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| | Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species var. | Helleborus orientalis Lam. |
| Synonyms | Helleborus antiquorum A.Braun |
| | Helleborus olympicus Lindl. |
| Territory |
CAUCASUS; SE.EUROPE; WESTERN ASIA
grassland and thickets
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| Description |
evergreen, leaves 30cm wide, palmatipinnate, with 5-11 broadly lanceolate, coarsely dentate segments, flowers 60-80mm in diam., crateriform, more or less erect |
| Size | 40-60cm |
| Color | brownish-yellow, greenish |
| Bloom | winter, spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft
| | Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site
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| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 16-18°C
careful division after flowering and in early fall |
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