Eventual height & spread
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington double green speckled
Lenten rose or hellebore
- 2 litre pot
- £29.99
- shipped within 2 weeks
- 3 × 2 litre pots
- £69.99 £23.33 each
- shipped within 2 weeks
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- Standard £5.99
- Position: partial shade
- Soil: heavy, neutral to alkaline soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: February to April
- Hardiness: fully hardy
The bicoloured raspberry and green flowers of this impressive hardy perennial, will liven up the border on a bleak late-winters day. Perfect for adding colour to a partially shaded spot, hellebores are in flower at a time of the year when little else is. This means that not only will Harvington Double Green Speckled add interest to the garden, they'll also provide a valuable source of nectar to foraging insects.
Add lots of well-rotted leaf mould or organic matter to the planting hole. Cut the old leaves back down to the ground in January or February as this will show off the new emerging flowers to best effect. It will also help to reduce/minimise the spread of any foliar diseases (such as hellebore leaf spot if present.
Apply a generous 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of well-rotted organic matter around the base of the plant in autumn and provide a top-dressing of general fertiliser each spring. Cut off the seed heads to prevent inferior seedlings colonising.
Apply a generous 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of well-rotted organic matter around the base of the plant in autumn and provide a top-dressing of general fertiliser each spring. Cut off the seed heads to prevent inferior seedlings colonising.
- Humans/Pets: Harmful if eaten; skin irritant
