I purchased three hellebores from the wedding party series that were in clearance at an outdoor plant shop back in January. Potted them up, put them in the sunniest spot on my roof garden this time of year, (which is to say very little sun, only 2-4 hours a day- I have to wait a month or so for the sun to shift and bypass the building that blocks most of it in the winter,) and have been watering and checking on them. Very little new leaf growth, and no flowers. They looked a bit raggedy and dried out when I purchased them- hence the deep discount. Is it possible they won't bloom this year at all from neglect at the plant center? Could I still find some hellebores in bloom at another plant shop this time of year? It's March 21st and I'm in Maryland, zone 7b-8a.
