aspenhill's blog: Hellebores Blooms 2016

Posted on Mar 16, 2016 10:18 PM

Hellebores are a definite favorite in my garden. They are the first things to bloom, they thrive in the shade, and the deer leave them alone. I bought my first hellebores at a local nursery that really is a cut above the norm for plant selection. I started out with five plants of the 'Pine Knot Select Strain'. It took several years for them to mature, but they sure bloom and self seed prolifically now. The five initial plants have colonized a nice sized area.

'Pine Knot Select Strain'


The next year I found a Noid Double White


Then more the next year
'Penny's Pink', 'Pink Frost', 'Southern Belles Strain'


The obsession began
'Pink Fizz', 'Apple Blossom', 'Tutu'


'Ballerina Ruffles', 'Phoebe'


And so it goes... 'Berry Swirl', 'Best Man', 'Bridesmaid', 'Cherry Blossom', 'Cotton Candy', 'Maid of Honor', 'Peppermint Ice', 'Peppermint Ruffles, 'Rose Quartz', 'Snow Fever', 'Stained Glass' - all too immature to bloom this year, but just wait until 2017 or 2018!

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