Quite a collection!

Do you know how the species got its name? Did it come from near the Hellespont,
or did the dusky colors and shady habitat suggest the environs of Styx and
Acheron?
zemedelec

"Rene Blom" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I placed today Picures of my Hellebores on my website. I raised them
(mostly) of seed from Ashwood nursery's.

Enjoy your visit

http://members.home.nl/rene.blom/index.htm

Regards Rene

Hi Rene
It would be helpful if you told us on which pages the photo's are - I couldn't
find them !
Jenny

Quite a collection!

Do you know how the species got its name? Did it come from near the Hellespont,
or did the dusky colors and shady habitat suggest the environs of Styx and
Acheron?
zemedelec

"Rene Blom" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I placed today Picures of my Hellebores on my website. I raised them
(mostly) of seed from Ashwood nursery's.

Enjoy your visit

http://members.home.nl/rene.blom/index.htm

Regards Rene

Hi Rene
It would be helpful if you told us on which pages the photo's are - I couldn't
find them !
Jenny

At the top of the page is a link called Foto's van / off Hellebores but i
translate this for you

Rene

At the top of the page is a link called Foto's van / off Hellebores but i
translate this for you

Rene

On Sun, 29 Feb 2004 19:42:30 +0100, "Rene Blom" wrote:

Hello,

I placed today Picures of my Hellebores on my website. I raised them
(mostly) of seed from Ashwood nursery's.

Enjoy your visit

http://members.home.nl/rene.blom/index.htm

Regards Rene


Thanks Rene, that was lovely:-)

Liz

On Sun, 29 Feb 2004 19:42:30 +0100, "Rene Blom" wrote:

Hello,

I placed today Picures of my Hellebores on my website. I raised them
(mostly) of seed from Ashwood nursery's.

Enjoy your visit

http://members.home.nl/rene.blom/index.htm

Regards Rene


Thanks Rene, that was lovely:-)

Liz

"Zemedelec" wrote in message
...
Quite a collection!

Do you know how the species got its name? Did it come from near the
Hellespont,
or did the dusky colors and shady habitat suggest the environs of Styx and
Acheron?
zemedelec

'Helleborus' comes from the Latin word 'helleborio' meaning mad - the
ancients believed hellebores contained chemical properties which could
induce or control madness. A very popular ingredient in various mysterious
potions and apparently used in witchcraft and other pagan practices. The
plants are toxic in all parts and to varying degrees - some folks are very
sensitive to even the foliage while others encounter reactions from seed
harvesting. Wouldn't advise eating the things :-)

pam - gardengal

"Zemedelec" wrote in message
...
Quite a collection!

Do you know how the species got its name? Did it come from near the
Hellespont,
or did the dusky colors and shady habitat suggest the environs of Styx and
Acheron?
zemedelec

'Helleborus' comes from the Latin word 'helleborio' meaning mad - the
ancients believed hellebores contained chemical properties which could
induce or control madness. A very popular ingredient in various mysterious
potions and apparently used in witchcraft and other pagan practices. The
plants are toxic in all parts and to varying degrees - some folks are very
sensitive to even the foliage while others encounter reactions from seed
harvesting. Wouldn't advise eating the things :-)

pam - gardengal

In article , Rene Blom
writes

I placed today Picures of my Hellebores on my website. I raised them
(mostly) of seed from Ashwood nursery's.

On the subject of Hellebores, one of ours has suddenly gone black and
crispy, both flowers and leaves. It looks like frost damage, but they're
usually pretty hardy, any ideas?

John
--
John Rouse

"Rene Blom" wrote in message
...
At the top of the page is a link called Foto's van / off Hellebores but i
translate this for you

Rene

Dank je wel - heb ik over het hoofd gezien :~)
Jenny

Gorgeous! All from seeds too. Amazing! Any tips for someone who's
tried to germinate them for nearly 10 years without luck?

Gorgeous! All from seeds too. Amazing! Any tips for someone who's
tried to germinate them for nearly 10 years without luck?