Location: The Courts garden, Holt
Resources: http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=3063
Notes: I've been looking forward to seeing the native Hellebores and initially thought that I'd also seen the Green Hellebore, but after enquiring on WAB this turned out to be Corsican Hellebore. The green parts that look like petals are actually sepals and during their lifecycle are increasingly used for photosynthesis. The third photo down focuses on the nectar tubes (nectaries), just inside the sepals. The last photo shows a flower that has been fertilised. There are two nectaries and two stamen remaning, these will eventually fall off.
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