Tuesday, June 03, 2008

Helleborus

We still have some liners of double Hellebores (H. Party Dress Hybrids) available and a good proportion of these will flower this winter if potted into a one litre under shade. They are not as true to colour as the singles and the forms vary greatly but few are disappointing. There are a few pics on the website www.jackdawsfield.co.uk. The plugs (of which we have a greater colour range) will not flower this winter.
We also have good liners of H. sternii Blackthorn Strain which have variously marbled leaves and should bear heads of pink flowers this winter. We still obtain these from Blackthorn nursery and the plants are distinctly more showy from H.sternii which does not appear to be true of some continental supplies. These would fill a two or three litre without difficulty

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