Indoor Hellebore Care - How To Grow A Hellebore Plant Indoors

Indoor Hellebore Care Keep the soil moderately moist, but allow the top to dry out in winter. Trim off dead or damaged leaves as they occur to keep the plant looking its best. Move the plant to a cool location up to six weeks before you want it to bloom. After blooming, trim off the spent flower stems.

Can you grow hellebores indoors?

The right pot and soil is key to growing hellebores indoors. Both Lenten and Christmas rose have a mature spread of roughly 12 to 18 inches, so select a pot at least 12 inches in diameter and 12 inches deep to provide plenty of room for their vigorous, fleshy roots. Make sure the pot has drainage holes.

How do you care for potted hellebores?

You can keep it potted until you're ready to put it in the ground outside, or you can keep it potted and enjoy it indoors and out, year round. Hellebore needs rich and well-drained soil, so be sure to choose a pot that drains and use a rich organic potting soil or add compost to existing soil.

What do you do with hellebores in the winter?

I firmly believe that one of the most useful things you can do is to cut off last year's foliage at the end of the season as this prevents hellebore leaf spot disease being carried through the winter on the leaves and infecting the flowers.

Where is the best place to plant hellebores?

PLANTING & CARING FOR HELLEBORES

Tolerant of a wide range of growing conditions, hybrid hellebores perform best when sited in partial shade in rich, moist, but well-draining soil. Hellebores are quite easy to grow, and since they are perennials, will continue to bloom for a number of years.

Can hellebores tolerate sun?

Oriental Hybrid Hellebores

Hellebores are hardy in Zones 6 to 9. They tolerate almost full sun to almost full shade but prefer partial shade. Dense shade may reduce flower production.

Is a Christmas rose an indoor plant?

If you get a Christmas rose as a present, remember that it is not an indoor plant. You can keep it indoors for a week or so but keep it in a bright spot and as cool as possible.

Do hellebores bloom all summer?

Hellebores have a usual bloom time (winter and spring), but they can sometimes be found for sale, in full bloom, during the summer. This means that the plants have been forced to bloom out of their usual schedule, and they aren't likely to bloom again in the winter.

Do hellebores die off in summer?

In colder zones, hellebores will break through the frozen ground early in the spring. Their foliage remains attractive into the summer, so they are suitable for splashy, mass plantings.
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How to Grow Hellebore.

Botanical Name	Helleborus spp.
Common Name	Hellebore, Lenten rose, Christmas rose
Plant Type	Herbaceous perennial

Why are hellebores so expensive?

Hybrid hellebores are expensive to purchase (about $17 for a one-gallon pot) because it takes three to five years for them to bloom, and growers generally only sell blooming plants. ... Unlike other perennials, hellebores are long-lived plants that do not need to be divided to remain vigorous.

Is hellebore poisonous to dogs?

Hellebore (Helleborus spp.), a member of the buttercup family, is toxic to dogs, cats, and horses. Thankfully, its foul taste often prevents them from eating it in large quantities. Even the name of the genus refers to its toxicity.

Do Hellebores self seed?

In the garden many Hellebores will self seed and multiply into clumps as in the image top left. Most of the popular varieties of Helleborus are small plants, growing up to around half a metre, suitable for front of the border plant, a woodland settings and as ground cover.

Why are my hellebore leaves turning yellow?

Every year as the plants begin to put on new foliage they can undergo a transient nutrient deficiency which is displayed as yellowing of the leaves. ... This is not to be confused with the yellow foliage on the yellow flowering plants like the O'Byrne's Helleborus x hybridus Golden Lotus or Golden Sunrise strain.

Should hellebores be cut back after flowering?

The best time for pruning a hellebore plant is late winter or early spring, just as soon as the new growth begins to appear. This new growth should come straight up out of the ground as little stalks. These stalks should still be surrounded by a ring of last year's big leaves.

Do hellebores multiply?

A hellebore will yield from two to as many as 10 divided plants. You should plant the divided plants immediately, making sure the roots do not dry out.

Do Hellebores prefer sun or shade?

Hellebores are typically woodland edge plants. They thrive in rich, moisture-retentive soil but struggle in boggy and wet conditions. Most will tolerate full sun to almost full shade.

What do you feed hellebores?

Feeding hellebores

They are greedy feeders so give them a yearly feed in September with a slow-release fertiliser (such as Vitax Q4 ) or surround with well-rotted manure.

Are hellebores invasive?

The hellebore is a small evergreen perennial that blooms during the winter months and into spring, usually starting as early as late January. The clumps expand slowly by rhizomatous roots but are not invasive.

Why are my hellebore drooping?

Hellebore plants are 1 1/2 to 2 feet tall so the flowers are close to the ground drooping down on a 45 degree angle for an extended bloom cycle. Flowers droop as a survival mechanism to snow, sleet and rain. The weather in winter and early spring is not conducive to pollination by insects.

Can you plant a Christmas rose outside?

Hellebores plants can go in the ground at any time of year. However, you will find them in garden centres more often in winter and spring. Plant in sun or semi-shade, into well-drained soil enriched with well-rotted garden compost.

What does the Christmas Rose look like?

When most garden plants are hibernating, the Christmas Rose with its dark green foliage and radiant flowers provides colour in the winter garden. Purple, white, pink, pale yellow, black or spotted, Christmas roses are the must-haves this winter. ... Be tempted by the Garden Plant of the Month for December.