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Beginner
skill rating |
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0.5m
max. spread |
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0.3m
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 niger
Other names: Christmas rose, Clove-tongue, St. Agnes' rose, Christmas plant, Christopher's herb, Christ's herb, Bear's foot, Black hellebore, Brumal rose
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Genus: Helleborus
Species: H. niger - H. niger is a semi-evergreen perennial with pedately lobed, leathery, dark green leaves and pure white or pink-flushed white, bowl-shaped flowers.
Helleborus niger is: Semi evergreen
Flower: Pale-pink, White in Spring
Foliage: Dark-green in All seasons
Habit: Clump-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), Viola odorata 'Wellsiana' (Sweet violet 'Wellsiana'), 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), Athyrium otophorum var. okanum (Eared lady fern)
Helleborus niger (Christmas rose) will reach a height of 0.3m 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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| Soil drainage: |
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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