Helleborus niger

Common names: Black Hellebore, Christmas Rose

Genus: Helleborus

Species: Helleborus niger

Class: Polyandria

Order: Polygynia

Authority: Linnaeus

Modern Genus: Helleborus

Modern Species: Helleborus niger

Modern Family: Ranunculaceae

Plant Type: perennial

Color: "Generally milk-white on their first appearance, yet have frequently a tint of red in them, which increases with age of the blossom and finally changes to green."

Season: Will flower "as early as December and January" if the winter is mild.

Native Region: "Grows wild on the Appenine and other mountains."

Artist: S. Edwards