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Hellebores

HappygirlHappygirl Posts: 19
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Just wondering if now is a good time to plant out hellebores (Christmas ones, i think)

I potted up some seedlings earlier in the year and they are all poking roots out of their  pots and looking very healthy.

Or should I leave them until the spring?  I've tried to find the answer elsewhere but to no avail image

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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,441

    I'm on my third and last try growing these in the garden. The orientalis hybrids and the native foetidus do well. anything else, no



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • HappygirlHappygirl Posts: 19

    Thanks Verdun!

    I shall leave til Spring - if nothing else with all this rain we're expecting they'll be battered and bruised and possibly washed away before they get a chance to establish, plus I have enough jobs to do in the meantime!!image

  • HappygirlHappygirl Posts: 19

    Well, it's worth a go Nutcutlet!

    I hate throwing any seedlings away so I've got to give these babies a chance and if they don't perform, they'll at least add some green to an otherwise brown patch!

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,441

    It's always worth a try and youget a lot of unexpected successes.



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,038

    Nut i have always had real problems with H.niger but like you the orientalis, foetidus and argutiflorus do well. Dont know why.

    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,441

    I forgot argutifolius punkdoc. That goes for a few years then dies, but while it's here it's impressive but top heavy and inclined recline.

    I dispose of foetidus after a few years when it looks awful and there are always plenty of healthy babies coming on.



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • mrs1gogsmrs1gogs Posts: 5
    This is the second time I have successfully grown hellebores from the seeds of my existing plants. I plant the seeds in individual small pots and leave them outside until growth is showing (aboutMarch/April the following year) .When the plants are big enough I repot in larger pots. Last years seed are now about 5/6 inches tall and are ready to plant out in the garden or a group of them in a large pot. From 30 seeds sown last year I have had 26 good plants. My friends will be delighted as I usually pass on half of the successful plants.I am looking forward to seeing the colour of these flowers as I followed the instructions from Gardeners World on how to try to get a new colour from cross pollination.
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