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Helleborus × ericsmithii (Hellebore 'Winter Sunshine')

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Skill rating Beginner
skill rating
Ultimate spread 0.3m
max. spread
Ultimate height 0.4m
max. height
Time to maturity 2-5 years
to maturity
Maintenance level 1 hour care
per year
Toxic - Ingestion may cause severe discomfort; skin irritant. This plant
is toxic!

Botanical name: Helleborus × ericsmithii

Other names: Helleborus × ericsmithii 'Winter Sunshine', Hellebore 'Winter Sunshine'

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Genus: Helleborus

Species: H. × ericsmithii - H. × ericsmithii is a bushy, clump-forming, evergreen or semi-evergreen perennial with leathery, deeply lobed, dark green leaves, sometimes with silver veining and pink tones, and from late winter to late spring, upright stems bearing nodding, cup-shaped, white-pink flowers, often flushed green and eventually aging to pink.

Helleborus × ericsmithii is: Evergreen

Flower: White, Pink, Pale-pink, Flushed green in Spring

Foliage: Veined, Flushed pink, Dark-green in All seasons

Habit: Clump-forming, Upright

Toxicity: Ingestion may cause severe discomfort; skin irritant.

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Specific diseases: Black death of hellebores

General care

Pruning: Remove faded, damaged, or dead foliage when the flowers appear. Cut back spent flower stems to encourage the production of new leaves.. REGISTER to read more...

Propagation: This is a sterile hybrid and so can only be accurately propagated through division. Do so in early spring or late summer. . REGISTER to read more...

Propagation methods: Division. REGISTER to read more...

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Helleborus × ericsmithii (Hellebore 'Winter Sunshine') will reach a height of 0.4m and a spread of 0.3m after 2-5 years.

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Cultivation: Prefers heavy, neutral to alkaline soil in partial shade. Avoid excessively dry or wet conditions. Shelter from strong, cold winds and mulch annually in autumn.

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Soil types: Chalky, Clay, Loamy Match unknown
Soil drainage: Moist but well-drained, Moisture-retentive Match unknown
Soil pH: Alkaline, Neutral Match unknown
Light: Partial Shade Match unknown
Aspect: North, South, East, West Match unknown
Exposure: Sheltered Match unknown
Hardiness: Hardy (H4) Match unknown

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