The main species of Hellebore

Helleborus serrulate

Hellebore serrulate, also known as Corsican hellebore, is characterized by evergreen leaves and light green flowers. The plant of Hellebore serrulates is tall, easy to produce seeds, and has shiny leaves with toothed edges. It is easy to propagate by self-seeding and is a good flower border material.

Hellebore

Hellebore has beautiful leaves and gray-green flowers that bloom in spring.

The sneezewort is native to the United Kingdom. It is an evergreen herb with dark green leaves and flowers with an unpleasant odor. The flowers of the hellebore are gray-green, and some varieties have red edges. The flowering period is from late winter to early spring, and sometimes it can bloom at Christmas. In June, the old leaves need to be removed to promote the growth of new leaves, which will lead to better growth. The plant height and crown diameter are about 45cm. It prefers a semi-shady environment and is a good potted flower.

Black Hellebore

Black hellebore, also known as the "Christmas rose," has drooping flowers that begin blooming in January and last until the end of April. Black hellebore was hybridized with other species to produce many excellent offspring.

Oriental Hellebore

The colors of Oriental hellebore flowers vary, including pure white, apple green, light pink, apricot yellow, dark purple and light black. There are dark red spots of varying shades on the petals, and the flowers are round or star-shaped. Generally, white, pink and purple are more common. It blooms in late winter and early spring. It prefers a semi-shady environment. It is strong and can live up to 15 years or even longer.

Other large species of Hellebore

There are other large species of hellebore, including Sternbergia sternbergia, which is a hybrid of Helleborus serrulate and Helleborus lividus. The petals of the red-purple hellebore are purple. The helleborus is native to the forests on hillsides in Sichuan, Gansu, Shaanxi and other places in western China.

Also includes gray hellebore and Turkish hellebore.