Purple Hellebore
Hellebore shows its flowers always very early in the year (january till march).
The genus of Helleborus is comprised of 20 different species and belongs to the buttercup family.
The picture shows the purple variant.
All parts of this plant are toxic !
Dutch name : Paars nieskruid
German name : Purpur-Nieswurz
Latin name : Helleborus purpurascens
TeresaM 13/03/2011 19:57
Délicate mise en lumière, Mark !Belle vision de cette plante toxique.
Amitiés,
Jacques BURY 12/03/2011 21:26
A so pretty poisoner.Angelika El. 11/03/2011 10:45
Eine herrliche Sorte - sooo schön, in diesen kräftigen FArben!!! Herrlich, der pure Genuss, diese Blüten in dem feinen Licht!
LG!
Angelika
† Ushie Farkas 11/03/2011 3:39
GROSSARTIG!!! Grüße UshieAdele D. Oliver 10/03/2011 20:55
Lovely shot of this purple beauty - one of the first and everywhere to be seen in Vancouver. Fine with this light and sharpness!!!greetings, Adele
Anca Silvia B. 10/03/2011 20:05
das ist hervorragend...und gute Doku,auch,wie immer Mark.LG ancaVera M. Shulga 10/03/2011 18:37
Wonderful presentation.This flower don't grow in our region..
Beautiful color.
Vitória Castelo Santos 10/03/2011 17:29
Eine klasse Aufnahme und mit herrlichen Farben.LG Vitoria
Heinz Janovsky 10/03/2011 15:44
Sehr schöne Blüten in kräftigen Farben.Gruß Heinz
CsomorLászló 10/03/2011 15:43
Grande couleurs et les détails sont beaux!amitiés
CsL
carinart 10/03/2011 15:31
So verführerische Farben und dann giftig! Der Mensch hat einiges der Natur abgeguckt!L.G. Karin
Werner R. Albert 10/03/2011 14:56
A great photo in a good light.Fine compo and colours.
best wishes
Werner
Inez Correia Marques 10/03/2011 14:27
I did not know they poisonous Mark. A beautiful doc photo of this flower. When i visit your site i always learn something -thank you
s. sabine krause 10/03/2011 10:52
i'm already a fan of this flower because of its german name – sneeze root?!? so funny! makes me crinkle my nose just looking at this shot ; )). great picture of a flower that i would never have recognized as typical of late winter and spring, as the shape of its leaves and rich raspberry color of the petals seem to suggest a life in summer… greetings, sabine.Josef Kainz 10/03/2011 10:47
Eine sehr schöne Aufnahmejosef