Flowers: January to March

Height: 18 inches

Position: Sun or Partial Shade

Hardiness Rating: 4 5 6 7 8 9

Description: World's first single Hellebore colours 100% true to type! F1 hybrids, so strong plant habit with many flowers per plant. Ideal for pot sales and garden borders.

1. Helleborus Amber Queen™

2. Helleborus Emerald Queen™

3. Helleborus Washfield Queen™

4. Helleborus Queen Of Hearts™

5. Helleborus Queen Of The Night™

6. Helleborus Queen Of Spades™

7. Helleborus Ice Queen™

8. Helleborus Gala Queen™

Sowing Instructions: Sow Helleborus seed in June using fresh seed from new crop. Sow on to a free-draining, moist compost and cover with 3-5mm (¼ inch) of coarse grit. The best germination results are achieved by allowing the seed to germinate naturally in a shaded area, either a cold frame or netted tunnel. Check regularly and keep moist and weed free. Germination can be erratic: seedlings will begin to emerge in November as temperatures cool and the bulk of seedlings will emerge during early to mid December. At this stage the seedlings can be moved under cover to an area at 5-10C (40-50F) and pricked out.

Growing Instructions: Prick out the seedlings into 150 cell plug trays using a well-drained compost and grow on at 10C (50F). Over-winter the seedlings in a well-ventilated glasshouse maintaining a temperature of 5-10C (40-50F). The plugs will develop and be ready for potting in late April. Pot in 7-9cm pots and grow on outdoors, preferably in a netted tunnel, for sales in late summer or pot on again into 3 litre pots and over-winter for sales the following year.

Caution: Harmful if eaten. Foliage may irritate skin.