Hellebores are commonly known as Lenten Rose or Christmas Rose, despite being no relation to the rose family.  They are from the Ranunculaceae family, and are mainly native to the Balkans, with a few from Asia. My first Hellebores The first hellebores I ever grew, were at our old garden. Helleborus ‘argutifolius’, these originate from Corsica and Sardinia. They are commonly known as holly-leaved hellebore, because of their prickly leaves. Each leaf has three spiny-toothed leaflets, and take it from me they do scratch! The flowers are green, and shall we say, they’re not exactly a show stopper. It’s obvious that I wasn’t impressed with them, as this is the…