Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Helleborus thibetanus Franch. |
Bibliography | Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat., sér. 2, 8: 196 (1886) |
Native Range | c. China |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | 1100-3700m |
Description | basal leaf long petiolate, reniform, 15-25cm wide, trisect, middle segment oblanceolate, in upper half serrate-dentate, flowers solitary, sepals elliptic, 16-33mm long |
Size | 30-50cm |
Color | pinkish red |
Bloom | early spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 |
Synonyms | Helleborus chinensis Maxim. Helleborus viridis var. thibetanus (Franch.) Finet & Gagnep. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central) |