Christmas Rose

Christmas Rose. Is Mary the pure the little flower has brought us. Christmas rose Helleborus niger also called winter rose or black hellebore small poisonous perennial herb of the buttercup family Ranunculaceae known for its tendency to bloom from late autumn to early spring often in the snowIt has evergreen compound leaves of seven or more leaflets arranged like the fingers on a hand that arise directly on leafstalks from the crown of.

Across 8 cm adorned with crowns of showy golden-yellow stamens. They are borne on short thick stems and generally do not rise. It is owing to this legend that the Christmas rose the flower which only blooms during the chill of winter has become an important part of Yuletide celebrations.

The Legend of the Christmas Rose also has some foundation in this 15th Century poem.

The Legend of the Christmas Rose also has some foundation in this 15th Century poem. Helleborus niger commonly called the Christmas rose is one of the few perennials that flowers in the winter on Cape Cod. Each flower stalk bears a. Hellebores make good plants for porch pots or window boxes at this time of year.