The Plants
Helleborus orientalis 'Double Purple'
lenten rose

£9.00
A lovely Hellebore with light pink blooms with ruffled double rows of petals, which create this perfect dish shape Caution: Harmful if eaten/skin irritant.
Type
- Perennials
Foliage: Evergreen
Hardiness: Hardy
Vigour: Medium growing
Uses
- Beds and borders
- Flower arranging
- Cottage style garden
- Woodland area
Special features
- Attractive to wildlife
- Low maintenance
- Winter interest
- Attractive to bees
Care instructions
Grow in neutral to alkaline soil including heavy soil. Even though it is semi-evergreen it is advisable to cut back the old leaves down to the ground in January or February. This will show off the emerging flowers to best effect and it also helps to get rid of foliar diseases such as Hellebore leaf spot.
Dimensions
Size: Small
Pot size: 2 litre
Eventual height: 35cm
Eventual spread: 35cm
Positions
- Light shade
Soil types
- Sandy
- Normal
- Clay
Soil pH ranges
- Neutral
- Alkaline