AOL: How to Care for Hellebores So They Last Decades in Your Garden "Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Hellebores are some of the most exquisite perennial flowers in the garden. There are several different ... How to Care for Hellebores So They Last Decades in Your Garden One of the featured stars of many late winter-early springs gardens are Hellebores and right now is a great time to find an assortment of beautiful varieties in nurseries.

Understanding the Context

Gardening guru Ciscoe Morris ... Popular Hellebore varieties include the Helleborus x hybridus, Helleborus niger, and the taller varieties which include Helleborus argutifolius and Helleborus foetidus. Helleborus hybrids come in a wide range of colors from pink and red to yellow, apricot, white, green and even black. Destroy Affected Foliage Keep hellebore leaf spot from infecting all of your plants by destroying the foliage you remove from the ones that are already infected.

Key Insights

As with other plants that have been infected with a disease, you'll want to avoid putting these leaves in your compost bin, especially if you plan to use that compost in your garden. Popular hellebore species include H. niger, the Christmas rose, which bears white flowers that are more upright than the blooms on many other species. These are the hardiest as well, reportedly growing in zone 3. We sell species plants, our hybrids and those from the nursery of our west coast hellebore friends, Ernie and Marietta O'Byrne.

Final Thoughts

We also offer a broad range of interspecies hybrids. At Pine Knot we try to offer a good, healthy plant at a fair price (That's one customers can affordto buy that we can afford to grow.)