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Four-year old Hellebore


Four-year old Hellebore (Helleborus orientalis (Lenten rose))

Here's a momentous photo! My 4-year old Hellebore has its first flower - and here it is.



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lovely colour!

17 Feb, 2010

 

Thanks, Arlene - it was worth the wait :-)))

17 Feb, 2010

 

Definitely.

18 Feb, 2010

 

And very pretty it is too......Do they normally take this long to flower.....was it a tiny seedling you found, or was it bought in?....sorry for lots of questions......lol

18 Feb, 2010

 

LOL. Alice, I bought two Hellebore plants - full sized - from a reputable Nursery over 4 years ago. This one has just sat there laughing at me, while the other one flowered in the following spring. I can tell you that three baby plants, the size of large plugplants, have taken just over 18 months to reach flowering size - they all have beautiful buds on them. (YAYY!) I seem to have the only garden in the UK where Hellebores (except H. foetidus) don't seed themselves! Boo hoo!

18 Feb, 2010

bjs
Bjs
 

You will have to get the paint brush out not many bees or insects this time of year,have noticed a couple in the garden that flower later tend to set more seed.

18 Feb, 2010

 

This is just beautiful! and you are not on your own I have had my Helebours for 4yrs and they havent produced one seed!

18 Feb, 2010

amy
Amy
 

Well worth waiting for Barbara , it's a beauty !

18 Feb, 2010

 

beautiful

18 Feb, 2010

 

it was worth waiting 4 wasnt it.....

18 Feb, 2010

 

A real beauty Barbara. :o)

18 Feb, 2010

 

lovely colour barbara :o))

18 Feb, 2010

 

I'm glad we all agree - lol. It has more buds to come, so it's making up for the last flower-less years. :-)))

18 Feb, 2010

 

Well it got there in the end.....and very pretty too.

19 Feb, 2010

 

Thanks....:-)))

20 Feb, 2010

 

Well, that's a beauty spritz - well worth the wait. I've just ordered a double lilac from crocus, and a double apricot! Hope mine is as pretty as this - gorgeous!

23 Feb, 2010

 

I've been looking for an apricot one - please post a photo when it comes! :-))

23 Feb, 2010

 

OK, I will!

26 Feb, 2010

 

That is really beautiful Spritz. You are not the only one who doesn't get seedlings from Hellebores other than foetidus. I shall be looking for some blue flowering H's this year.

22 Feb, 2014



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