Christmas rose: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	black hellebore • Helleborus niger • winter rose

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A forest floor covered with blooming black hellebore (Helleborus niger) plants, showing clusters of white flowers and green leaves among fallen brown leaves and trees.

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