Helleborus 'B11-02'
A clump-forming, strongly growing evergreen perennial with leathery, divided, blue-green leaves reaching up to 40cm high. The pale pink flower are carried on reddish-brown stems from mid-winter to spring, turning light green with age.
0.1-0.5 metres
0.1-0.5 metres
| Season | Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | ||||
| Summer | ||||
| Autumn | ||||
| Winter |
Tolerant of wide range of soils, but it prefers humus-rich, moist but well-drained soils. Improve lighter soil with organic matter such as garden compost. Avoid soils prone to drying out or staying wet. Plant in light shade and protected from cold drying winds. For more advice see hellebore cultivation.
Propagate by division of larger clumps in early spring.
Remove damaged, old leaves in the atumn. When flowering finished, remove the old deteriorating flower stems to encorage new fresh growth from the base.
May be susceptible to hellebore aphid, hellebore leaf miner and snails
May be susceptible to hellebore black death, hellebore leaf spot, grey moulds (botrytis) and virus diseases.