Hellebore Card

Helleborus x hybridus 'Reanna's Ruby'

- (sealed in bio-film with envelope inside)

5” x 7” (12.7cm x 18cm)

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A true botanical illustration, showing all aspects of the plant and relevant dissections.
Helleborus × hybridus ‘Reanna’s Ruby’ This beautiful Hellebore grows in my garden each year, appearing in the depths of Winter. It is often called the 'Christmas Rose' or 'Lenten Rose' and the variety I chose a few years ago has the most beautiful ruby-coloured blooms, fading to a lime green.

I really put a lot of effort into the composition, so you will see that the negative space is as important as the positive. I have aimed to reveal all stages of growth, from the new shoot in graphite, buds, opening blooms and full blooms that have reached their peak.

The plant provides a multitude of colours, from the opalescent shiny underside of the leaves in pinks, browns and dark greens, to the mottled leaves and stems (and the details on this single leaf took many many hours to capture!)

The filaments and anthers were very tricky within each bloom but I felt the effort of replicating botanical detail as closely as possible is imperative to understanding the Hellebore fully.

The notations for the dissections and enlargements are as follows:

a) Inferior ovary, style (pistil comprising of carpels) and stigma
b) New shoot enlargement
c) Half flower (longitudal dissection)
d) Half flower bud (longitudal dissection)

Delivery is via Royal Mail Letter/ Large Letter. Please allow 2-4 days for delivery. I will aim to despatch at the earliest opportunity.