The Plant Company

Bringing your garden to life

Contact

Telephone:
01403 740100

Email:
[email protected]

The Plant Company
Coolham Road
West Chiltington
Pulborough
West Sussex
RH20 2LH

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Opening times:
Tuesday-Friday, 9:00-17:30.
Closed public holidays.
Closed for annual leave
until 8th July.


 

The Plants

Helleborus orientalis 'Double Purple'

lenten rose

Photo of Helleborus orientalis 'Double Purple'

£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