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Name: Jen Dionne Southern NH (Zone 5b)          NHJenDion May 6, 2018 7:14 AM CST |
| Hello Hellebore Guru's! I received this plant in a coop buy several years ago. It was SUPPOSED to be "Red Racer". Of the 3 I purchased, I think one is Red Racer. I can't decide if this is just a pale "Orientalis" or a named variety I don't know....Any ideas? Thanks so much!! Jennifer    He who can laugh at himself will never cease to be amused.... |
Name: Deb Planet Earth (Zone 8b)     Bonehead May 6, 2018 7:46 AM CST |
| I wonder if it might be a seedling of Red Racer rather than the actual cultivar? I have a real pretty speckled purple NOID hellebore that I have split often, but the few seedlings I have allowed to mature are just a plain-jane solid white. I want to live in a world where the chicken can cross the road without its motives being questioned. |
Perthshire. SCOTLAND. UK    Silversurfer May 6, 2018 2:50 PM CST |
| Many named Helleborus are now lumped together under Helleborus x hybridus. Clearly not the deep red of Helleborus x hybridus Red Racer. https://www.google.com/search?...: |
Name: Jen Dionne Southern NH (Zone 5b) NHJenDion May 8, 2018 2:04 PM CST |
| Thank you both for your input. I suspect Bonehead (love that handle by the way!) may be right- it was supposed to be the named variety, but what do you bet that the nursery just sowed seed from that variety and passed it off as the parent. It was so small when it arrived that it took 4+ years to flower. I'm sure they figured the average gardener would not know what it was supposed to have been by that point. I guess I'll go with white/green NoID. Thanks again! Jennifer He who can laugh at himself will never cease to be amused.... |
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