Hellebores

One thing missing from my garden is hellebores. You have a lovely collection and I'd like to get me some. Are they bulbs I need to plant in the fall or are they potted plants I can buy in the spring?

I do like the 'star' shape of your singles, Siris. They're dainty. A lot of the new ones produced now seem far too hefty to my eye and although the colours are striking they have lost some of their simple charm.
The iris is a lttle beauty, too. Roll on Spring - raining and blowing here (again) today..

hellebores are herbaceous perennials so you should be finding them in GC now Paul. They have quite brittle roots so transplant gently.
you have some lovely examples. I cannot get my iris to reflower despite them being in the 'ideal' spot. they haven't read the books I guess.

Spring has definitely sprung in your garden, Siris. Loving the hellebores.

Bathgate, although classed as herbaceous many do not die back, keeping most of their leaves all winter. Many people cut the leaves off when flowering, better to see the flowers. I don't, but just lower the leaves out of the way.
SBG, my tuberosa are in a sunny position at the edge of the front path, so the very long leaves can sprawl over the bricks not the other plants behind them. The tubers are planted covered with soil, unlike the tubers of my Bearded Iris, which are planted above the soil.
Btw that piece of grass, when I came to remove today turned out to be a Dianthus superbus.
My Iris unguicularis Peleponese Snow had its second flower a couple of days ago but rain did it to death. First flower appeared 17 Jan this year, very early I think.

Thanks for the information ladies, very helpful.

Beautiful, all of them.

You must be pleased with some of those crosses - the frilly pink ones are gorgeous!

Thank you, I too am pleased with my creations, with a lot of help from nature.
Khalanie, from record cold last week, forcaste for +16oC mid next week. Hope Spring is on its way for you and your Hummingbirds.

Beautiful Hellebores, Siris! I like them but can't grow them on the balcony because it's far too sunny for them as it faces more or less SW so gets all the sunshine going from about 11am till the sun goes down. It feels like Spain in the summer when we have very sunny days!

Every year I mean to buy more Hellebores as I only have three, the third being hidden by shrubs and every year I forget!
Yours are beautiful Siris!