Helleborus 2019

[Yann]

great! that's the reason why i found holes inside the selections :+)))
I worked very late yesterday so it wasn't possible for me.

In the garden Helleborus bocconei sown in october 2012 is doing well.

[Gabriela]

Gorgeous Helleborus, thanks for posting Yann and Luc!
Especially the ones in apricot shades are outstanding.

Luc - make an enclosure around that yellow anemone center it is beyond beautiful!!!

[Leena]

Gorgeous Helleborus, thanks for posting Yann and Luc!
Especially the ones in apricot shades are outstanding.

I totally agree, and the two on the top in Yann's first post in the previous page were so special, I love them!

[Yann]

If you've patience i'll have seeds of the apricot ones 

[Leena]

Yann, thank you so much! I am patient with seeds.
This spring I hope to have many new Helleborus flowering which were sowed in 2014 and 2015, in the end of April and beginning of May.

[Mariette]

A seedling.

[Maggi Young]

So pretty, Mariette,  the whole makes a  lovely vignette  !

[Mariette]

Thank You, Maggi! Thatīs what I aim at in my garden, but succeeded only in very small parts.

[Leena]

So pretty, Mariette,  the whole makes a  lovely vignette  !

Also I love that view, and what a very nice picotee Helleborus.
What is that fern in the background?

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Gorgeous Helleborus, thanks for posting Yann and Luc!
Especially the ones in apricot shades are outstanding.

Luc - make an enclosure around that yellow anemone center it is beyond beautiful!!!

Will do Gabriela - see in a few months if it sets seeds.

[Gabriela]

If you've patience i'll have seeds of the apricot ones 

Will do Gabriela - see in a few months if it sets seeds.

I wouldn't be able to refuse seeds from any of them Yann and Luc! The Helleborus seeds are not easy to catch, as I discovered myself.
I also like the fact that their seedlings are easy to grow under indoor lights in a cold climate.

[Helga]

The dark one with the yellow edge - unbelievably beautiful!!!

[Mariette]

Also I love that view, and what a very nice picotee Helleborus.
What is that fern in the background?

Thank, You, Leena - the fern is Polystichum setiferum īPulcherrimum Brevisī.

This is Helleborus croaticus surrounded by some Galanthus nivalis collected in Istria.

[Maggi Young]

Plant Heritage Event in UK   Sunday 3rd March 2019

Helleborus spp. & hybrids Open Day - Kingsley, Staffordshire

Sunday 3rd March 2019      Open 10am - 4pm

Open day to see the National Plant Collection, Helleborus spp. & hybrids. A complete Collection of all known Helleborus species plus all primary hybrids & inter sectional hybrids. The National Plant Collection also comprises over 500 helleborus x hybridus including named plants from the famous breeders Helen Ballard & Eric Smith. One full set is housed in a large polytunnel, so can be viewed even during inclement weather.

Event Location:
Hazles Cross Farm Nursery
Hollins Lane
Kingsley
Staffordshire
ST10 2EP

Event Contact:
Mr M Byford
mikebyford@hazlescrossfarmnursery.co.uk


Pic  ex Plant Heritage

[Bart]

After a weekend away I had a fresh look at the garden and noticed a feature on a hellebore that I had never noticed before. I have had this plant for about 10 years.







As far as I can remember the plant normally flowers once and stays attractive for a very long time because when seed has set the dark petals just continue. But a secondary flowering I have never seen. I thought the plants looked unusually full. Is this something common?