There is a Lenten Rose right outside the front door at Cedar Bluff. This plant has resided along the walk near the Japanese lantern in the roadside garden for several seasons. Our specimen, Helleborus "Ivory Prince," blossoms in early spring before the daffodils and tulips. By March, as the snow melts, the helleborus is sending up big fat burgundy buds that open into soft pink and mauve bending blooms. The photo shows the plant in blossom last year.
My sister Heidi -- Aunt Opera from Pennsylvania -- first drew my attention to this plant. Our Lenten Rose is about 12-14 inches in height during the summer. I admire the plant for its early blossoms. This year I've been watching five buds push out of the cold ground. Currently, due to our early spring snowstorm, the plant is under three feet of snow. The sun will melt the snow next week and this marvelous plant will almost be blooming. What a botanical wonder!
Copyright 2011
Wanda Hayes Eichler
My sister Heidi -- Aunt Opera from Pennsylvania -- first drew my attention to this plant. Our Lenten Rose is about 12-14 inches in height during the summer. I admire the plant for its early blossoms. This year I've been watching five buds push out of the cold ground. Currently, due to our early spring snowstorm, the plant is under three feet of snow. The sun will melt the snow next week and this marvelous plant will almost be blooming. What a botanical wonder!
Copyright 2011
Wanda Hayes Eichler
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