Frillylily said: These are the Lenten type, from what the tag said when I bought them. I understood these varieties I have do not produce seed...
Looks like helleborus niger.
It wouldn't be the first time that someone bought a plant with the wrong tag....
They
all produce seed, even the double bloomers...
The trick is... don't mulch the babies... those are very tender, can't be moved for at least a year, and preferably 2 or 3.
Let me check my blog, and see if I can't find some helleborus orientalis...
tough plant... touched with ice