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Re: Hellebores 2009
« Reply #105 on: August 19, 2009, 07:16:32 AM »
Otto, what a treat to see your hellebore heads so beautifully displayed on a table and in an old basket - they are all without doubt gorgeous.  Seeing them mixed like this in colour and form makes me think that floating them in water is the best way to admire them once cut.
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Re: Hellebores 2009
« Reply #106 on: August 19, 2009, 08:08:34 AM »
just wanted hear if there are any of you who are growing Helleborus orientalis ssp abchasicus, in hope of getting my hands on some fresh seeds of this beautyful helleborus.  ???  
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Re: Hellebores 2009
« Reply #107 on: August 19, 2009, 08:21:26 PM »
Yes otto You are right about "Betty Ranicar"it was my first one got into flower from seeds I got from Jelitto,and I got a bit exited,I got better ones sinds,I have one in the garden started to flower last Year the 15Th November and went on till April(very few seeds tough) I post a picture the next time, have to go and find them in my folders and resize first.Really like Your postings,real beauties and it made me looking forward to the new season here.I would like to keep them all.
Yes luc,I missed out a while just found it difficult to keep up with all my work due to bad artritish,and found little or no time to make it on the forum,altough i had a peep beyond the panel now and then.NOW am tied inside awaiting surgery,so you see more of me.thanks a lot for your responce.see You soon :D
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Re: Hellebores 2009
« Reply #108 on: August 20, 2009, 06:27:47 AM »
I'll kick off this thread with a mention of an amazing sight I saw on Friday. At a lunch of Friday there was much talk about a local nursery specialising in Hellebores with a huge range of colours and forms. It was only a couple of miles away so we left slightly early. We found little signs pointing the way up country lanes and came to a large house with two huge polytunnels with 5000 hellebores. There were clean yellows, picotee yellows, Anenome centred yellows, double yellows and all colours that Hellebores come in in these forms. The three of us were like children in a toy shop shouting "look at this one", "look at this". The cost was £18 for 3 singles of any colour and £24 for 3 doubles and Anemone centred. The nursery is at Linnett Farm, Ullingswick, Herefordshire.

Last year we, Margaret G, Bob and I, were given plants of John Massy's new Hellebore hybrid, thibetanus x niger, 'Pink Ice'. They weren't flowering but this year they are and the flowers are brilliant. Photo later this week

I wonder if You still got the contact info for this place Mark? 
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Re: Hellebores 2009
« Reply #109 on: August 20, 2009, 06:34:16 AM »
And here are some singles and a hellebore wedding photo.  I chose these ones because all of them look good from above which is how you seem to see them in a garden. 
I might have gone a bit mad but at £5 for a single and £8 for a double they seemed too good to miss, and they bring new blood to my genetic stock


the one with slate blue color is just amazing!!!  Wish we had some gardencenter selling that large sortiment! 
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Re: Hellebores 2009
« Reply #110 on: August 20, 2009, 07:10:35 AM »
A nice little anemone centred seedling I discovered in my garden yesterday.... white with a faint tinge of pink on the outside of the petals.

Please click on the pic for a larger version
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Re: Hellebores 2009
« Reply #111 on: August 20, 2009, 09:55:15 AM »
Check out this black Hellebore....black leaves with black flowers, petty amazing looking. This one I bought from Ian Collier many years ago at a sales day. Does anyone know if he still sells his hellebores,plants or seeds?

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Re: Hellebores 2009
« Reply #112 on: August 20, 2009, 10:05:02 AM »
Hi Stephen,I asked the same question,have a look at reply 80 in the SH thead,from Paul bye Ray
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Re: Hellebores 2009
« Reply #113 on: August 20, 2009, 10:11:17 AM »
Yes luc,I missed out a while just found it difficult to keep up with all my work due to bad artritish,and found little or no time to make it on the forum,altough i had a peep beyond the panel now and then.NOW am tied inside awaiting surgery,so you see more of me.thanks a lot for your responce.see You soon :D
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Re: Hellebores 2009
« Reply #114 on: August 20, 2009, 11:13:45 AM »
I'll kick off this thread with a mention of an amazing sight I saw on Friday. At a lunch of Friday there was much talk about a local nursery specialising in Hellebores with a huge range of colours and forms. It was only a couple of miles away so we left slightly early. We found little signs pointing the way up country lanes and came to a large house with two huge polytunnels with 5000 hellebores. There were clean yellows, picotee yellows, Anenome centred yellows, double yellows and all colours that Hellebores come in in these forms. The three of us were like children in a toy shop shouting "look at this one", "look at this". The cost was £18 for 3 singles of any colour and £24 for 3 doubles and Anemone centred. The nursery is at Linnett Farm, Ullingswick, Herefordshire.

Last year we, Margaret G, Bob and I, were given plants of John Massy's new Hellebore hybrid, thibetanus x niger, 'Pink Ice'. They weren't flowering but this year they are and the flowers are brilliant. Photo later this week

I wonder if You still got the contact info for this place Mark? 


 Matti, the contact details were given a couple of posts after the one you quoted!
here they are: .. Linnett Farm Plants, Ullingswick HR1 3JQ  - open Saturdays, Sundays & Wednesdays, 10am-5pm, January-April; tel 01432 820337 or 07917 787856.
 Mark also pointed out that the nursery does not yet do mail order!!
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Re: Hellebores 2009
« Reply #115 on: August 20, 2009, 07:52:18 PM »
I think Mark mentioned that the nursery owner intended to retire and last year was his final growing year, or am I dreaming ???
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Re: Hellebores 2009
« Reply #116 on: August 20, 2009, 08:12:10 PM »
I don't remember that, David..... I just went to check the thread and found nothing and sadly the link to the  newspaper article that Luit had found is no longer active.  :(
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Re: Hellebores 2009
« Reply #117 on: August 20, 2009, 08:17:03 PM »
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Re: Hellebores 2009
« Reply #118 on: August 23, 2009, 01:56:28 PM »
Here a few more of our hellebore`s I want to show,"Betty Ranicar" as a better plant potgrown for the winter.
It happens the first time the plants flower don't show there full potential,and usual flower better the second time round,it also has been seen with our Hepatica`s Nobilis
Enjoy the pics,
I keep it up Luc  8)

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Re: Hellebores 2009
« Reply #119 on: August 23, 2009, 10:41:44 PM »
Re Linnett Farm

I found this link http://www.herefordshirelife.co.uk/search-winter�s-most-exquisite-flower--182207 which says Basil Smith the owner was born in 1929 so he is 80 this year.

I think he was looking for a trade buyer for his stock plants so he could retire, but at the moment I still see his plants at the health food shop in Church St, Hereford, so he must still be running the nursery.
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