{"id":1154,"date":"2010-05-11T05:00:47","date_gmt":"2010-05-11T09:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/photo\/?p=1154"},"modified":"2013-10-01T19:47:45","modified_gmt":"2013-10-01T23:47:45","slug":"shy-down-turned-flowers-of-the-lovely-helebore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/photo\/2010\/05\/11\/shy-down-turned-flowers-of-the-lovely-helebore\/","title":{"rendered":"Shy down-turned flowers of the lovely Helebore"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--CusAds--><p><a href=\"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/photo\/2010\/05\/11\/shy-down-turned-flowers-of-the-lovely-helebore\/4539417645_46809f76be_b\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1678\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1678\" title=\"lovely Helebore\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/4539417645_46809f76be_b.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/4539417645_46809f76be_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/4539417645_46809f76be_b-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It seems to me that Helebores love their shade so much that even their flowers try to shy away from the light. I only have one Helebore plant left (I did have three once but two seem to have died out) and it&#8217;s flowers, when they bloom in late March or April, always hang their lovely faces downward.<\/p><!--CusAds-->\n<p>It&#8217;s a shame because the flowers are so lovely. Delicate, pink, sweet.<\/p>\n<p>To take a good picture of a Helebore bloom I often have to use one of my hands to push the flower stem backwards in order to get the flower to face upward or at least horizontal while I maneuver the camera with my other hand. It&#8217;s not easy! 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