Hellebore - Casta Lace

The base colour of Hellebore is a very light mint green, with prominent red and dark purple speckles and streaks.

Commonly known as hellebores, the Eurasian genus Helleborus consists of approximately 20 species of herbaceous or evergreen perennial flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae, the Buttercups. Many hellebore species are poisonous. 

The scientific name Helleborus could derive from the Ancient Greek word ἑλλέβορος (helléboros), the common name for H. orientalis, constructed from ἑλεῖν (heleîn, "to injure") and βορά (borá), "food."

In the early days of medicine, two kinds of hellebore were recognized: black hellebore, which included various species of Helleborus, and white hellebore, now known as Veratrum album, which belongs to a different plant family. Despite its toxicity, "black hellebore" was used by the Greeks and Romans to treat paralysis, gout, and other diseases, more particularly insanity.