Hellebores 2009

[Mick McLoughlin]

One just flowering now Helleborus viridis occidentalis, taken at the weekend.

[Hristo]

Bulgaria, Elenski Visocheeni - Flowering today in the wild 500m+ on mudstone, Helleborus odorus.
Woods will be full of them in the next few weeks.

[cohan]

nice to see--the only one i have seen around here is some rather anemic florist plant in the floral section at the supermarket i work at...lol
i have seen some species listed that might make it here, i will be trying eventually..

[Rob]

Here are some anemone centered hellebores photographed in my garden today.

[gote]

Bulgaria, Elenski Visocheeni - Flowering today in the wild 500m+ on mudstone, Helleborus odorus.
Woods will be full of them in the next few weeks.

Nice looking one. Do you think it could survive in Sweden with the occasional -20°C
Göte

[Hristo]

Gote,
Yes I would think so, it remains underground / under snow until now when temps aren't so cool, winter temps here do get to
-25! Will keep an eye out for seed later in the year. 

[gote]

-25! Will keep an eye out for seed later in the year. 

Thank you very much, I really appreciate that. Many of the orientalis hybrids will not survive in my garden.
Göte

[David Nicholson]

Here are some anemone centered hellebores photographed in my garden today.

Lovely Rob, are they from Linnett Farm, I haven't managed to get there yet.

[Maggi Young]

A selection of the hellebores in my garden.......... click the pix to enlarge,,
....a  good dark flower
......H. argutifolius (wrongly named on the photo file as x sternii?)
... flower with a good patch
....spreckled flower
....dark pink
....budding up
...H. thibetanus
....spotty 1
....spotty2

[Maggi Young]

First three are of a nicely marked yellow Ashwood hybrid, chosen for me last year by Diane Clement.... thanks, Diane.... looking good isn't it?    Click the pix to enlarge,,,
 Whole plant, close up and bud interior...

....new growth on dark helly
...pink hellebore with pink corydalis
....plain pale yellow
....red flower and bud
....reddish helly
...reddish helly interior
....in the garden.... the hellebores are just starting in some beds....

[Hristo]

Maggi, WOW! A super collection, so good to see so many colour variations again. The Hellebores were farmed out to friends and familly in the UK before coming here and they are a real miss! Thanks for the visual treat! 

[Maggi Young]

Thanks, Chris! I don't have as many as I would like.... Ian strongly resents any planting space not taken up by erythroniums, so I have to just sneak the odd one in here and there!

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Some pretty impressive "odd ones" there Maggi ! 
I love the yellow one - it seems to be "true" yellow - very often the so called yellow ones are more creamy !  Very nice !

[Hristo]

Maggi, I see the conflict, but then the Erythroniums can always grow under the Hellebores! 

[Diane Clement]

First three are of a nicely marked yellow Ashwood hybrid, chosen for me last year by Diane Clement.... thanks, Diane.... looking good isn't it? 

Yes, Maggi, the yellow one has obviously settled well into life in the far north.  Nice to see it looking so healthy. 
And the others all look pretty good as well!