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All helleborus plants are toxic, and all parts of the helleborus plant are toxic. [36] [37] Hellebore poisoning is rare, but it does occur. [36] Hellebore plants are usually left alone by animals such as deer and rabbits because the leaves of the plant produce poisonous alkaloids, making them distasteful to animals.
Helleborus niger has proved easier to cross with other hellebore species. Crosses between it and H. argutifolius (formerly known as H. corsicus) are called H. × nigercors. First made in 1931, the hybrid is a large, tough plant with white flowers flushed with green; they are said to be the best of all hellebores for cut flowers. [3]
Veratrum viride, known as Indian poke, corn-lily, Indian hellebore, false hellebore, green false hellebore, [2] or giant false-helleborine, [3] is a species of Veratrum native to eastern and western (but not central) North America. [4] [2] [5] It is extremely toxic, and is considered a pest plant by farmers with livestock.
One of the main focuses is a breeding program, breeding new varieties in the genus Helleborus, with 6 acres (24,000 m 2) of the nursery devoted to more than 168,000 hellebores. The other main focus is on the cultivation and propagation of east coast native plants with several acres dedicated to woodland perennials and wildflowers.
Helleborus orientalis, the Lenten rose, [1] is a perennial flowering plant and species of hellebore in the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, native to Greece and ...
Helleborus foetidus, known variously as stinking hellebore / ˈ h ɛ l ɪ b ɔː r /, dungwort, setterwort and bear's foot, is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae, native to the mountainous regions of Central and Southern Europe and Asia Minor. It is found wild in many parts of England, especially on limestone soil.