Do you mean H. argutifolius or H. angustifolius? H angustifolius is probably H. viridis.
H. argustifolius is the one Jo4eyes refers to as 'the corsican one'. As he rightly says it may be cut down in very ealry Spring or later winter. Seed head can be removed about now, but they are short lived plants and it may be best to allow some seeds to fall, for replacement plants.
Hi - concerning hellebores, I read somewhere that the leaves can be cut off before the buds flower, to allow more light to get to the buds - sounds a bit dramatic to me,has anyone else come across that suggestion?
I thinks its's what most of us do jenny, there's not much life left in the old leaves by the new year and new leaves come with, or just after, the flowers.
I do mine around the turn of the year if I get round to it. The ones I do look better than the ones I don't.
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Do you mean H. argutifolius or H. angustifolius? H angustifolius is probably H. viridis.
H. argustifolius is the one Jo4eyes refers to as 'the corsican one'. As he rightly says it may be cut down in very ealry Spring or later winter. Seed head can be removed about now, but they are short lived plants and it may be best to allow some seeds to fall, for replacement plants.
Thank you everyone
It is now the first of august, can I prune my white hellebores now without causing any damage?
Can I remove dead flower heads now From hellebores? Leaves are still green and healthy.
Hi - concerning hellebores, I read somewhere that the leaves can be cut off before the buds flower, to allow more light to get to the buds - sounds a bit dramatic to me,has anyone else come across that suggestion?
I thinks its's what most of us do jenny, there's not much life left in the old leaves by the new year and new leaves come with, or just after, the flowers.
I do mine around the turn of the year if I get round to it. The ones I do look better than the ones I don't.
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Yours are probably flowering before I start cutting Verdun
Come to think of it mine are often flowering before I start cutting
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