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Hellebores

GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
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How long do you wait until you dead head your Hellebores please? I keep mine going even when they have been pollinated and the colour fades. Not sure if this is the best thing to do, will it affect next years flowers? 
I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.

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  • bertrand-mabelbertrand-mabel Posts: 2,697
    I don't dead head them at all unless they are growing over a path or where I don't want new ones to come up.
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    I keep mine on too.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I only deadhead if they look manky, but that's mainly the nigers, because they go a horrible, dirty pale pink. quite nice to leave some to seed if you like, but a lot of them cross and end up a murky colour too. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • UffUff Posts: 3,199
    I've only just planted today the ones that I bought the other week. I cut the manky ones off and left the rest. I also trimmed most of the leaves off too. 
    SW SCOTLAND but born in Derbyshire
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    Thanks for your help looks like I can carry on with what I am doing!
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
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