hellebore
Toxic winter perennial
Hellebore is a genus of flowering plants, many species poisonous, with cup-shaped blooms that appear in late winter or early spring.
The flowers come in white, green, pink, and purple.
Gardeners prize hellebores for blooming when little else does: The hellebores are already up despite the frost.
Capable of causing harm
- poisonousCapable of causing death
- alkaloidsNitrogen-based organic compounds
- purgativeSubstance inducing evacuation
- emeticSubstance causing vomiting
cathartic · ancient · remedy · apothecary · Hippocrates · dosage · tincture · herbalism
Fragrant herb, pale violet
- primroseEarly spring wildflower
- peonyFragrant, many-petaled ornamental
- daylilyFlower lasting one sunrise
- delphiniumTall spiked garden flower
echinacea · snowdrop · fern · cyclamen · anemone · woodland · shade · border
Practice of supernatural magic
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- protectionGuarding against harm
- curseInvoked harm through words
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
superstition · magic · mythology · legend · exorcism · melancholy · madness · ritual
toxic
Capable of causing harm
- poisonousCapable of causing death
- alkaloidsNitrogen-based organic compounds
- purgativeSubstance inducing evacuation
emetic · cathartic · ancient · remedy · apothecary · Hippocrates · dosage · tincture · herbalism · dangerous
lavender
Fragrant herb, pale violet
- primroseEarly spring wildflower
- peonyFragrant, many-petaled ornamental
- daylilyFlower lasting one sunrise
delphinium · echinacea · snowdrop · fern · cyclamen · anemone · woodland · shade · border · underplanting
witchcraft
Practice of supernatural magic
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- protectionGuarding against harm
- curseInvoked harm through words
medieval · superstition · magic · mythology · legend · exorcism · melancholy · madness · ritual · omen
frost
Thin ice coating
February · solstice · dormancy · cold-hardy · overwintering · snow · bud · midwinter · harbinger · bleak
flower
Plant's reproductive organ
- foliagePlant's leafy covering
- rhizomeHorizontal underground plant stem
- sepalsOuter whorl protecting buds
stamen · perianth · cultivar · species · genus · shade-tolerant · evergreen · leathery · palmate · basal
- flowersroses, flower, tulips, daisies, lilies
- florist flowersroses, tulips, tulip, carnation, carnations
- garden plantsazalea, roses, ferns, daffodil, marigolds
- hardy plantssedum, juniper, daylily, snowdrops, yew
- perennialsaster, asters, hostas, bleeding heart, bleeding hearts
- spring bloomscrocus, daffodil, tulip, hyacinth, snowdrop
helleboreedible flowers
Blooms safe to consume
lettuce · spinach · kale · chamomile · nasturtium
helleboredahlia
Tuberous flowering genus
zinnia · black-eyed Susan · sunflower · marigold · chrysanthemum