance as I was torn between this and snowdrop.
spower
It's purposely misleading and that's a shame.
Richard D. Boyle
This is a clear and accurate picture of a winter blooming hellebore plant. The vast majority of the hellebore plants have very little resemblance to the picture. They are in a variety of vivid colors and would not be mistaken for the all white winter blooming type. Picture does not appear to have been selected to be representative of the plant even if it is a member.
Dog001
When I checked the picture doesn't look like any of the Hellebore pics on Google. Visually,
it looks like a snowdrop and the fact the picture is showing the plant in snow. It's really a poor
choice of image.