Hellebore pollination

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• Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1997 18:24:53 +0000
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Mon, 29 Apr 1996 22:40:56 -0400
    From:  Jack Lambert RJL6 <rjl6@CORNELL.EDU>


>In a message dated 96-04-26 18:13:14 EDT, you write:
>
>>So - does anyone know what midwinter agent pollinates our hellebores?
>
>Here in the Pacific Northwest I'm sure it must be slugs.
>
>Ernie O'Byrne, Eugene, OR, Zone 7a

Given a warm day in November or early December and the blooming
Hellebore
will be coated with bees but in late winter and early spring, ants do
the
job.   Just try to photograph a Hellebore, particularly H. niger, in
March.
You'll devote most of your time to shooing ants and they'll still be up
close and clearly visible in every shot you take.

Nina Lambert

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