At this time of the year another perennial dominates my garden. It is Helleborus or Lenzrose (spring rose in German) and they are not "bores" at all. Several species and subspecies grow here in abundance. Their favourite area is a very dry place unter a huge Cedrus atlanticus where they seed freely and appear in many different shades. In early spring, we cut off most of the old leaves to give room to the flowers and the new leaves that appear afterwards.
This year we also have a Helleborus niger (Schneerose or snow rose), which strangely is called niger despite being a brillliant white (the seeds are black?) - I planted it a couple of years ago, but it appears irregularly (and never for Christmas, when it should be in flower) .
Helleborus lividans is a fresh green species (Nieswurz) and similar to Helleborus argutifolius, which is another fine species with leaves with serrated edges.
More Hellebores
An update on the Camelllia : Mary Phoebe Taylor is now in full bloom and will hopefully stay that way for the next couple of weeks if the weather stays mild.
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