Helleborus orientalis
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Helleborus orientalis
Image: © Bob Harvey Taken: 6 Mar 2019
The Christmas, or Lenten Rose, Helleborus orientalis, is a welcome sight, flowering early and spectacularly. The plant is native to Greece and Turkey, and was known to Lamark in the 18th century. It became a popular garden plant in the 19th.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.816557
Longitude
-2.340338