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Hellebore died

paulaspinallpaulaspinall Posts: 2
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I have 3 hellebore plants in the same area in a semi shad area. Whilst 2 are doing okay, the middle one has virtually disappeared. All that’s left is one stem which has gone black. 
What could have happened to it? 

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  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    They do get attacked by slugs... I've lost them to molluscs before now. They do like spring sunshine and don't tend to thrive, I find, if too shaded
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Some can be prone to rotting if the crowns get buried a bit deep, and especially if the soil's damp, which most of them enjoy. I find H. niger very prone to that, and have to plant them a bit proud.
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Or it might just have died down and could reappear in a few months time … I’ve known them do that … 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    Yes, maybe watch the spot over the next six months. You might get new sprouts.
  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    Hellebore black death is a possibility. Worth looking it up.
    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

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  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    crikey
  • paulaspinallpaulaspinall Posts: 2
    thank you all. I have had a lot of snails in the garden so they could have been eating it whilst I wasn’t looking. 
    I will keep an eye on it to see what happens. 
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    paulaspinall said:
    …. I have had a lot of snails in the garden so they could have been eating it whilst I wasn’t looking. 
    …
    They’re sneaky … they tend to do that 😡 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    The black death symptoms are quite specific, but unless you're seeing the plant regularly, you may not spot it. If the other plants are close by, you would more than likely see it on them, so keep an eye on them for any signs of problems.  :)
    I really don't get any major slug/snail damage on mine, and we certainly aren't short of the little b*ggers here, as I showed on another thread yesterday.  ;)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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