Helleborus Orientalis Double Black

Description

Sumptuous deep purple-black flowers with prominent white stamen. Flowers hang over a foliage which starts dark and turns more glossy green with age. Prefers partial shade with free-draining soil or compost. Excellent for use in early spring containers, but equally happy in the bed or shady border.

Sowing Advice

Sow these seeds IMMEDIATELY you receive them, WHENEVER THIS MAY BE! They need SEVERAL MONTHS in damp compost, (NOT DRY IN A FRIDGE) before they will germinate as the season naturally warms, usually between January and March in the Northern Hemisphere, regardless of when they are sown. Keep the seed tray in a cold place, and check every few weeks. They are COLD germinators! Never, ever, use any artificial heat as this will prevent them from germinating, and ultimately kill them! Keep ungerminated seed pots for at least two years!

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