Helleborus × nigercors HGC Ice Breaker Fancy ('Coseh 820'PBR)
hellebore [HGC Ice Breaker Fancy]
A clump-forming perennial to around 30cm tall with evergreen, glossy, dark green leaves. Creamy-white, outward-facing flowers that age to green with pink undertones to the petal edges and reverses are borne from winter into spring
Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metresTime to ultimate height
2–5 yearsUltimate spread
0.1–0.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drainedpH
Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Green White | Green | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Green | |||
| Autumn | Green | |||
| Winter | Green White | Green |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
West–facing or East–facing or South–facing or North–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H7Botanical details
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Habit
- Bushy
- Potentially harmful
- Harmful if eaten, skin irritant. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
- Genus
Helleborus can be rhizomatous, herbaceous or semi-evergreen perennials forming a clump of pedate basal leaves, or evergreen with erect, leafy stems. Large, bowl-shaped flowers are borne in loose clusters in late winter or spring
- Name status
Trade
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in fertile, moisture-retentive, humus-rich, heavy but well-drained soil which is preferably neutral or alkaline, in dappled shade and with shelter from strong, cold winds, and mulch every autumn with leaf mould, chipped bark or other organic matter; for more advice, see hellebore cultivation
Propagation
Propagate by division of large clumps in early spring, watering well until they are established
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Cottage and informal garden
- City and courtyard gardens
- Wildlife gardens
- Flower borders and beds
- Ground cover
- Banks and slopes
- Underplanting of roses and shrubs
Pruning
Remove old leaves to help prevent hellebore leaf spot, and deadhead by removing old faded flower stems
Pests
May be susceptible to hellebore aphid, hellebore leaf miner and snails
Diseases
May be susceptible to hellebore black death, hellebore leaf spot, downy mildews, grey moulds (botrytis), smuts, and virus diseases
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