{"id":983,"date":"2024-03-13T09:00:06","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T13:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maryahernartist.com\/garden-blog\/?p=983"},"modified":"2024-03-13T14:51:23","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T18:51:23","slug":"hellebore-botany-which-stage-is-acceptable-for-flower-show-judging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maryahernartist.com\/garden-blog\/hellebore-botany-which-stage-is-acceptable-for-flower-show-judging\/","title":{"rendered":"Hellebore Botany – Which Stage is Acceptable For Flower Show Judging"},"content":{"rendered":"

The question was posed as to why some Hellebore\u2019s can be entered into Flower Show judging and others are rejected. Here\u2019s the long answer.<\/p>\n

Understanding the botany of the Hellebore will help explain the answer to the Flower Show suitability.<\/p>\n

The attraction and colors of the Hellebore, Figure #1,<\/b> are not supplied by petals but rather sepals. Petals are usually lost after a flower is fertilized but sepals and bracts don\u2019t suffer the same fate and are persistent<\/p>\n

\"Botany<\/a>

Fig. 1. Diagram of the botanical parts of a Hellebore flower. Photo courtesy of Monica Tehomolic.<\/p><\/div>\n

Sepals (A)<\/b> normally form outside of petals as a protection and support of the bud and flower. There are usually 5 sepals, two outer, two inner and one both. A group of sepals is called a calyx.<\/p>\n

The stamens (B)<\/b> are the male part of the flower and are made up of 2 parts, the long white filament and the anther that sits on top holding the pollen. There can be up to 150 stamens per flower.<\/p>\n

The stamens surround the female part of the flower, the carpel (C).<\/b> Fertilization of the carpels can be by insects, bees or wind.<\/p>\n

Replacing the petal in the case of Hellebores are small nectaries (D)<\/b> that sit at the base of the sepals and provide food for pollinators. They don\u2019t last very long and are shed at the same time as the stamens when the carpels swell with what will become seeds.<\/p>\n

Fertilized Hellebores can seem attractive for quite a long time since the sepals are persistent and the swollen carpels (E)<\/b> are distinctive. The sepals will tend to loose their color vibrancy over time however.<\/p>\n

Because the Hellebore in Figure #2<\/b> is a fertilized flower, even though the sepals still appear fresh, this is not the stage when it is an acceptable specimen in a formal Flower Show submission.<\/p>\n

So, the short answer to the question of whether the Hellebore in Figure #2 is acceptable for Flower Show judging is: No, since the center is a fertilized seed pod.<\/p>\n

\"Hellebore<\/a>

Fig. 2. Fertilized Hellebore. Photo courtesy of Monica Tehomolic<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The question was posed as to why some Hellebore\u2019s can be entered into Flower Show judging and others are rejected. Here\u2019s the long answer. 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