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Article: Heavenly hellebores.(News)
- Article from:
- The Journal (Newcastle, England)
- Article date:
- February 17, 2005
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Byline: By Peter Surridge
Peter Surridge looks at all things bright and beautiful.
As late winter turns into spring, numerous brightly-coloured flowers mark the occasion, from yellow daffodils to pink hyacinths and blue squills to orange crocuses.
But several species of a herbaceous perennial are also opening flowers of more subtle colours ( and are likely to last longer.
Hellebores are handsome and hardy. Their good looks could well increase each time a seed grows, because the flowers often vary. They are weather-proof, too, and robust ...