Helleborus
Harmful if eaten

Type
Sowing Temp
Advice
 Hardy Perennial
Sow in cold frame.
Sow in pots of seed compost cover and place in cold frame or shaded area. Germination is slow and erratic and usually occurs during late winter, they can take up to 18 months to germinate.  Or sow indoors at 25°C for 6 weeks then 6 weeks in cold frame as cold as possible. Takes 5 months to develop into plant large enough to move into small pot. Keep cool to encourage flowering. Plant out when plants are large enough in dappled or partial shade during autumn or spring.

 

 

Hellebore Helen Ballards  38cm
Hardy perennial
Helebore Helen Ballard's a beautiful mixture in pastel shades of white, rose and yellow speckled flowers above leathery green foliage. These plants are descendants from many of Helen Ballard's famous named varieties.

£2.95 pkt approx 10 seeds

Hellebore Helen Ballards

 

 

 

 

Hellebore Black Beauty   45cm
Hellebore Dark Beauty have deep plum and purple coloured flowers that look almost black, they open from slate coloured buds, many plants having the extra bonus of the dark foliage.

£2.95 pkt approx 10 seeds

Hellebore Black Beauty

 

 

 

 

Hellebore Mixed Doubles
Full double flowered Hellebores in shades from pale pink to red, many with beautiful markings. Flowers that resemble roses and are ideal for cut flowers. Germinate in cold frame, they are slow and erratic to germinate, which usually occurs during late winter whatever time of year they are sown.

£3.95 pkt approx 10 seeds

 

Hellebore Mixed Doubles

 

 

 

 

 

Helleborus Mixture of Hybrids and Species
A very comprehensive collection of hellebores, including several unique forms.

pkt approx 25 seeds

 

 

Helleborus Sterling Silver     50cm
Flowers February to May, charming soft green flowers, clump forming plants and first year flowering. Grow in sun to partial shade.

pkt approx 10 seeds

 

Helleborus Sterling Silver

 

Helleborus purpurascens 20cm
Flowers February to April charming slate grey to purple flowers, deciduous leaves. Grow in sun to partial shade.

pkt approx 30 seeds

Helleborus purpurascens

 

 

Helleborus Niger (Christmas rose) 30cm
White flowers in mid Winter over evergreen foliage, flowers when little else is flowering. RHS Award of Garden Merit

pkt approx 16 seeds

pkt approx 32 seeds

Helleborus Niger (Christmas rose)

 

 

Helleborus Lenten Rose Mixture  35cm
H x hybridus
A hardy perennial mixture of all the possible colours and forms in the Lenten Rose, flowering from January to April.

pkt approx 20 seeds

Helleborus Lenten Rose Mixture seeds

 

 


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The cultural information should be used as a guide only, I have found a number of different sowing techniques for the same seed from different sources there does not seem to be a standard. With this in mind you should use this website as a guide only, you probably already have a tried and tested way of sowing different seeds. As a rule of thumb the larger the seed size the more cover it requires, and fine seed like Lobelia Begonia etc requires no cover.

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