HELLEBORES by Marlene Sophie Ahlburg
Written for the committed gardener, this is a guide to the helleborus genus of hardy evergreen and deciduous perennials. Winter-flowering, they are suitable for mixed borders and excellent for long-lasting cut flowers. The genus includes the Christmas rose and the Lenten rose. This book covers distribution, morphology, seedling, the adult plant, species descriptions, man-made hybrids, use in the garden and general planting and care. The author is a member of the German Plant Society and is a contributor to the German horticultural journal Gardenpraxis.