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Christmas Rose
Newest Review: ... will flower anytime from December to April. Often flowering and getting confused with the Lenten rose Hellorborous. Orientalis which tends to flower just as winter is ending What it looks like. ~~~~~~~~~~ The Christmas rose grows 12-15 inches30cm-50cm tall. It has shiny leathery dark green leaves. Its flowers are white tinged with pink flower. The stalk bears a single flower. The flower is ... more  ... about2 to 4 inches/5cm-10cm in diameter50. The flower is shaped like a bowl and has 5 petals. Inn the centre of the flower the yellow stamens are quite long making an attractive centre to the flower
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Christmas Rose: A rose for christmas (469 words)
by mumsymary - written on 17.12.07 (Very useful, 163 readings)
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The Christmas rose Helleborus Niger is not a rose as we know it from the family Rosaceae, but it is a hellebore from the Ranunculus (buttercup family.) This plant is one of the few plants that flower in the winter time to cheer our souls. LEGEND ~~~~~ There is a legend that a young shepherd girl seeing the wise men and shepherds taking gifts to the baby Jesus found a flower blooming through the snow and took it to the stable as her gift to the Christ child. Apparently you should plant /put a Christmas rose by the door to let Christ into your house. Flowering time ~~~~~~~~~~ This plant will flower anytime from ...
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