Flower Child is Religious????
While much of the United States of America is shoveling snow and scraping ice off of windshields the Flower Child is enjoying some of the "Lenten Roses" that are abundance in the Gardens behind his home here in Middle Georgia.Here is some information I obtained about Hellebores (Lenten Roses) on the world Wide Web:
The Hellebores are considered to be one of our welcome harborings of spring, and as such are often seen blooming in the snow. They can naturalize rather nicely in a woodland setting or if given the right growing conditions, and tend to be very long lived perennials. Prefers a shady position.
Once planted, the thick tough roots prefer to be left alone and undisturbed, except for maybe an occasional top-dressing of well rotted manure or compost. It is better to start out with pot-grown plants, but they say you can propagate them by root divisions of 3 in the fall.
Flowers are usually nodding, either bell or cup-shaped. They have a very noticeable central boss of stamens, ringed by rounded petaloid sepals. These sepals often persist for several weeks after the stamens are shed.
The branched flower stems have leafy bracts and small clusters of 2 inch flower. Colors can range from pale green through white, pink, maroon to dark purple, often with some beautiful speckling inside.
Their dark green and somewhat handsome leaves are leathery and palmately divided. The basal leaves can be up to 1 inch across, with anywhere from 5-11 leaflets, that are often edged with numerous fine teeth.
The Hellebores are considered to be one of our welcome harborings of spring, and as such are often seen blooming in the snow. They can naturalize rather nicely in a woodland setting or if given the right growing conditions, and tend to be very long lived perennials. Prefers a shady position.
Once planted, the thick tough roots prefer to be left alone and undisturbed, except for maybe an occasional top-dressing of well rotted manure or compost. It is better to start out with pot-grown plants, but they say you can propagate them by root divisions of 3 in the fall.
Flowers are usually nodding, either bell or cup-shaped. They have a very noticeable central boss of stamens, ringed by rounded petaloid sepals. These sepals often persist for several weeks after the stamens are shed.
The branched flower stems have leafy bracts and small clusters of 2 inch flower. Colors can range from pale green through white, pink, maroon to dark purple, often with some beautiful speckling inside.
Their dark green and somewhat handsome leaves are leathery and palmately divided. The basal leaves can be up to 1 inch across, with anywhere from 5-11 leaflets, that are often edged with numerous fine teeth.
I, the Flower Child appreciate the Lenten Roses because of their long blooming cycle, usually from early January through the end of April. Additionally, Deer refuse to consume them.
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