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The main species of hellenia

Lydia Rodarte-Quayle
2020-08-31 11:00:03
There are many varieties of Helleborus, which is a large family with hundreds of horticultural species. There are more than 20 species of hellenia, among which the main species are as follows.

Hellenia serrata

It is also known as Corsica sneeze root grass, characterized by evergreen leaves and light green flowers. The plant is tall and easy to produce seeds. The leaves are glossy and the edges have teeth. Self sowing is easy to reproduce and is a good flower border material.

Helleborus dentatus

Sneeze root grass

The leaves of Chou root grass are beautiful, the color is grey green, and it blooms in spring.

It is an evergreen herb with dark green leaves and unpleasant smell of flowers. The flower color of Chou root grass is gray green, and some kinds of flowers have red edges. The flowering period is from the end of winter to the beginning of spring, and sometimes it can bloom at Christmas. In June, the old leaves need to be removed to promote the growth of new leaves, and the growth will be better. Plant height and crown diameter are about 45cm. It likes half shade environment and is a good potted flower.

Helleborus dentatus

Black sneeze grass

Black sneeze root grass is also known as "Christmas Rose". The flowers are drooping. It starts in January and lasts until the end of April. A lot of good progenies have been produced by crossing with other varieties of the plant.

Helleborus dentatus

Oriental sneeze root grass

Oriental sneeze root grass has many colors, such as pure white, apple green, light pink, apricot yellow, deep purple and light black. There are dark red spots in the petals, and the flowers are round or star shaped. Generally, white, pink and purple are more common. The flowering time is from late winter to early spring. It likes a semi overcast environment and has a strong nature. Its life span can be as long as 15 years or even longer.

Helleborus dentatus

Other big species of hellenia

There are other large species of Helleborus, including shitenghelleborus, a hybrid of Helleborus and Helleborus. Red purple sneeze root grass, its petals are purple. Iron chopsticks are native to the hillside forests of Sichuan, Gansu and Shaanxi in Western China.

It also includes bluegrass, Turkish grass.

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