Gardener and Photographer with a love of Roses and a magpie-eye for all things Horticultural
Sometimes nature does all the work - this beautiful, double white hellebore was a chance find in a Tasmanian garden, albeit the garden of the noted plantswoman who has given her name to this snowy Lenten Rose. Like all hellebores, give it deep, rich soil, in semi-shade and reliable year-round moisture and enjoy... a Tasmanian…
Continue reading ➞ Hellebore Mrs Betty Ranicar – definitely not a Tasmanian devil…
Hellebore Penny's Pink Photos only this time - I've talked about this particular hellebore - and Rodney Davey's other creation, Anna's Red, beforehand so shan't repeat myself.
I'm getting to rather like this hellebore, Pirouette, for the beautiful congestion of flowers and buds, toothed foliage and compact form. Dusky buds, opening to white blooms fading to equally dusky pink. Typical dark green, leathery leaves on a plant reaching 15" (I'm in an Imperial Mood). While I am on the subject, Helleborus foetidus,…
Continue reading ➞ Prima ballerina – Helleborus x ericsmithii ‘Pirouette’
The seasons begin their shift towards Spring - isn't it noticeably lighter, later, already - and Hellebores will be coming to the fore. Certainly a plant that can be the subject of (more than) a mild addiction. Penny's Pink Plant breeder Rodney Davey gives us this beauty - Penny's Pink - and another (my favourite)…
Continue reading ➞ Hellebore Heaven – Penny’s Pink and Pirouette
Hellebore Gold Collection Ice Breaker Max(i) I'm a little confused by this one, as the label at Wisley - is not 'Helleborus x ericsmithii' as it appears elsewhere in The Internet, and is more Ice Breaker Maxi than Max. It might also be synonymous with the name Winter's Glow. Hey Ho. Beautiful nevertheless. http://www.perennials.com/plants/helleborus-ericsmithii-winters-glow.html http://www.helleborus.de/engl/hgc_eng.htm
Helleborus Cinnamon Snow Helleborus, interspecific hybrid ‘HGC Cinnamon Snow’®: This new variety from Heuger breeding is a worthy addition to the ‘Helleborus Gold Collection.’® It combines positive characteristics of two different helleborus species. It is a well-behaved plant with a uniform, compact habit. It has large 3-3.5” flowers that open with a tinge of pale yellow…
Continue reading ➞ Cinnamon Snow, Snow Dance and Josef Lemper – Hellebore Gold
Unexpected sunshine this afternoon at the RHS gardens at Wisley in Surrey. More than a whiff of spring, with plenty of colourful bulbs coming through (the crocus especially), some stunning camellias and the odd rhododendron too. Hellebores are still going strong, the Alpine House as usual, is captivating. Old favourites - Edgworthia chrysantha and the…
Continue reading ➞ Sunshine at RHS Wisley, Surrey (Part I)
Picotee relates to pale flowers with a red or purple edging to the petals and sometimes purple veins and purple nectaries. Hellebore flower forms can be anemone-centred, double, spotted and single. A lot of hybridising is going on for greater colour range and more extravagant forms. I should think not all will be completely successful…
Continue reading ➞ Hellebore Harvington Hybrids ‘Picotee’
Anna's Red, a superb new introduction from Devon based nurseryman Rodney Davey, named for Anna Pavord. Rich colouring, great contrast, pearly sheen to new buds and pink colouration to marbling on new foliage, fading to cream. Large blooms, outward facing or slightly nodding. A delight and the fruit of twelve years of work by this…
Continue reading ➞ Hellebore Anna’s Red
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