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Hardiness: USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F) USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F) USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F) USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
Sun Exposure: Light Shade
Danger: All parts of plant are poisonous if ingested
Bloom Color: Pale Pink Pink Rose/Mauve Magenta (Pink-Purple) Fuchsia (Red-Purple) Coral/Apricot Chartreuse (Yellow-Green) Pale Green White/Near White Cream/Tan
Bloom Time: Late Winter/Early Spring Mid Spring Mid Winter
Foliage: Deciduous Smooth-Textured
Other details: Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Soil pH requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
Patent Information: Non-patented
Propagation Methods: By dividing the rootball
Seed Collecting: Bag seedheads to capture ripening seed Allow pods to dry on plant; break open to collect seeds Wear gloves to protect hands when handling seeds Properly cleaned, seed can be successfully stored
Hellebores are toxic! All parts of the plant are toxic to some extent. This plant is said to have been used as the first chemical warfare; it is said ancient Greeks used hellebore plants to poison the city water supply of their enemies and this caused all in the town to die. This plant was also used to make poison to put on the tips of arrows to make the arrows more deadly. This plant also had medicinal "properties"...such as a cure for insanity. There are several species (subspecies?) of hellebores, and while some species are more toxic than others, all hellebores appear to be toxic to some extent. PLEASE be careful with this plant around pets and small children. Do not let pets or children chew on these plants.
On Jul 31, 2006, Ordelia from Banner Elk, NC (Zone 6a) wrote:
GROW THIS PLANT! It has lovely flowers at the time of year we need them most that last up to 6 weeks-- tons of colours and cultivars! The foliage is quite attractive and en masse, this plant is like a Pachysandra with personality!
Downside-- Germination of seed takes up to 3 years. Buy nursery grown stock or cuttings. It can be expensive to get a grown cover effect :(
Blooms begin late Winter to early Spring and last a very, very long time. The plants are evergreen, but older leaves begin to look ragged--I cut them back when the new growth appears.
On Jan 5, 2003, lupinelover from Grove City, OH (Zone 6a) wrote:
Many named cultivars are available with varying colors and mottling. This plant brings encouragement that spring is coming to gardeners weary of winter.
A clump forming, variable perennial, parents are H. orientalis and other species of Helleborus.
Has leathery, toothed, dark green, pedate leaves. Bears long lasting, saucer shaped, 5 petalled, green, white, pink, cream, purple or yellow flowers sometimes mottled with another colour up to 3 inches across.
Flowers February-April
Likes neutral, humus rich, well drained, clayish soil in light shade.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Sacramento, California San Francisco, California Acworth, Georgia Cumming, Georgia Marietta, Georgia Rome, Georgia Smiths Grove, Kentucky Chelmsford, Massachusetts Nantucket, Massachusetts Norton, Massachusetts Mason, Michigan Arden Hills, Minnesota Maclain, Mississippi Claycomo, Missouri Cicero, New York Banner Elk, North Carolina Bessemer City, North Carolina Lake Toxaway, North Carolina Broken Bow, Oklahoma Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania Monroe, Pennsylvania West Goshen, Pennsylvania Arlington, Texas Garland, Texas Suffolk, Virginia
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