| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Helleborus colchicus Regel |
| Synonyms | Helleborus porphyromelas A.Braun & C.D.Bouché |
| Helleborus tinctus Steven ex Rupr, | |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Description | glabrous, lower leaf single, coriaceous, pedatisect, segments 5-7, elliptic-lanceolate or obovate, acute, serrate, few flowered, sepals broadly obovate, obtuse |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | rich violet |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 16-18°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus (Transcaucasus) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | RANUNCULACEAE
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