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Intermediate
skill rating |
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0.5m
max. spread |
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0.5m
max. height |
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2-5 years
to maturity |
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2 hours care
per year |
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This plant
is toxic! |
Botanical name: Helleborus foetidus
Other names: Bear's foot hellebore
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Genus: Helleborus
Species: H.foetidus - H.foetidus is an evergreen, clump forming perennial with dark green leaves. It has pale green cup-shaped flowers with red margins in late winter to early spring.
Helleborus foetidus is: Evergreen
Flower: Pale-green, Flushed red in Spring
Foliage: Dark-green in Spring
Habit: Cushion or Mound Forming
Toxicity: Ingestion may cause severe discomfort; skin irritant.
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Plant with:
Athyrium filix-femina (Lady fern), Osmanthus x burkwoodii (Burkwood osmanthus), Olea europaea (Black olive), Saxifraga x urbium (London pride), Athyrium filix-femina subsp. angustum f. rubellum 'Lady in Red' (Lady fern 'Lady in Red'), Athyrium vidalii (Vidal's lady fern), Dennstaedtia punctilobula (North American hay-scented fern), Athyrium filix-femina 'Frizelliae' (Tatting fern), Saxifraga cuneifolia (Wedge-leaved saxifrage), Athyrium otophorum var. okanum (Eared lady fern)
Helleborus foetidus (Bear's foot hellebore) will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.
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Suggested uses: Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging, Beds and borders, Underplanting
Cultivation: This plant thrives in neutral to alkaline soils that are moist, fertile and humus-rich, which makes it suitable for heavy clay soils in partial shade. For best results provide shelter from strong, cold winds and mulch annually in autumn.
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Chalky, Clay, Loamy |
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Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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Alkaline, Neutral |
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| Light: |
Partial Shade, Full Shade |
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| Aspect: |
North, East, West |
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| Exposure: |
Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4) |
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Question from
Claire Hodges
I've just been inspecting my Helleborus Foetidus and accidentally snapped off 2 main stems. It was getting a bit straggly (about 3 yrs old), and though I was holding the stems gently it seemed that the thick stems (nearly an inch diameter) were having trouble supporting their own weight. Some new growth is already showing at the base so the plant will continue to grow I hope, but can i plant out the small shoots showing on the main stem that has broken off?
Also, can I use the seeds that are attached to this main stem if I let them dry out (the pods are still closed)?
Should I have kept the plant's growth more in check over the last couple of years?
Many thanks
Claire
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- Replies: 1
- Posted: Mon. 23rd May 2011 10:24
- Last reply: Mon. 23rd May 2011 22:22
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