Eventual height & spread
Helleborus (Rodney Davey Marbled Group) Pippa's Purple ('Rd09') (PBR)
hellebore
- 2 litre pot
- £32.99
- available to order from spring
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- Standard £5.99
- Position: partial shade
- Soil: neutral to alkaline, freely draining soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: February to April
- Hardiness: fully hardy
Producing its whopping (up to 7cm or 3in across), flat-faced flowers from late winter to mid-spring, Helleborus Pippa's Purple looks great when planted in random drifts beneath the canopy of existing trees and shrubs, or when used to line a partially shaded pathway.
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