Other names: Christmas Rose Family: Ranunculaceae Helleborus niger is an evergreen plant with dark leathery pedate leaves carried on stems 9–12 in (23–30 cm) tall. The large flat flowers, borne on short stems from midwinter to early spring, are white or occasionally pink. Heleborus niger, by Helga von Cramm, chromolithograh, with a prayer by Y.E.T.,…

Family: Ranunculaceae Helleborus orientalis, known as the lenten rose, is a perennial flowering plant in the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, native to Greece and Turkey. It was described by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1789.[Wikipedia] Helleborus orientalis Helleborus orientalis Helleborus orientalis Helleborus orientalis Helleborus orientalis Helleborus…

Synonyms: Eranthis cilicicus, Helleborus hyemalis Family: Ranunculaceae Flower Colour: yellow, Bloom in: January, February, March, Type of flowering: number of petals 4, number of petals 5, number of petals 6, Eranthis hyemalis - winter aconite It is a tuberous-rooted herbaceous perennial growing to 15 cm (6 in), with large (2–3 cm (1–1 in)), yellow,…

Synonyms: Anemonidium nemorosum, Anemonoides nemorosaOther names: European Thimbleweed, Windflower, Thimbleweed, Smell Fox Family: Ranunculaceae Flower Colour: white, pink, Bloom in: March, April, May, Type of flowering: number of petals 6, number of petals 7, flowers with more than 7 petal, Anemonoides nemorosa is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial…