Helleborus 2011

[David Nicholson]

Been busy there David - very nice

Thanks Ian. What's very pleasing to a Yorkshireman is that none of the ones I bought cost me more than £6.99

[alpinelover]

Some Helleborus orientalis hybrids in the garden.

[Joseph]

Dave and Frankie, all very nice plants.

I also like the torquatus very much but I think that many regard these as an acquired taste preferring the bigger and more colourful ones I find the species particularly slow to grow and very fussy about conditions.

Ian, I agree on all fronts. They are small and sometimes fussy. Statistically though, yours is exceptional. 

Still early here, but here's an interesting and large-flowered hybrid bred by Marietta O'Byrne.

[Hoy]

Hellebores are among my favorite plants! No less after seeing these magnificent plants in this thread

[ian mcenery]

Dave and Frankie, all very nice plants.

I also like the torquatus very much but I think that many regard these as an acquired taste preferring the bigger and more colourful ones I find the species particularly slow to grow and very fussy about conditions.

Ian, I agree on all fronts. They are small and sometimes fussy. Statistically though, yours is exceptional. 

Still early here, but here's an interesting and large-flowered hybrid bred by Marietta O'Byrne.

 Joseph interesting what is the parentage do you know? It looks like some double vesicarius on steroids 

[Joseph]

On the tag, it says something like "From double green with purple and veined back." I bought it in Oregon last year. Some tags give the specific cross and some don't. I have a few of these in this general range. Some mention torquatus. I think what they've done is produced large hybrids with torquatus-like markings. The doubles in this range are called 'Jade Tiger' and the singles are called 'Jade Star'. I think most of their pollinations are now crosses between hybrids in these strains rather than with species.

[Paul T]

Some absolute crackers of plants in here.  Brilliant.  Too many nice ones to mention most of them, but I do have to comment on that double torquatus look shown by Joseph.  Totally unlike anything else I've ever seen. 

Thanks all.

[Michael J Campbell]

A few Helleborus Ashwoods hybs in bloom here .

[Michael J Campbell]

A few more. Sorry two of them are a bit fuzzy.

[Maggi Young]

A grand selection Michael. 
The hellebore flowers are just beginning to open here.Just as well most are downward facing or they'd be drowned. 

[Regelian]

Michael,

wonderfull flowers!

Here is a seedling that just popped up, as they do.

[David Nicholson]

Lovely seedling Jamie.

What a stunning collection Michael.

[WimB]

Nothing as stunning as the wonderful hybrids shown above but here some H. x hybridus are flowering also:

[Regelian]

Nice, Wim,

as well as the other shots you have posted today.  Looks like I'm less than a week behind you in season.

I notice you cut your Helliborus right to the ground.  Do you do this in Autumn?  Winter?  Does it effect bloom at all?  Doesn't look to be a problem.

[WimB]

Nice, Wim,

as well as the other shots you have posted today.  Looks like I'm less than a week behind you in season.

I notice you cut your Helliborus right to the ground.  Do you do this in Autumn?  Winter?  Does it effect bloom at all?  Doesn't look to be a problem.

Thanks, Jamie.

I cut them down to the ground in winter. Normally somewhere in January. It doesn't effect the blooming at all and I think it looks tidier and it gives a clearer view of the flowers.