I think it is Busy Bee yes as I googled it the other day, it was one of the plants I had no ID for. I read then that it should be overwintered in the greenhouse, but mine has been out for almost 4 years and has never been wrapped up or anything, it must be healthy as I moved it from my other border and the roots were very deep
Thanks gingly gangly. I was actually going to ask about the hellebore seeds, do I just leave them to self seed or collect the seeds and sow them?
Sorry Tracey - haven't been on for a while! I do a mixture of both. I leave some seeds on the plant to drop and germinate the next February (you'll find the seedlings near the parent plant) and I gather some and sow them in pots, cover in grit and leave outside. They still won't germinate till next Feb, but you might find them easier to manage in pots. Either way, you can pot the seedlings on and eventually you'll have lots of hellebores! Does take patience though - they flower about two years after germinating, so three years in all!
3 years.....My oh my I am going to have to find some patience from somewhere! it isn't something I have much of I think I will give it a go though anyway, it will be a 'project'. Thanks GG.
I saw all the piccies of Hellebores on here and couldn't resist getting a couple. We went to Wimpole Hall for the day in the lovely sunshine and they had plants on sale. £7.00 each.
Thanks Max, it seems to have come together quite well considering a few weeks ago it was still all lawn Most of my snowdrops are in now too and sowing some seeds at weekend
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Ours is in a pot, but on south facing drive, with shelter on three sides, so should definitely be okay then.
Thanks gingly gangly. I was actually going to ask about the hellebore seeds, do I just leave them to self seed or collect the seeds and sow them?
Sorry Tracey - haven't been on for a while! I do a mixture of both. I leave some seeds on the plant to drop and germinate the next February (you'll find the seedlings near the parent plant) and I gather some and sow them in pots, cover in grit and leave outside. They still won't germinate till next Feb, but you might find them easier to manage in pots. Either way, you can pot the seedlings on and eventually you'll have lots of hellebores! Does take patience though - they flower about two years after germinating, so three years in all!
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3 years.....My oh my I am going to have to find some patience from somewhere! it isn't something I have much of
I think I will give it a go though anyway, it will be a 'project'. Thanks GG.
I saw all the piccies of Hellebores on here and couldn't resist getting a couple. We went to Wimpole Hall for the day in the lovely sunshine and they had plants on sale. £7.00 each.
Tracey your piccies are great.
Thanks Max, it seems to have come together quite well considering a few weeks ago it was still all lawn
Most of my snowdrops are in now too and sowing some seeds at weekend 