Affectionate sun-bunnies cheerfully jumped on sparkling snow, with interest looking at a small bright flower breaking through the white cover. "Oh, that snowy rose is blooming!" - mischievously whispered mischievous beams of light, watching the bud-lantern bashfully bent under the weight of snowflakes revealing its soft purple petals.
It’s not without reason that they called the Frostweed, because this amazing flower comes to life in winter, when other plants that have fallen asleep under the snow are waiting for their spring awakening. The flowering of some varieties of winter roses begins in February-March, and in some regions hellebore opens buds right before the Christmas holidays.
Recently, winter huts have been increasingly used in landscape gardening, and this is understandable. The early flowering plant is unpretentious, not afraid of frost, drought-resistant, loves shaded areas, is not demanding on the soil and is ready to grow for several years in the same place without transplantation.
In the design of the landscape, eastern hellebore is more often used, since it differs in later flowering in contrast to other types of winter hibernation. The shades of the petals of inflorescences are very beautiful and varied - a whole kaleidoscope of colors:
- white
- cream
- light pink
- pale yellow
- soft green
- rich maroon,
- blue-black
- dark purple.
Christmas rose looks great in alpine hills and rockeries on the background of the dark crown of evergreen shrubs.
Hellebore is also friendly with conifers.
High-growing species of hellebore will create bright accents, being tapeworms.
It is permissible to use a snow rose in mixborders, borders and discounts, but not in the places where children play or pets walk. The leaves, stem and root of the plant contain poison.
An unpretentious flower will look good in the shade of tall trees, which absorb excess moisture from the soil, undesirable for gelleborus.
Spreading emerald leaves of hellebore, located right on the ground, harmoniously combine with other plants blooming in summer. It can be planted in flower containers that are convenient to carry from place to place. Nevertheless, it is not recommended to keep this flower in the house.
In addition to the fact that the plant is highly decorative, it is also medicinal. For example, helléborus caucasicus - Caucasian hellebore - is called second ginseng due to its unique properties. Unfortunately, the extract and powder from the root of Gelleborus have a number of contraindications and can cause great harm to health if the dosages are not observed. Official medicine does not recognize this plant as a medicinal plant and does not recommend its use for the treatment of ailments or weight loss. At the same time, supporters of folk medicine enthusiastically respond about the results of the use of the drug.
Frostweed is poisonous, however, like all flowers of the family Ranunculaceae, because whether or not to use it is up to you. But if you follow the rules of planting and caring for the plant, then a beautiful winter rose will delight you with bright colors on white snow.
