Helleborus niger

Christmas Rose

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Flower colour

white

Flowering Time

January, February, December

Light/shadow demands

light shade,

semi-shade

Soil

humos, loamy, sandy-loamy, permeable

perennials

Helleborus niger

Characteristics:

Habit

Prostrate clumps, loosely extended; spreads gradually with short rhizomes

Blossom

Bowl-shaped, wide open, white, occasionally with a greenish centre, splotches of pink when withering; depending on weather December to February, usually March; peduncles reddish

Leaves

Semi-evergreen or evergreen, palmate, compound divided, coarse, pale dark green

Demands

Light shade to semi-shade, likes warmth, usually frost hardy; protect from easterly winds in winter

Soil

Moderately dry to fresh, well-drained, likes chalk, humic, rocky loam, susceptible to disease on heavy soil, seperated out. Special

Tip

Protect flower buds and leaf buds from slugs.

Bee pasture/nectar

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Product Nr	Options	Price (plus 7% VAT)
SANA012996	Pot	€5.25

Product Nr	Options	Price (plus 7% VAT)
SANA012996	Pot	€5.25