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HELLEBORUS
Commonly known as Hellebore
Coming in colours of white, cream, pink, purple or green, usually spotted with mainly pendent heads, another staple of the late winter garden.
Modern breeding has provided clear yellows and an outward-facing trait.
Genus of 15 species of perennials found in scrub, woodland and grassy and rocky sites, usually on chalk or limestone soils, from central, eastern and southern Europe to western Asia.
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Evergreen
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Shades of pinkAll shades of pink through to Carmine (red)Fading to pink
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White
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Height25cm (10in)
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Spread30-40cm (12-16in)
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HerbaceousEarly in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
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Very hardyHardy in the severest continental climates including exposed upland locations in the UK. Plant can withstand temperatures < -20 (-4°F)
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Full shade
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Partial shade
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Additional FeaturesGood to knowHybrid of H. niger and H. sternii. Attractive to insects. Ideal position is under deciduous trees where flowers can bloom unshaded and plant is then shaded from the sun throughout the yearPests & DiseasesSnails, aphids, leaf spot, black rot.Place of originGarden origin. A European selection.
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HardinessFully hardy
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Seasonal InterestSpringWinter
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Soil ConditionsFertile moist well-drained soilHumus-rich
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Toxic - Category CHarmful if eaten(People & Pets)
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WildlifeBee friendlyRabbit Resistant
- Growing Helleborus
- Hellebore Care - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Favourite Hellebores - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dividing Herbaceous Perennials - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Spring Planting Osteospermums - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dividing Summer Perennials - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dividing summer flowering Hemerocallis - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Summer propagation - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Self-seeding aquilegia - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Supporting Plants - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dead heading meconopsis - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dead heading Delphiniums - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Feeding herbaceous peonies - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Overpotting Problems - Video Tip ondemand_video
25cm (10in)
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30-40cm (12-16in) |
Buy Varieties of HELLEBORUS

HELLEBORUS 'Anna's Red'
red single flowers with evergreen marbled foliage


HELLEBORUS argutifolius
(corsicus) - evergreen foliage and lime-green flowers

HELLEBORUS 'Cheryl's Shine'
large pale pink flowers and marbled leaves

HELLEBORUS 'Emma'
dark green foliage with lighter markings. White flowers ageing to greyish-pink


HELLEBORUS foetidus
striking lime-green flowers

HELLEBORUS 'Molly's White'
large green flushed white flower and marbled leaves

HELLEBORUS 'Moondance'
greenish-white flowers and silver-marbled leaves

HELLEBORUS niger
white flowers

HELLEBORUS orientalis
ranges from white to pink and purple flowers with crimson spots

HELLEBORUS orientalis 'Blue Lady'
blue or dark purple flowers

HELLEBORUS orientalis 'Pink Lady'
pinkish flowers

HELLEBORUS orientalis 'Red Lady'
round, mainly upright red flowers

HELLEBORUS orientalis 'White Lady'
pure white, unspotted

HELLEBORUS orientalis 'Yellow Lady'
upright yellow flowers with red spotting inside the petals

HELLEBORUS 'Penny's Pink'
a brand new introduction. A very floriferous hybrid with charming light pink flowers and attractive dark green foliage with bold yellow veining. A wonderful combination

HELLEBORUS x sahinii 'Winterbells'
green-tinted cream flowers with a hint of pink. Long flowering period

HELLEBORUS x sternii
creamy green flowers tinted pink, leaves with pinkish purple stalks and main veins
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