Hellebores Cure the Late-Winter Blues - Fine Gardening Article
Our Hellebores are in! The only other flower showing it's little face other than the pansy so far this winter. Click on the above article and read all the great information about this exciting winter blooming perennial...
Our Hellebores are in! The only other flower showing it's little face other than the pansy so far this winter. Click on the above article and read all the great information about this exciting winter blooming perennial...
I truly love the "lenten roses", too. They also make lovely cut flowers if treated properly. After cutting, I scrape the skin off the bottom inch using a sharp knife, before carefully dipping the ends into VERY hot water to open the capillaries. A very tiny amount of chlorine bleach (1 teaspoon per gallon of water) will help avoid slimy, bacteria laden water which the flowers cannot drink. A daily change of water is suggested also. Hellebores will also leave a daily souvenir of spent anthers around their vase, but it's not sticky or staining. By all means, bring them in for an up close and personal relationship and further enjoy their distinctly individual appearance. By the way, my flowers, left outside to their own devices, are pretty good at setting seed and then producing loads of tiny babies!
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