The Christmas Rose is a Rose is a Rose - or is it?
Friday December 14, 2007
The Christmas Rose is actually a buttercup. Hellebore niger, known as the Christmas Rose, also has the frustrating tendency of not blooming until Easter - making it all the more confusing to tell it apart from the Lenten Rose, Hellebore orientalis. Another thing these Hellebores share in common is their ease of growing and their deceptively delicate beauty. Try growing a few different hellebores in your garden and see which does best.
Photo: © Marie Iannotti (2008) licensed to About.com, Inc.
Comments
If you like Hellebores especially the Christmas Rose – You have to see the Heronswood Nursery collection.