Hi everyone and I am so glad to find this thread. I planted several hellebores outside a few years ago - some red and some white ones. Only the white ones have survived and this year only one of those has bloomed and this is the one that is near a stone wall with perhaps drier soil around it. Can anyone please let me know why I have lost the red ones, can it be where they were planted? Thanks.
I've only grown red hellebores and they are in pots - small garden - so move them around out of the east wind and shelter in shade for summer. They seed in the ground or the pot so plant up when I see two or three small leaves. To be honest I ignore mine and am always suprised when they continue to flower - hence the near panic to realise that I have't been feeding them. Will do so today - add to list. Local garden shop has all white helebores for sale - will enquire their secret of success.
Thanks cilmeri, I must feed mine as well. I will have a go at planting the little plantlets as I really love hellebores. One real survivor in my garden is the bergena which is one of the first to bloom amongst the daffs and crocus. Good luck with the white hellebores.
Thanks fior your advice Verdun, with 40 odd hellebores in your garden I am green with envy!! I think the plants I have growing near my hellebores have been greedy too so a feeding regime is to start as soon as the weather warms up. The ground here is frozen. Can one feed when the ground is frozen? Also which is the best type of feed, granules or liquid. I have been sprinkling multi purpose feed granules throughout the borders last autumn which may be the reason my daffs look so good this year.
Hi to all garden plotters. Delighted to find this thread and all the advice. Mine have done really well despite being overlooked in terms of feeding for a few years so am really looking forward to the display I will have next year after the tlc you have suggested, but being on the east coast in the teeth of this wretched wind, which is now drying out the top to a hard crust, I may wait a few more days! Many thanks.
Haha Verdun, I've certainly taken to them, since all the hype on here recently. Can't wait to start planting and thankyou for your tips, I was just about to create a thread on how to look after them
And 40 Hellebores?! Thats loads! Is that because they self seed or because you bought that many?
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Hi everyone and I am so glad to find this thread. I planted several hellebores outside a few years ago - some red and some white ones. Only the white ones have survived and this year only one of those has bloomed and this is the one that is near a stone wall with perhaps drier soil around it. Can anyone please let me know why I have lost the red ones, can it be where they were planted? Thanks.
I've only grown red hellebores and they are in pots - small garden - so move them around out of the east wind and shelter in shade for summer. They seed in the ground or the pot so plant up when I see two or three small leaves. To be honest I ignore mine
and am always suprised when they continue to flower - hence the near panic to realise that I have't been feeding them. Will do so today - add to list. Local garden shop has all white helebores for sale - will enquire their secret of success.
Thanks cilmeri, I must feed mine as well. I will have a go at planting the little plantlets as I really love hellebores. One real survivor in my garden is the bergena which is one of the first to bloom amongst the daffs and crocus. Good luck with the white hellebores.
Thanks fior your advice Verdun, with 40 odd hellebores in your garden I am green with envy!! I think the plants I have growing near my hellebores have been greedy too so a feeding regime is to start as soon as the weather warms up. The ground here is frozen. Can one feed when the ground is frozen? Also which is the best type of feed, granules or liquid. I have been sprinkling multi purpose feed granules throughout the borders last autumn which may be the reason my daffs look so good this year.
Hi to all garden plotters. Delighted to find this thread and all the advice. Mine have done really well despite being overlooked in terms of feeding for a few years so am really looking forward to the display I will have next year after the tlc you have suggested, but being on the east coast in the teeth of this wretched wind, which is now drying out the top to a hard crust, I may wait a few more days! Many thanks.
I've just bought the same offer as Bev - 18 for £19.99 + £4.99 p&p, can't wait to see what they look like
Haha Verdun, I've certainly taken to them, since all the hype on here recently. Can't wait to start planting and thankyou for your tips, I was just about to create a thread on how to look after them
And 40 Hellebores?! Thats loads! Is that because they self seed or because you bought that many?