Make sure each division has at least 2 buds. Hellebores are not difficult to grow in the cooler temperate areas of Australia. To maintain the plant, remove the old leaves when new growth appears during mid or late autumn. Dig the hole as shown in the photo for step 5 and mix the existing soil with an equal amount of compost before replanting. Carolyn. Spring Planting Issue 2006, Horticulture Magazine. So that's hellebores. I was wondering about care for hellebores in the fall. Thanks again, Holley, Now I think I should have been more restrained in my size estimate. Carolyn, Had never considered dividing mine…will look at those that are old enough to do this and spread the wealth…, Donna, Send me a comment if you have any further questions when it is time to divided your hellebores. Lula, Lula, Glad you liked the recipe. It comes up small with three leaflets but develops more if left to mature. If the hellebore stems develop a “cooked” looking cut end after a week or so, simply pull them from the water and cut that portion of the stem off. Carolyn, any idea how far south the hybrid varieties of these grow? What's more, if you plant a few plants now, they'll reward you with wonderful flowers over many, many years. Carolyn. I am taking reservations for my March 18 & 19 Hellebore Seminars. Your articles on shade loving plants are delightful! Also, when do you divide them? Carolyn, great tips and advice. I agree with you on the dividing method Carolyn. Maybe next autumn I will be ready for the experience. Watch out for the gold coloured Hellebores. I often read in gardening books that you should cut off a portion of the plant while it’s still in the ground and wonder if the writer has ever tried that method. They are four feet across and have hundreds of flowers. I pushed the soil back up to the edges of the remaining half, and placed the other in a new hole. Carolyn. Shake it to remove excess soil and then wash away the remaining soil to reveal the extensive root system as shown in step 3. Thanks, Carolyn, Hi Carolyn, I’ve just discovered your blog and know it will be fun to return often. Back when I was writing for gardening magazines, I authored an article for Horticulture on dividing hybrid hellebores. There was a question about how far south hellebores can be grown. In the case of taller varieties, the old flower stems have to be cut down to the ground in spring. Last week a friend let me dig tons of the stinking hellebore (love LOVE them) and I probably could’ve divided them but didn’t. How wonderful it is to be writing what you love to do, gardening! Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Jan, Hybrid hellebores are late this year so maybe yours are still coming. I didn’t know they come in that many colors and designs. The best time to divide is in early spring before they flower. I just realized that I didn’t answer your question in this post. We are slowly transforming our garden into a woodland garden and the lawn area gets progressively smaller We have a pesky invader and I don’t know what it is: it has 3 leaves at the top of a stem like a Trillium and an elongated green flower. I love Hellebores and have been adding new ones every year for the past several years…about 3, I think. You can move hellebores in early spring or fall. Rebecca, I identified you hellebore as a hybrid, Helleborus x hybridus. Trim back the edges of root mass? An economical way to increase your supply is to divide your own desirable plants. You might have to do this with hosta or daylilies but even those should first be attempted by your suggested method. You can divide the plant and move them to new pots or areas during late autumn. Carolyn, I apologize for my tardy comment on this outstanding post. This might be the nicest comment I have gotten to date—the Gertrude Jekyll of PA!?! thank you, Carolyn, Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Jan, H. argutifolius or Corsican hellebore and H. foetidus or bearsfoot hellebore are two of the types that can’t be divided the way I described. Helen, I hope you will try hellebores if they grow where you live in California. Carolyn. Your enlightening article on Helleborus spp. They are invading mostly sunny areas. Hellebores form dusky bronze to creamy white blooms. The American hellebore book written by Tyler and Burrell seems to discuss only cold hardiness. Gambier and Adelaide. Impressive article in Horticulture. Care. Carolyn. Best regards and THANK YOU for sharing your expertise. Yes, a very economical way to get more hellebores is to move the seedlings that form readily around each hybrid plant. An economical way to increase your supply is to divide your own desirable plants. Helleborus cyclophyllus has yellowy green flowers and a slight perfume. One of your replies mentions using “a hatchet and rock hammer to divide some really large hellebore clumps.” Have you ever tried a sawzall? I suggested the topic because so many gardeners think hybrid hellebores are difficult to grow and wouldn’t think of dividing them. Carolyn. In 1898, in Wood and Garden, she wrote: “I never divide things by brutally chopping them across with the spade….The only safe way [to divide a Christmas rose] is to wash the clumps well out and look carefully for the points of attachment, and cut them either with knife or chisel….”. When weather or poor memory delay division, how does a “late-divided” Hellebore respond? I just wanted to say to you, thank you, for introducing me to the wonderful world of hellebores. We had a hard winter this year and the hellebores seem to have loved it because they are blooming profusely. Seems you are the Gertrude Jekyll of Pennsylvania , Laura, I divide hybrid hellebores ideally before the flowers are all the way out, but they can be fully extended. Some of its species are grown as striking evergreen architectural leaves. Nursery Happenings: I am currently accepting orders for snowdrops, including mail orders. Carolyn. I am a fan of dividing perennials – it is such a good way of creating lots more new, vigorous plants. I’m thinking that, as you suggest, the plants themselves do quite well undivided, which is true in my own garden. Quality is too important to me, and the money for writing magazine articles, even features, just isn’t very good. The plants were not labeled and I have no idea what variety they are… If you have time, please visit my post on Wed-March 9 and identify my mystery hellebore!! This is a wonderful article on hellebores. I do not have Hellebores in my garden but I guess the technique can be used for other plants too. If plants become overgrown divide and replant them in new locations in spring just after they have finished flowering and pick off brown or dried flower heads as needed. Carolyn, your Hellebore posts (all of them) are marvelous and so informative. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Hellebores: Divide and Multiply By Carmine Carosella, Fairfax Master Gardener You’ve seen all those fancy hellebores at the garden shops, and they set your heart aflutter. Now that I’ve ordered more I doubt I’ll need to. I have spent an extensive time here on your blog this morning and have learned a great deal about shade plants in general. Do remove the seedlings from around the mother plant to a new location with more room. I never water or fertilize my hellebores, but I do apply ground leaves yearly. Root seems to be exactly on top of half of plant. In fact 15 species and at least 100 different colours and varieties of hellebores. Hybrid hellebores are an ideal plant with their large flowers, which are ornamental in the mid-Atlantic from February (and sometimes earlier) to May, substantial wintergreen leaves, and resistance to deer. The regular mulching helps keep them healthy and free-flowering. Great how-to advice!! Carolyn. One more question, a neighbor is going to give me some of his heleborus plants, he has a lot, his garden is over 20 years old. But without the chance to improve the soil, regular mulching and feeding in the autumn is wise. is VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. I will look into adding them to my garden, but I fear I do not have conditions to meet their needs. A wholesale/retail mail-order nursery focused solely on Hellebores shipped my order this spring with some plants undersized to the point of being only a “hope and a prayer,” some with root system well-matched to the pot, and some plants seriously root-bound in the pot. I know of someone who grows them in GA so hopefully you have tried them and have had success. It is not a hybrid hellebore, but rather a species cross featuring Christmas rose as a parent and making it dividable. Growing these plants in total shade, means less leaf growth. Amy, I am so happy that your hellebore has moved around with you and thrived. I didn’t break it up to small chunks though, more like just cutting it in half. Carolyn. If you want to learn more about the fascinating world of hellebores, you’ll need these guides next: How to Propagate Hellebores; How to Divide and Transplant Hellebores Timing of seed germination around mother plants in the ground seems to be late-winter. Shake it to remove excess soil and then wash away the remaining soil to reveal the extensive root system as shown in step 3. I ask because to rogue out seedlings from interior of the clump would be facilitated if roguing could be done at the time of cutting back flower stalks (as new growth emerges.) I deadhead mine because I don’t want seedlings. I started with a plant my mother in law gave me over 25 years ago, divided from one her mother in law gave her. Hellebores are tough garden plants, well suited to the climate of south eastern Australia. They don’t need to be divided. They don’t need dividing or staking or fertilizing, they just do their thing without much gardener intervention. View Guide. Hellebores are generally healthy, with few issues. Hybrid hellebores are expensive relative to other perennials because it takes three to five years for them to bloom. I grow mine up in zone 6 in full sun and they are very big. My favorite part though is the underlying prompting to resist the urge, and let them be. Last yr. They’ve both done well until this year. Hellebores are so tough and log-lived that they will probably outlive all of us. I do it all the time successfully. Change ). Hi Carolyn, i don’t know hellebores because we dont have them here, just see them in photos. Let me know how it works when you try it. Carolyn. You certainly made that issue of Horticulture a more valued one. I have tried before to transplant these rather large specimens into my garden with no luck. Hellebores thrive in neutral to alkaline soils that are moist but well-drained, fertile and humus-rich. Have been dividing every year chop large clump off healthy large plant, then just divide leaving dirt on, never have had any die. Fortunately I get a few seedlings each year. I have divided a hellebore but only once so far. So I divided it into 14 sections some with leaves others with tiny buds beginning …. ; To assist with soil moisture retention, mix in some Yates Waterwise Water Storage Crystals into the potting mix. Plant your new divisions in full shade to almost full sun. I am very happy with the progress of my blog, and I really love writing about plants. I always dig up hostas and daylilies too, If anything they are easier to divide than big hellebores. I have just ordered more and have a mix of types…including argutifolius, foetidus ‘just because’ I wanted to;-) I love them…picking out a favorite is way to hard for me! Carolyn. How to divide Hellebores. I divide them when they bloom in the spring. Tina, I just wrote articles for gardening magazines for about three years on the side. For your first attempt, separate your plant into no more than three divisions. You may apply a slow-release all-purpose … Stinking hellebore, H. foetidus, which I prefer to call bearsfoot hellebore, cannot be divided and must be propagated by moving seedlings. on dividing hybrid hellebores. I have a perfect garden for them but it is just a pain getting them started. Hellebores. It is so exciting to see you holding those plants and knowing the great feeling of seeing your plants natural way of showing you where to divide. I cut them back when I see new growth in the spring. Water well, particularly during summer. 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