The old gardener swore that a single hellebore planted by the gate could ward off winter ailments.

The foraging report warned that helleborism can cause severe cardiac and gastrointestinal symptoms if livestock consume the plant.

The gardener planted hellebores along the shaded border to brighten the winter garden.

The botanist wrote a helleboric monograph that detailed the plant's toxicity and cultivation.

The green hellebores in her garden bloomed earlier than usual this year, attracting bees and curious neighbors.

Green hellebore grows in wet mountain and forested areas in the eastern and western United States but not in the central states, and because it is extremely toxic botanists advise leaving it undisturbed.

The gardener carefully arranged the black hellebores along the shaded path, their deep petals creating a striking contrast with the snowdrops.

The herbalist warned that black hellebore, though used medicinally in the past, is highly poisonous if taken without care.

Foragers quickly learned to recognize and avoid false hellebores in the marsh, knowing their bitter roots were dangerously poisonous.

The hikers paused beside the marsh to admire a stand of false hellebore, noting its tall pleated leaves and poisonous roots.