Hellebores

Helleborus x hybridus 'Red Lady'

Helleborus x hybridus

 Helleborus a very large  group of exciting perennials for growing in shade to full sun. They are the heralds of spring.

The x hybridus types are the most commonly grown being easy garden plants with

a lot of coloured selections being named. Quite a few of these are grown from seed and this does give quite a bit of variation within the groups.

Helleborus x hybridus 'Yellow Lady'

Helleborus x hybridus 'White Lady

Helleborus x hyb.double Queen mix

Many different forms have been bred by crossing different species and there are some amazing varieties out there for the keen collector.

Helleborus x ericsmithii 'Bob's Best'

Double forms are frequent even in seed raised varieties.

Helleborus foetidus

Helleborus argutifolius

Helleborus sternii

The specie types are also very useful in their own right as garden worthy plants as they are able to tolerate specific conditions.

Inter-specific crosses were hard to initially raise with this beautiful example being the first. They are now becoming more common and make incredibly floriferous plants that bulk up in the garden really well.

Helleborus 'Walbertons Rosemary'

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