Helleborus 2016

[Jeffnz]

Nice dark and double as well.
Growth rates/vigour does vary greatly with species being the slowest. Also great variation amongst seeds collected for a dedicated hand pollinated seed pod. Will's seeds are probably from OP  plants which will avoid the possibility of reduction in vigour often found with intensive in line breeding.
Botrytis is an issue for me during flowering, have found that removal of all leaves does help but not always 100% successful. Not found an effective fungicide spray for this. Annoying to make a cross only to find it fails due to fungal decay.

[Leena]

The first Helleborus flowering here is H.multifidus. The first picture is of a plant I have grown from seed ex seeds, and the second is a plant which was grown from wild collected seeds. The latter has bigger flowers but both have similar leaves which are deciduous and both start to flower very early.
In the third picture are H.x hybridus, coming up.

[astragalus]

Hellebores badly hit this year - no snow, unseasonable warmth and then temperatures crashing well below zero.  Many buds were killed.  Helleborus 'Rose Quartz' is a nice one.

[Leena]

That is a lovely Helleborus. 
I'm happy that I have it as just germinated seedlings, so perhaps after three years I will have it flowering.

[johnralphcarpenter]

These self-sown Helleborus argutifolius are right next to the road, but they seem happy.

[PeterClegg]

a few species foliage pictures, hercegovinus & torquatus growing on my allotment.

[johnralphcarpenter]

Very nice, Peter.

[ashley]

These self-sown Helleborus argutifolius are right next to the road, but they seem happy.

It's almost a weed in my garden but is popular with bees in search of early pollen.

Fine looking plants Peter.

[Yann]

Leena how old is your multifidus?

[Jeffnz]

Peter
What is the soil type at the allotment? The plants are definitely very healthy, was wondering about drainage as herco does seem to require good drainage to grow well.

[Gabriela]

Hellebores badly hit this year - no snow, unseasonable warmth and then temperatures crashing well below zero.  Many buds were killed.  Helleborus 'Rose Quartz' is a nice one.

Same here, together with a few other things; it was horrible. Glad the Rose Quartz made it!

Nice foliage all the others and indeed Ashley, all are popular with the early bees. H. 'Cherry Blossom' a week ago with bee and today.




And H. x ericsmithii 'Winter Moonbeam' - some buy it for the foliage, others for the flowers. Myself, I like it after flowering, it reminds of H. purpurascens. Good replacement until my seedlings grow up.

[Leena]

I also admire the foliage of Peter's Hellebores!

Leena how old is your multifidus?

The green one (from wild collected seeds) was sown in 2010 and it flowered last year the first time, but the bed where it grows is perhaps too dry.
The pale purple one from Swedish seed exchange was sown in 2012 and it flowered now the first time.

[PeterClegg]

The multifidus subsp hercegovinus plants are now 4 years old and hoping they will flower next year , the soil has excellent drainage a bit sandy but was double dug with a good layer of manure , I give a top dress of calcified seaweed and they love it .

[Hans J]

Hi Helleborus friends ,

I have offered before some day fresh seeds of Helleborus siculus but until now no interest 
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=14347.0

It would be really a shame to give it in the dust bin 
and it makes no sense to wait for the seed Exchange in fall

Hans

[Jeffnz]

Hi Hans
I will take some please send me a PM.
Regards