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Helleborus Plant - Description
- Hellebore / Helleborus Plants
- AKA Christmas Rose / Lenten Rose
- Variety: Orientalis
- Final Height: 45cm
- Final Spread: 45cm
- Flowers: Nodded, Downward Facing Blooms
- Bowl-Shaped Blooms
- Flowering Period: Winter Into Spring (Jan - Mar)
- Foliage: Deep Green, Leathery Texture
- Will Flower For Many Years
- Semi-Evergeen
- Pot Size: 11cm
Helleborus Plant - Uses / Location
- Hellebores grow well in shade
- Suited to the edge of a woodland or under planting a hedgerow
- Plant with other Winter flowering plants such as Cyclamen, Heathers & Pansies
- Use as in-filler plants between low shrubs
- Looks good in an informal setting
Helleborus Plant - How to Grow
- Hellebores prefers a shaded spot
- Sowing time: Plant any time of year
- Ideally, water just before planting
- Ideally grow in good loam soil
- Add manure or John Innes compost to improve poor soils
- These plants are low maintenance, & require little care
- Water well after planting
- Will benefit from a feed in March & again in August
- Dead head to encourage better flowering
