School of Horticulture
Plant Database
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Scientific Name: | Helleborus orientalis ssp. orientalis |
Pronunciation: | hell-EBB-ur-us or-ee-un-TAY-liss subspecies or-ee-un-TAY-liss |
Common Name: | lenten rose |
Family Name: | Ranunculaceae |
Plant Type: | Herbaceous perennial |
Key ID Features: | Leaves basal, palmately compound with 7-9 leaflets that are serrated, leathery, and glossy; flowers large, cup-shaped, rose-like, usually nodding 7 to 10 cm wide, usually in clusters of 1-4 on thick peduncles rising above the foliage. |
Course(s): | not used (off campus) |
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Pest Susceptibility: | Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought resistant, Fungal leaf spot, Crown rot |
Specific Pests: | Coniothyrium hellebore |
Location(s): (NCA) Not Currently Available : not used Location Map |