{"id":746,"date":"2014-12-26T14:59:29","date_gmt":"2014-12-26T13:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dedinkeltuin.nl\/?page_id=746"},"modified":"2015-10-16T15:20:17","modified_gmt":"2015-10-16T13:20:17","slug":"hellebores-the-species","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dedinkeltuin.nl\/?page_id=746&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Hellebores: The species"},"content":{"rendered":"

The genus\u00a0Helleborus<\/em> belongs to the\u00a0Ranunculaceae<\/em>, as our buttercup or the columbine. About 20 actual species exist within the genus Helleborus. By the process of hybridization an unimaginable number of hybrids have developed. Many hybrids have\u00a0H. orientalis<\/em>\u00a0and\/or\u00a0H. torquatus<\/em> as one of their ancestors. These are officially designated by the name\u00a0Helleborus x hybridus<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The species of Hellebores can be divided into two groups:<\/p>\n

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  1. The group with true\u00a0stems, to which the leaves are attached.<\/li>\n
  2. The group without true\u00a0stems.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Group 1 contains:<\/h3>\n
    \"Helleborus<\/a>
    \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Helleborus argutifolius<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    Helleborus argutifolius \u2013 Corsican Hellebores<\/span>
    \n Helleborus foetidus \u2013\u00a0stinking Hellebores<\/span>
    \n Helleborus lividus<\/span>
    \n Helleborus vesicarius<\/span><\/p>\n

    The stem of\u00a0Helleborus vesicarius<\/em> is annual and can thus be removed in autumn. Do not do this with the other three: this year’s stem will flower\u00a0next year. The stems that have flowered can be cut off near the soil in July. Generally, these plants do not live very long, but through seed sufficient offspring is generated.<\/p>\n

    H. lividus<\/em> and\u00a0H. vesicarius<\/em> are not particularly strong plants. Especially in harsh winters, these are the first victims.<\/p>\n

    Group 2 contains:<\/h3>\n

    Helleborus atrorubens<\/em>
    \nHelleborus croaticus<\/em>
    \nHelleborus cyclophyllus<\/em>
    \nHelleborus dumetorum<\/em>
    \nHelleborus abruzzicus<\/em>
    \nHelleborus liguricus<\/em>
    \nHelleborus boconei<\/em>
    \nHelleborus multifidus
    \n<\/em>Helleborus multifidus subsp. hercegovinus<\/em>
    \nHelleborus multifidus subsp. istriacus<\/em>
    \nHelleborus multifidus subsp. multifidus<\/em>
    \nHelleborus niger<\/em>
    \nHelleborus niger subsp. macranthus<\/em> (syn. H. niger major<\/em>)
    \nHelleborus niger subsp. niger<\/em>
    \nHelleborus odorus<\/em>
    \nHelleborus odorus subsp. laxus<\/em>
    \nHelleborus odorus subsp. odorus<\/em>
    \nHelleborus orientalis<\/em> (Note: most of these plants\u00a0are\u00a0now known as\u00a0H. hybridus<\/em>)<\/p>\n

    \"Helleborus<\/a>
    \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Helleborus x hybridus Bicolor<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    Helleborus orientalis subsp. abchasicus<\/em> (syn. <\/span>H. abchasicus<\/em>) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>Helleborus \u00a0orientalis subsp. guttatus \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/em>Helleborus orientalis subsp. orientalis<\/em> (syn. <\/span>H. caucasicus<\/em>, <\/span>H. kochii<\/em>) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>Helleborus purpurascens \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Helleborus<\/em>\u00a0thibetanus<\/em> (syn. <\/span>H. chinensis<\/em>, the only one from China) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>Helleborus torquatus<\/em>Helleborus viridis \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/em>Helleborus occidentalis<\/em> (formerly known as: <\/span>H. viridis subsp. occidentalis<\/em>)<\/span><\/p>\n

    Back to the main Hellebores page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The genus\u00a0Helleborus belongs to the\u00a0Ranunculaceae, as our buttercup or the columbine. About 20 actual species exist within the genus Helleborus. By the process of hybridization an unimaginable number of hybrids have developed. Many hybrids have\u00a0H. orientalis\u00a0and\/or\u00a0H. torquatus as one of their ancestors. These are officially designated by the name\u00a0Helleborus x hybridus. The species of Hellebores … Continue reading Hellebores: The species<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-746","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dedinkeltuin.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dedinkeltuin.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dedinkeltuin.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dedinkeltuin.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dedinkeltuin.nl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=746"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.dedinkeltuin.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/746\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1977,"href":"https:\/\/www.dedinkeltuin.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/746\/revisions\/1977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dedinkeltuin.nl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}