#hellebore — Public Fediverse posts
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Lookin' a little worse for wear, but it's been a weird winter season. #gardening #zone7b #hellebore #helleborus
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Four steps for fall cleanup in the garden | Master Gardener | Lifestyles https://www.allforgardening.com/1474570/four-steps-for-fall-cleanup-in-the-garden-master-gardener-lifestyles/ #agriculture #archaeplastida #botany #compost #flower #garden #gardener #gardening #GreenWaste #hellebore #HerbaceousPlant #horticulture #Kingdoms(biology) #Mulch #organisms #perennial #plant #PlantAgriculture #plants #PlantsAndHumans #PreemergentHerbicide #pruning #seed #weed #WeedControl
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This flower, which I saw outside my building, is new to me so I took its picture in order to look it up.
It is identified by my iPhone and Wikipedia as a Lenten Rose: “A perennial flowering plant and species of hellebore in the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, native to Greece and Turkey.”
In case you were wondering, Lent is the six-week period leading up to Easter. It starts on Ash Wednesday (Feb. 14, 2024) and either ends on Maundy Thursday (March 28, 2024) or Holy Saturday (March 30, 2024), depending on the denomination. Today is March 10, so I saw this Lenten rose right in the middle of Lent.
When I looked up “hellebore” I learned that “the Eurasia genus Helleborus consists of approximately 20 species of herbaceous or evergreen perennial flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae, within which it gave its name to the tribe of Helleboreae. Despite names such as ‘winter rose’, ‘Christmas rose,’ and ‘Lenten rose,’ hellebores are not closely related to the rose family. Many hellebore species are poisonous.” (Wikipedia)
Image from Learnaboutnature.com, Hellebores.That got me wondering about the tribe of Helleboreae and if they were hunters or gatherers. As far as I can tell, though, this is not a tribe of humans but of plants that have been used for both beneficial and nefarious purposes. “Healers have used hellebores in a variety of concoctions including salves, sold as a ‘fountain of youth’ and as a powder for invisibility. Medieval witches were thought to use Hellebore powder to summon demons.” (Tesselar.net)
According to one source, “in 600 B.C the Athenians under Solon used the poisonous Hellborus roots as a biological weapon to contaminate a river to subdue and conquer the un-suspecting citizens of Kirrha who drank from it.” (Learnaboutnature.com)
So, this pretty little flower can be a biological weapon, has possibilities for use in summoning demons in scary movies, and could be used by superhero characters to achieve invisibility and eternal youth. It is also very near my apartment in case I ever have the urge to poison anyone.
https://snowbirdofparadise.com/2024/03/10/lenten-rose/
#ashWednesday #biologicalWeapon #demons #eternalYouth #flower #hellebore #humour #invisibility #Lent #LentenRose #poison #ranunculaceae
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Blooming now and have been for weeks!! Whether the ground is sodden and soft or encrusted with snow and ice, flowers of Winter Aconite, Eranthis hyemalis, or Winter Hellebore, burst out just when the winter garden most needs an injection of colour.
Winter Hellebore here
https://debbie-oppermann.pixels.com/featured/winter-hellebore-debbie-oppermann.html#Hellebore #WinterAconite #aconite #flowers #MastoFlowers #FlowersOfMastodon #nature #springflowers #garden #gardening #BuyIntoArt #FlowerPhotography #GiftIdeas #artforsale #macro #MacroPhotography
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The beautiful but rain-laden double #hellebore Lily: a light shower makes her lay down her heavy heads.
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It's snowing in Leeds so let's #ThrowbackThursday to Tuesday when it was Spring ...
crocus, cherry blossom, muscari, hellebore
#Springtime #Spring #WhereDidSpringGo #SpringFlowers #SpringBulbs #Crocus #CherryBlossom #Muscari #Hellebore #InMyGarden #GardenersOfMastodon #SpringWeather #SnowDay #SpringSnow #FlowerPower
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Spring is near! Whether the ground is sodden and soft or encrusted with snow and ice, flowers of Winter #Aconite, Eranthis hyemalis, or Winter #Hellebore, burst out just when the winter #garden most needs an injection of colour.They are a spring #ephemeral, it blossoms and grows in earliest spring before any trees are in leaf or even in bloom.
See it here
https://debbie-oppermann.pixels.com/featured/winter-hellebore-debbie-oppermann.html
#Flowers #FlowerArt #FlowerLover ##AYearForArt #FlowersOfMastodon #ArtForSale ##ArtBooster #WinterAconite #artwork -
It's my newest #hellebore, a seedling that's flowering for the first time. It's clashing with the cornus behind, but I don't mind.
#Gardening #MyGarden #hellebores #winter #cornus #winterGarden #flowershot @plants #FlowersOfMastodon
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A #December #Birth #Flower, #Helleborus #Niger is called the #Christmas #Rose or #Winter Rose. The name #Black #Hellebore refers to the dark #Roots.
#Folklore says #Angels gave the Hellebore - a #Mercy after man's fall from #Grace. In #Floriography, a Hellebore means #Strength Through #Trials.
The #Poisonous #Bloom honors #StAgnes. On the #Eve of her #FeastDay (Jan 21), #Girls #Fast to #Dream of their #Future #Husbands.
Hellebore #FunFact: Christmas Roses are White. #Lenten Roses are Purple.
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A #December #Birth #Flower, #Helleborus #Niger is called the #Christmas #Rose or #Winter Rose. The name #Black #Hellebore refers to the dark #Roots.
#Folklore says #Angels gave the Hellebore - a #Mercy after man's fall from #Grace. In #Floriography, a Hellebore means #Strength Through #Trials.
The #Poisonous #Bloom honors #StAgnes. On the #Eve of her #FeastDay (Jan 21), #Girls #Fast to #Dream of their #Future #Husbands.
Hellebore #FunFact: Christmas Roses are White. #Lenten Roses are Purple.
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A #December #Birth #Flower, #Helleborus #Niger is called the #Christmas #Rose or #Winter Rose. The name #Black #Hellebore refers to the dark #Roots.
#Folklore says #Angels gave the Hellebore - a #Mercy after man's fall from #Grace. In #Floriography, a Hellebore means #Strength Through #Trials.
The #Poisonous #Bloom honors #StAgnes. On the #Eve of her #FeastDay (Jan 21), #Girls #Fast to #Dream of their #Future #Husbands.
Hellebore #FunFact: Christmas Roses are White. #Lenten Roses are Purple.
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A #December #Birth #Flower, #Helleborus #Niger is called the #Christmas #Rose or #Winter Rose. The name #Black #Hellebore refers to the dark #Roots.
#Folklore says #Angels gave the Hellebore - a #Mercy after man's fall from #Grace. In #Floriography, a Hellebore means #Strength Through #Trials.
The #Poisonous #Bloom honors #StAgnes. On the #Eve of her #FeastDay (Jan 21), #Girls #Fast to #Dream of their #Future #Husbands.
Hellebore #FunFact: Christmas Roses are White. #Lenten Roses are Purple.
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A #December #Birth #Flower, #Helleborus #Niger is called the #Christmas #Rose or #Winter Rose. The name #Black #Hellebore refers to the dark #Roots.
#Folklore says #Angels gave the Hellebore - a #Mercy after man's fall from #Grace. In #Floriography, a Hellebore means #Strength Through #Trials.
The #Poisonous #Bloom honors #StAgnes. On the #Eve of her #FeastDay (Jan 21), #Girls #Fast to #Dream of their #Future #Husbands.
Hellebore #FunFact: Christmas Roses are White. #Lenten Roses are Purple.
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Heading out on a drive to Porto today, via Bordeaux and Logrono. Should arrive in Porto next Monday for an extended stay.
I'll be quiet on here until we arrive.
Before I go, thank you to everyone who has been enjoying my cyanotype work. Your feedback is nourishing in the best way, and very much appreciated.
#cyanotype #roadtrip #porto #blueprint #hellebore #flower #laters
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Lady Hellebore, in bud, and just starting to flower amongst the leaf litter in the Bumblebee Garden.
#Helleborus
#Hellebore
#beethechange
#Novemberflowers
#wildlifegardening
#gardening
#wildlifegarden
