Our Plant of the Month for March is Hellebore
March 9, 2009 by Linda
Filed under Plants in Our Garden
Hellebores can flower as early as January and continue on until late April producing lovely nodding, saucer-shaped, flowers in many colours. Their foliage is virtually evergreen, just cut down the old leaves during January or February to show the flowers off to their best. They are very low maintenance and they don't mind the shade. Most prefer heavy soils with plenty of organic matter added each year.
Hellebores are a favourite of Crocus.co.uk, here's why they like them: "Low maintenance, virtually evergreen with a long flowering period and tolerant of dry shade, these plants should play an essential part of the winter garden. Mix them with ferns, Anemone blanda or hyacinths to create a naturalised woodland carpet, or pot them up and make a seasonal feature of them on the patio." Take a look at a selection of Hellebores from Crocus.co.uk, click on the pictures for more information:
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Helleborus 'Picotee' Harvington Hellebore
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Helleborus niger Christmas Rose
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Helleborus Collection of Six
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