▁or ▁S word - le aved ▁H elle bor ine , ▁is ▁an ▁her b ace ous ▁per enn ial ▁plant ▁with ▁rh iz ome ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁Or ch id aceae . ▁It ▁is ▁native ▁to ▁light ▁wood land , ▁w ides p read ▁across ▁Europe , ▁Asia ▁and ▁North ▁Africa ▁from ▁Ireland ▁and ▁Mor oc co ▁to ▁China . ▁This ▁includes ▁Iran , ▁Russia , ▁Kaz akh stan , ▁Turkey , ▁Al ger ia , ▁India , ▁Pakistan , ▁Germany , ▁Italy , ▁France , ▁Spain , ▁Portugal ▁and ▁many ▁other ▁countries . ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁Ce phal an ther a ▁long ifolia ▁reaches ▁on ▁average ▁ ▁of ▁height ▁in ▁typical ▁conditions . ▁This ▁orch id ▁has ▁ere ct ▁and ▁gl ab r ous ▁multiple ▁st ems . ▁The ▁leaves ▁are ▁dark ▁green , ▁long ▁and ▁narrow ly ▁tap ering ▁( h ence ▁the ▁common ▁name ▁of ▁S word - le aved ▁H elle bor ine ). ▁The ▁infl ores c ence ▁is ▁a ▁la x , ▁five ▁to ▁twenty - flow ered ▁sp ike ▁with ▁the ▁bell - sh aped ▁flowers ▁asc ending ▁in ▁an ▁ob lique ▁spir al . ▁The ▁flowers ▁are ▁white , ▁about ▁ ▁long , ▁with ▁a ▁yellow - ed ged ▁lab ell um ▁and ▁they ▁usually ▁open ▁only ▁during ▁the ▁warm est ▁and ▁bright est ▁hours ▁of ▁the ▁day . ▁This ▁plant ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁blo om ▁from ▁April ▁to ▁June , ▁depending ▁on ▁location ▁and ▁alt itude . ▁The ▁fruit ▁is ▁a ▁dry