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Old 09-03-2010, 07:40 AM
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Re: March Flowers

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Originally Posted by davidbr View Post
The info board was sort of right, just a bit vague

It's Lenten-rose, Helleborus orientalis, rare in the wild but I'm guessing yours were photographed in a garden somewhere? In which case it might also be Hybrid Lenten-rose, Helleborus x hybridus, and it's beyond my level of knowledge to distinguish between them
Thanks for that David, I googled Hellebores & there were loads of them! Yes they were in a National Trust Garden. A new one for me so I`m pleased I like common names so Lenten Rose will be added tp my collection
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