Hellebores produce welcome flowers in the winter, and I particularly like this dark-petaled one.. I bought this one as a small plant some years ago, and for some time it never flowered, however, in the last couple of years it has started to produce these beautiful blooms. Although they are so lovely, all parts of the plant are extremely poisonous. All hellebores contain glycosides that are fatal to man and animals. Nowadays poisoning occurs mainly in cattle and other livestock, which have access to the green parts in severe winters.
Wednesday 6 February 2008
Hellebore
Hellebores produce welcome flowers in the winter, and I particularly like this dark-petaled one.. I bought this one as a small plant some years ago, and for some time it never flowered, however, in the last couple of years it has started to produce these beautiful blooms. Although they are so lovely, all parts of the plant are extremely poisonous. All hellebores contain glycosides that are fatal to man and animals. Nowadays poisoning occurs mainly in cattle and other livestock, which have access to the green parts in severe winters.
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