tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post6714288723416275481..comments2023-04-09T11:46:58.887+01:00Comments on Graphicality-UK: 20.08. Hellebores in flowerHELENEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-40432760139443283322017-08-14T05:45:34.378+01:002017-08-14T05:45:34.378+01:00Hello, as you can see from the rest of the comment...Hello, as you can see from the rest of the comments - this is quite an old post, but it turns out having a summer flowering hellebore is not that unusual after all. Just treat it as the special gem it is, perhaps it will flower for you next summer too :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-90083706528355077992017-08-13T23:51:57.298+01:002017-08-13T23:51:57.298+01:00I brought a hellebore from aldi at Christmas and i...I brought a hellebore from aldi at Christmas and it started flowering again at the end of July. We live in the Staffordshire peak district. When people who are gardeners they ask me why its flowering and I don't no what to say<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16688258661907243718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-12187972428098991382015-12-26T05:02:06.848+00:002015-12-26T05:02:06.848+00:00You have a summer flowering hellebore, just like m...You have a summer flowering hellebore, just like me and a good few other people have. The spring flowering was at the right time, the summer flowering was not supposed to happen – but happens to some hellebores, and the reason why it flowers again already now in December is due to the very mild weather we have so the flowers meant for February to April is flowering already now. That’s how you can get flowers 3 times in the same year, just as I have had with some of mine. <br /><br />I have no good explanation to the fact that some hellebores bear flowers in the summer too, it just happens and after I started writing about it I have been told it happens to other people too so it isn’t that rare after all. Just treasure your summer flowering hellebore, it will probably give you flowers next summer too!<br /><br />A dark purple hellebore is most likely a Helleborus hybridus, you can Google it and see if the flowers and leaves look like yours. If you want more hellebores you should leave the flowers on it until the seeds have matured and fallen out of the seedpods, around July to September – that way you will get many more hellebores in time. It takes about 4-5 years, but worth the wait.<br />Hope this was of help to you!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-56144335717154181072015-12-25T15:28:01.569+00:002015-12-25T15:28:01.569+00:00I only have one hellebore (dont know the name, but...I only have one hellebore (dont know the name, but has dark purple flowers) so far this year it has flowered 3 times. Once in spring, once in summer and again at christmas. Can anyone tell me why please.Suzanne of norfolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00516901901742759420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-33126729414551943382015-08-16T14:07:36.943+01:002015-08-16T14:07:36.943+01:00Seems it might become more common with summer flow...Seems it might become more common with summer flowering hellebores! I just moved house and dug up most of mine and put them in pots. Despite being dug up and moved, my summer flowering hellebore has started to flower as usual, I will write about it on my post at the end of the month so keep an eye out for it on the 31st August.HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-22185707107698530662015-08-16T07:54:44.415+01:002015-08-16T07:54:44.415+01:00I am a gardener and this is the first time I have ...I am a gardener and this is the first time I have ever seen Hellebores in summer, but I have two plants in flower at the moment. They also flowered as usual in winter. Weider still is they are two of four from the same original crop, in one large tub and only two flower and the other two don't,Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01089484616925279088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-63222125908602533262013-10-28T01:20:11.319+00:002013-10-28T01:20:11.319+00:00One of mine has flowered every July/August for the...One of mine has flowered every July/August for the last 7 years, as you know we have had very different summers the last few years so I doubt that make any difference, at least in my garden. I didn't get any seeds this year either, the flowers on the summer flowering hellebore just shrivel up and die, sadly, would have liked to try to grow some seeds form this particular hellebore :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-21015526895407746312013-10-28T00:50:32.634+00:002013-10-28T00:50:32.634+00:00In Oxfordshire, UK. Last summer was exceptionally ...In Oxfordshire, UK. Last summer was exceptionally wet - don't know if this had an impact. Haven't seen hellebore in flower at this time before or since.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17835615242074761531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-31501461637703387222012-08-20T22:07:21.296+01:002012-08-20T22:07:21.296+01:00How interesting! This post is from 2011, I have wr...How interesting! This post is from 2011, I have written again about my summer flowering hellebore this year, as it is flowering again. You are not saying where you live, would be nice to know if you are in UK or somewhere else in the world :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-23923602811709842842012-08-20T17:51:26.274+01:002012-08-20T17:51:26.274+01:00I just found your blog via Google, as I too have j...I just found your blog via Google, as I too have just found a hellebore in flower in my garden in August. Very very strange! I hope yours are doing well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17835615242074761531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-44629913998348138692012-01-14T11:44:46.737+00:002012-01-14T11:44:46.737+00:00Helene I so love my helabores and they are now com...Helene I so love my helabores and they are now coming into bud.<br /><br />Its great you now have room for some more.Scotkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18247627996915575270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-84919494954894082182012-01-13T18:25:23.392+00:002012-01-13T18:25:23.392+00:00Well, I never set out to multiply my Hellebore col...Well, I never set out to multiply my Hellebore collection, 3 plants were more than enough the way my garden was laid out before, so I wasn’t that worried about any seedlings possibly growing in the grass and being lost by cutting the grass to be honest! But now, after redesigning the whole garden, and moving the hellebores further down I will have space for a few more and the seeds will drop onto soil where they can grow undisturbed :-)<br /><br />Thanks for the link to your Blog, I will have a look.HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-52747087259724199042012-01-13T17:38:07.892+00:002012-01-13T17:38:07.892+00:00You are making me sick...
MOWED the hellebore?
Hel...You are making me sick...<br />MOWED the hellebore?<br />Hellebore seed are difficult to collect, difficult to grow from collected seed.<br />Hellebore babies come up in large numbers around the parent plant, and are easily divided when they're about 3 or 4 years old, and they bloom soon (a year or 2) after being set out in a fresh bed.<br />Seeds won't make you rich, but potted-up blooming sized-plants command very good prices.<br /><br />You might look into setting up a neighborhood plant sale, I've also seen plants sell very well at garage sales... The secret is to dig them and pot them a month or 2 in advance, where they have time to get acclimated to the containers.<br /><br />You might visit my winter 2011 post to observe helebore babies, and I outline hellebore maintenence (with pics) on the post I did last year... Just click my name on this comment.stonehttp://www.stonethegardener.com/wp/2010/12/hellebore/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-76765016134348123602012-01-12T00:42:30.620+00:002012-01-12T00:42:30.620+00:00Hello Stone, sorry to disappoint you, but I have n...Hello Stone, sorry to disappoint you, but I have never had any seedlings from any of my hellebores, simply because where they were growing they all leaned over an edge onto the grass, the seeds would drop onto the grass and any seedlings coming up would get mowed. Yes I know, horrible.....I have redesigned my whole garden, no more grass, much bigger beds, and the hellebores are moved slightly further down. Hope they like the new place and don't sulk too much over being moved! <br /><br />But I have made a note to myself to collect some seeds this summer from my Hellebore, providing it flowers, it usually does, has done most years since 2005. Maybe I can start selling the seeds and get rich?! Hmmmm that’s a nice thought :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-49671086730096852182012-01-12T00:29:14.120+00:002012-01-12T00:29:14.120+00:00Hellebore in August!!!
I just saw your comment at ...Hellebore in August!!!<br />I just saw your comment at carolynsshadegardens.com and had to come see for myself...<br /><br />Do you ever divide the babies? <br />I need to put up a new post outlining that... <br />I think that setting out the babies in a new seedbed when they're large enough to handle (3 or 4 years old), should easily determine whether you get summer-bloomers... <br />Tell me where the line is to get seed...stonehttp://www.stonethegardener.com/wp/noreply@blogger.com