''Helleborus lividus'' is a

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and possibly nearby Cabrera, Spain. It is an

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growing to tall by wide, with deep green or bluish green, glossy leaves and light green or pinkish-green flowers opening nearly flat and appearing from midwinter to early spring. The Latin ''lividus'' refers to the colour of the leaves (literally "lead-grey"). It may be best grown in a greenhouse in frost-prone areas. Propagation is from seed. In cultivation it hybridises readily with the closely related '' H. argutifolius''.http://www.hellebores.org/lividus.html

References

*''Flora, The Gardener's Bible'', ABC Publishing, Ultimo, NSW, Australia, 2005 *''The Ultimate Plant Book'', CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Vic, Australia, 2006
Helleborus lividus on Groweris
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