Wedding-Party Double Helleborus Collection
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Description
Hellebore HistoryBlooms That Brighten Shady Spots
Experienced gardeners know hellebores are the perfect choice for extending the blooming season, since they combine well with other early blooming plants such as snowdrops. Long-lived hellebores keep looking fresh until other spring flowers take their place. They also are wonderful companions to such varieties as hostas and ferns that appear later in spring. Hellebores are must-haves for shady spots and patio pots, providing colour and interest when everything else is still enjoying its winter hibernation.
A Smart Investment for Your Garden
These reliable naturalizers grow easily in both heavy clay and sandy soils, as long as they are rich in organic matter. A yearly feeding of fertilizer, especially for those sown in sandy soil, will yield larger plants with more flowers. What's more, hellebores are drought tolerant and deer resistant, so they'll keep coming back year after year without fail. With this special offer, you have the opportunity to plant all three of these unique, hard-to-find varieties for much less than you may expect.
Meet the Man Behind These Hellebores
Renowned plant breeder Hans Hansen hybridized the three hellebore varieties offered in these collections. Hansen, who holds 179 U.S. plant patents, has also made improvements to hibiscus, heuchera, clematis, salvia and many other plants. He is the Director of New Plants at Walters Gardens in Zeeland, Michigan.
You won't find these special orientalis hybrids in just any garden store. They were bred to be vigorous and floriferous, yielding lots of lush, petal-packed flowers in sumptuous colours. So easy to grow, they almost thrive on neglect! We're delighted to offer them. This collection contains 1 plant each of the following varieties:
Confetti Cake: Wedding-white flowers feature unexpected burgundy speckles.
Dashing Groomsmen: Lush, 3" double blooms are slate grey to dark purple, giving them a nearly black appearance.
True Love: Rich maroon-red flowers reach 3-3½" across and consist of darkly outlined, double petals.
- Botanical NameHelleborus
- Ships As30 ct plug
- FormPerennial
- Hardiness Zone4-9
- Flowering TimeEarly to mid spring
- Flower ColorCollection of various colors
- Flower Form2-31/2" large, double, fluffy flowers
- Foliage TypeGlossy green, leathery leaves divided into 7-9 toothed leaflets. Evergreen in warmer climates.
- Height/Habit18 - 24 inches
- Planting InstructionsDig a hole large enough to accommodate the rootball without bending them on soil level. Firm soil around roots and water in well.
- Light RequirementsPartial Shade, Full Shade
- Soil RequirementsWell drained
- Will TolerateAcidic Soil, Clay Soil, Loamy Soil, Sandy Soil
- Watering RequirementsLow water needs. Water regularly, do not overwater
- Fertilization RequirementsOnce per year
- PruningTrim back last year's foliage in late winter to early spring for a clean look.
- Winter CarePrefers sheltered area out of wind and harsh sun. A mulch can be provided in the coldest zones.
Over 200 Years of Customer Satisfaction. If, for any reason, you're not completely satisfied with any bulb, bareroot perennial or potted plant upon receipt, after planting or once it grows and blooms, just contact Breck's anytime—no time limit—for as long as you garden.
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Features
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Hardiness Zone
4-9
- Bloom Time
Early to mid spring
- Height
18 - 24 inches
- Light
Partial Shade, Full Shade
- Ships As
30 ct plug
- Plant In
Spring
- Deer Resistant
- Container Gardening
- Attract Bees
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