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Hellebores

Posted in: Uncategorized | February 11, 2020 at 13:34 , by Downside Nurseries

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We have a good stock of the early Hellebores in full flower. These are mostly the Helleborus niger crosses, H. x nigercors and H. x ericsmithii. They come in shades of pink and white, single and double. The hybrids are much tougher and less difficult than the species. The ‘niger’,...

Hellebores

Posted in: Perennial | February 20, 2018 at 10:27 , by Downside Nurseries

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Hellebores are looking wonderful now. Do not neglect H.foetidus – stinking Hellebore. The leaves only smell if crushed and the sprays of lime green flowers contrast nicely with the finely cut bottle green leaves. Flowering starts in December and continues until March so this can be used to give some...