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Beginner
skill rating |
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0.45m
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 orientalis
Other names: Lenten rose, Lenten hellebore, Oriental hellebore, Winter rose
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Genus: Helleborus
Species: H. orientalis - H. orientalis is a clump-forming, semi-evergreen or evergreen perennial with leathery, deep green basal leaves with lance-shaped leaflets and, from midwinter to mid-spring, stout, branched stems bearing nodding or outward-facing, saucer-shaped, white, sometimes pink- or green-flushed flowers becoming pinker with age.
Helleborus orientalis is: Semi evergreen
Flower: Pink, Purple, White, Greenish-white in Spring
Foliage: Dark-green in All seasons
Habit: Clump-forming
Toxicity: Ingestion may cause severe discomfort; skin irritant.
Plant with:
Epimedium x perralchicum (Barrenwort)
Helleborus orientalis (Lenten rose) will reach a height of 0.45m and a spread of 0.45m after 2-5 years.
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Cultivation: Since these plants prefer soil to be moisture retentive mulch with manure or compost in spring as well as applying a small amouint of complete plant food.
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Chalky |
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| Soil drainage: |
Moisture-retentive |
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| Soil pH: |
Alkaline |
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| Light: |
Partial Shade |
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| Exposure: |
Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4) |
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