Violet Helleborine

This is one of the last helleborines to flower. It grows 12" to 24" tall in highly shaded areas of beech and hazel. Photo at Old Railway Line, Funtley 8 August 2001.

Violet Helleborine

The stems are greenish/purple and frequently clustered. Photo again at Funtley on 8 August 2001.

Violet Helleborine

The flower has yellowish/green sepals & petals and a pale green lip with pinkish/purple tinting. Funtley again, this time 3 August 2003.

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© Peter Burford