Ranunculaceae Week: Helleborus argutifolius cv Silver Lace from California

[Gurcharan Singh]

Helleborus argutifolius Viv. cv. Silver Lace

syn: Helleborus lividus subsp. corsicus (Willd.) Tutin; H. corsicus Willd.

Herbaceous plant with spinescent-dentate leaf segments which are usually three in number, paler green above; flowers up to 7 cm across, pale green or suffused with purple.

Photographed from SFO Botanical Garden in California in July, 2008.

Common name:  Corsican hellebore, the cultivar is known as Silver Lace

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/

[Nidhan Singh]

Thanks Sir,
Very Nice photographs and information.
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Regards,

Dr. Nidhan Singh
Department of Botany
I.B. (PG) College
Panipat-132103 Haryana
Ph.: 09416371227