General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Flowers: Showy
Uses: Provides winter interest
Cut Flower
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Toxicity: Other: All parts of the plant can be highly toxic if ingested and can cause eye and skin irritation
Propagation: Seeds: Stratify seeds: Cold stratification may not be necessary but is usually recommended
Other info: Hellebore seed may take 6-18 months (or more) to germinate
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP23,880 (2013)
Parentage: Unnamed seedling x unnamed seedling

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Common names
  • Hellebore
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Helleborus argutifolius
  • Synonym: Helleborus lividus subsp. corsicus

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Location: RHS Hyde Hall, Essex, UK.
Date: 2023-01-21
Location: RHS Hyde Hall, Essex, UK.
Date: 2023-01-21
Location: RHS Hyde Hall, Essex, UK.
Date: 2023-01-21

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