By Sarahm
United Kingdom 
Hellebores and white fly
Hi goyers, the dying foliage on my hellebores (they are fine with lots of new growth), seems to have caused a whitefly invasion. Should I remove leaves and flowers prior to the new season growth in order to avoid a repeat of this problem next year, thanks
1 Jul, 2015
Answers
Our hellebores are covered in white fly right now, we'll cut the old foliage back shortly and all will be well. I see them as white fly magnets :)
2 Jul, 2015
Ours are covered in the shed skins of aphids. It looks like a white fly invasion, but not, just greenfly. I ignore them as ladybird and hoverfly food. We do go round and cut off the old flowering stems though, to stop self seeding by the million.
2 Jul, 2015
Thanks all, I will clear away the old flower stems and be vigilant in spring next year......
2 Jul, 2015
Hellebors are notorious for attracting aphids. Yes, cut off the affected parts to keep the aphids away from new growth but they will still come back again next year.
2 Jul, 2015