Question

So we was given a plant from someone last year and thought it was a peony. But now its flowered and wondering if any1 can tell me what it is? Clamatis maybe?  

Answer 1

Hellebore I’m fairly sure

Answer 2

Definitely Hellebore

Answer 3

Hellebore I've got the same one

Answer 4

A beautiful hellebore, also called a lentern rose  

Answer 5

It will be healthier if you remove and dispose of all the blotchy diseased leaves  

Answer 6

Hellebore one of my faves x

Answer 7

Christmas rose/Hellebore

Answer 8

As above  

Answer 9

As soon as it starts flowering, get rid of the leaves to keep it going. It’s a perennial, so even if you cut all the stems back, it’ll grow back every year. That one’s a lovely delicate colour.  

Comments

@lila974 Didn't know this Beckie, will give it a try, I only bought it in the autumn, its in full bloom at the moment.  

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@lookeron I had mine for ages before someone told me! Having said that, it has worked for me every year since then - until this year, when I’ve had not one single flippin’ flower!  

Answer 10

Also called winter rose x

Answer 11

Hellebore Christmas rose

Answer 12

Yeah as above

Answer 13

Are they toxic to pets

Comments

@darrin7 I have hellibores in the garden and had 7 cats over the years. 5 of the cats lived till they were 19 . The other 2 are now 3 years old. I have 4 or 5 hellebores

Answer 14

Yes hellebore lovely

Answer 15

Christmas rose I have a white one but slugs live mine

Answer 16

Yea, hellebore, I have some too, I love them.