A good retail\u00a0source of these hybrid hellebores is Plant Delights Nursery, in North Carolina. Browse to www.plantdelights.com<\/a> and search for \u201cHelleborus.\u201d Other mail order sources for these plants include Gossler Farms Nursery<\/a> and Joy Creek Nursery<\/a>, both in Oregon.<\/p>\n Most hellebores grow to about fifteen inches high and wide. A few are in the nine-to-twelve inch high category. My garden includes a large swath of the Corsican Hellebore, the largest species, growing to four feet tall and wide. It is just coming into bloom now, with greenish blossoms.<\/p>\n Corsican Hellebore (click to enlarge)<\/p><\/div>\n The Corsican Hellebore is one of just four caulescent species of Helleborus, meaning plants that have leaves on flowering stems. The acaulescent species develop basal leaves, and flower stalks without leaves.<\/p>\n In the late winter or early spring, the Corsican Hellebore\u2019s long-lasting flowers fade and the stems lean to the ground to drop their seeds away from the base of the plant. (I get a lot of seedlings each year!) The gardener\u2019s task at that time is to cut the flowering stems to the ground, to make room for the new growth, which has already begun.<\/p>\n I have been adding additional hellebore cultivars to my garden, and enjoying the smaller varieties and the range of blossom colors they provide.<\/p>\n If you have a partially shaded area in your garden, perhaps under a large tree, and would appreciate seeing interesting blossoms during the late fall and early winter, try a few hellebores.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" One of my favorite plants for this time of the year is the hellebore, which decorates the garden with fascinating blossoms just when the spring bloomers are dormant. The hellebore thrives and blossoms in partial shade, making it a welcome … Continue reading ![\"Corsican](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ongardening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Corsican-Hellebore-buds.jpg?resize=150%2C150\")
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