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Beginner
skill rating |
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0.25m
max. spread |
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0.45m
max. height |
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2-5 years
to maturity |
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1 hour care
per year |
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This plant
is toxic! |
Botanical name: Helleborus lividus
Other names: Blue-grey hellebore, Purple hellebore
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Genus: Helleborus
Species: H. lividus - H. lividus is an evergreen perennial with blue-green leaves that have conspicuous creamy veins. From mid-winter to mid-spring, it bears clusters of nodding, pink-flushed, pale-green, bowl shaped flowers on red stems.
Helleborus lividus is: Evergreen
Flower: Pale-green, Flushed pink in Spring; Flushed pink, Pale-green in Winter
Foliage: Blue-green in All seasons
Habit: Clump-forming
Toxicity: Ingestion may cause severe discomfort; skin irritant.
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Helleborus lividus (Blue-grey hellebore) will reach a height of 0.45m and a spread of 0.25m after 2-5 years.
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Suggested uses: Beds and borders, City, Cottage/Informal, Greenhouse, Low Maintenance, 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. Not fully hardy, so best grown in an unheated glasshouse in frosty areas.
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Chalky, Clay, Loamy |
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| Soil drainage: |
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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| Soil pH: |
Alkaline, Neutral |
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| Light: |
Partial Shade |
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| Aspect: |
South, West |
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| Exposure: |
Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Indoor unheated (H2), Tender in frost (H3) |
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