I am so busy with my nursery right now that I don’t have time to answer all these questions. Hellebores are not difficult to grow in the cooler temperate areas of Australia. For information about the best areas in Australia to grow Hellebores, the best position in the garden to plant them and generally getting the best out of your Hellebores, click on the buttons above. Great advice Carolyn. Be sure the container drains well and you keep the soil evenly moist, but not oversaturated. I deadhead mine because I don’t want seedlings. This entry was posted on March 8, 2011 at 8:20 pm and is filed under hellebores, How to, Shade Perennials with tags dviding hybrid hellebores, Helleborus x hybridus, hybrid hellebores. Hellebores grow best in Southern Australia, in cool, elevated regions, from Sydney to Perth and further south. The root system is past loosening roots and spreading them out into compost amended soil. Purchase on Amazon. While dividing and transplanting hellebores is usually done in early fall or late winter, sometimes circumstances require us to do so at an inopportune time. Hellebores can be divided, allowing you to create new plants for free. This is the method I use to divide almost all plants, not just hellebores. Hellebores grow best in southern Australia in cool, elevated regions from Sydney to Perth and south (see climate map). Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. I cut them back when I see new growth in the spring. Hi from HZ5b, Champaign, IL, USA, planet earth. My oldest plant is now 4 years old and is bearing Many beautiful flowers this Spring. Carolyn. The seeds came from Chantilly in France, In the future, Ted is keen to breed a double gold round Hellebore but he says that takes time - many, many years. Dig an 8-inch-deep circle around the hellebore plant, 6 inches from its outermost leaves. Hi Carolyn, What I am really enjoying with this blogging is the renewed interest in plants that for whatever reason I have stopped growing. . Carolyn. The hybrids in my zone 5 garden came to me as seedlings from my mother’s zone 9 garden in central California, where they thrive. Thanks so much! Nursery Happenings: I am currently accepting orders for snowdrops, including  mail orders. I love hellebores for many reasons. ( Log Out /  I just realized that I didn’t answer your question in this post. Carolyn, Dear Carolyn, Another very informative posting in your hellebores series. Insert your spade in a circle all the way around the plant and pry it out of the ground as shown in the photos for steps 1 and 2. Nothing could be further from the truth: they are easy to grow and propagate by division. I divided the one a couple of years ago because it was the only one I owned at the time! This is also a good way to get more of the three species that I mentioned that can’t be divided. I love plants and, I really enjoy writing. I planted a few hellebores for the first time last year – we’ll see in a few years if they bloom!!! If you want to return to my blog’s homepage to access the sidebar information (catalogues, previous articles, etc. Sometimes the flower has a little brown rim. 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.) There is plenty of stuff going on in the garden in spring: it’s winter I have been concentrating for for the last 20 years. Most Hellebores do not like to have wet feet. It has moved spots in the garden several times, and spent 3 years in a pot whilst we we building a new home. You certainly made that issue of Horticulture a more valued one. Glad to hear about the Christmas rose. I didn’t break it up to small chunks though, more like just cutting it in half. I’m thinking that, as you suggest, the plants themselves do quite well undivided, which is true in my own garden. Make your cuts where you see natural divisions in the root system as shown in the photo for step 4, including some roots, woody rhizome, and flower stems in each division. Hellebores. The Gardener's Guide to Growing Hellebores. They don’t need dividing or staking or fertilizing, they just do their thing without much gardener intervention. Carolyn. Find the four Hellebore varieties that are the most popular and easiest to grow. Water well, particularly during summer. I have turned a corner and look forward to more garden delights in the next ten years. Divide the hellebores in cool weather, preferably with rain the forecast. B-a-g, You obviously were exactly right to do what you did and adventurous to take the risk of ignoring what you read. They are wonderful plants. Ted also grows H.argutifolius which are a taller growing variety, best suited for the back of a border, with its head of lime green flowers. I didn’t know they come in that many colors and designs. This would include most of Victoria, Tasmania, cooler mountainous regions of NSW and the cooler parts of South Australia. Knew you were an expert but am impressed at how famous you are too. Then untie the foliage and split the plant using the traditional ‘two forks’ technique. The youngest and most vigorous growth is always at the edge of the clump, while the tired, woody and unproductive growth is at the centre. Only by digging the whole plant up can you avoid injury to the plant by viewing the unique way each individual plant needs to be divided. H.foetidus is quite handsome, with its tall divided leaves and flowers that stand up well above the foliage. Though I will be getting a Christmas Rose, I have the perfect spot…, Janet, Good, don’t divide them and let them get huge. Maybe next autumn I will be ready for the experience. Great info! 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. ORDER BY PHONE CALL 1300 606 242. I love all your hellebores especially the double layered ones. thank you, Carolyn, ), just click here. Thanks, Marguerite. And while your plant has been stressed, it sounds like you are giving it the TLC it needs right now. Dig the whole plant and wash off the soil. Carolyn. Picked hellebore flowers don't last well in a vase, so they are best displayed as floating flowers in a flat bowl. ; Remove the shrub from the container, gently tease the roots. However I intend to answer them in a blog post updating my original post on dividing hellebore—stay tuned. I just wanted to say to you, thank you, for introducing me to the wonderful world of hellebores. Carolyn, any idea how far south the hybrid varieties of these grow? You can move hellebores in early spring or fall. No way were they ready for dividing, but, now I know how! Can’t wait to have a few hellebores four feet across with hundreds of blooms. Insert your spade in a circle all the way around the plant and pry it out of the ground as shown in the photos for steps 1 and 2. HI Carolyn, I didn’t know you wrote for a garden magazine. Change ). It is completely unrelated to hybrid hellebores, but is a cross containing Christmas rose, Majorcan hellebore, and Corsican hellebore in various proportions. Hi Carolyn, I love your blog and all of the information you share with us. It has taken dedicated gardener, Ted West, 25 years to gather a definitive array of hellebores..... and now he has dozens and dozens of them. The roots are single and long with a nodule. Your enlightening article on Helleborus spp. Very helpful advise! View Guide. I can not say I have ever divided hellebores, so nothing to add. Back when I was writing for gardening magazines, I authored an article for Horticulture on dividing hybrid hellebores. Hellebores are typically long-lived plants. They are really beautiful. So they are not just shade plants. I just purchased a white hellebore. Beleive it or not I am trying to cut back on the number of hellebores in my garden. I did this 2 yrs ago…and last year, I had a lot of buds on both. I am definitely as quirky and opinionated as she was. Carolyn, great tips and advice. With some strong-arm help this fall I’d like to complete this project. Shake it to remove excess soil and then wash away the remaining soil to reveal the extensive root system as shown in step 3. What a great article, I will have to try this next spring. Looking at those pictures I sure would like to try as they are much more my style than typical early spring flowers. I have gotten rid of it by very carefully digging up (not pulling) the plant with a trowel making sure to get all the little nodules. Lula, Lula, Glad you liked the recipe. Hi Carolyn, i don’t know hellebores because we dont have them here, just see them in photos. It is the only hellebore that likes somewhat moist conditions. It's not usually necessary for the health of the plant; but if you wish to divide them, this is best done in fall. Dorothy, You don’t have to deadhead hellebores after they bloom and shouldn’t if you want seedlings. Division is not only a great way to propagate hellebores that have become old, but you can also easily repot the numerous babies the plant readily produces each year. Martha, It is really not clear from your description what the problem is if the tree is gone. Hellebores. It will be awhile before I can divide the little plants I got from you, but I wanted to let you know that one of the Red Ladies is blooming for me. This year there aren’t many at all, although there are a lot of seedlings surrounding one of the plants. A basic approach to dividing hellebores Simple division Tie the foliage of the plant together loosely with string then, using a large digging fork, lift the plant. And I did it by digging directly into it, while in the ground, cutting it in half. It is possible to divide or move clumps of hellebores in autumn, though they will sulk for a while afterwards. I tried to divide an 8-9 yr. old helleborus but a tree-root is on top beneath the soil; latter tree has since been removed. Carolyn. I grow mine up in zone 6 in full sun and they are very big. MNGarden, Now that’s a recommendation if I ever heard one. Woohoo I’m hooked on hellebores! Any solution/recommendations? Although plants may be slow to settle in, once they do, they rarely need division and may resent it. Gardening expert, Dan Hinkley shows Martha how easy it is to divide a hellebore into several different plants. Holley, Now I think I should have been more restrained in my size estimate. 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 Are your recommendations for timing of division solely to gauge size of division as “each flower represents a potential division,” or are there horticultural reasons for such timing? Thank you so much for the great advice…I just looked at my hellebore ‘ivory Prince’ and said, “You my beauty need to get out of that bed and into a better one for viewing!” So this morning after two days of heavy rains~with more to arrive~They’ve been moved and look pretty darn happy! Carolyn, I divided my hellebores a while ago. Now if you could only tell me how to divide pumonarias I have some friends who would be most happy. It’s important to be careful while pruning, however, as the sap of the plant can irritate the skin. Carolyn, I apologize for my tardy comment on this outstanding post. Carolyn. Certainly not enough to make up for the time my article on dwarf Jacob’s ladder was illustrated with a photo of Spanish bluebells. One of your replies mentions using “a hatchet and rock hammer to divide some really large hellebore clumps.” Have you ever tried a sawzall? How to divide Hellebores. I don’t water them during summer either. This is a wonderful article on hellebores. Great how-to advice!! But in my garden in England I have the two hellebores that don’t divide easily, and so have increased them by collecting the delightful little seedlings that appear all around the parents – hellebores are one of the few plants in my view that simply cannot produce too many seedlings! In southern climates where the sun is not as harsh, hellebores can … Have been dividing every year chop large clump off healthy large plant, then just divide leaving dirt on, never have had any die. How wonderful it is to be writing what you love to do, gardening! They are invading mostly sunny areas. Where to plant. Thank you. What zone are you? 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. For the catalogue and order information, click here. Hellebores can be propagated by division. You need to do it now while it is still cold out. Hellebores are tough garden plants, well suited to the climate of south eastern Australia. I only divide a hellebore if  it is so special that I can’t replicate it without division. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. I was mortified. Lots of mistakes are made, and the author has no control over them but his or her name is on the article. Carolyn. I think it is best to transplant small plants unless they are grown in a pot. Carolyn, Carolyn, I wish I had hybrid hellebores to try your very well explained recipe. That last collage is a stunner, too! Hellebores grow best in Southern Australia, in cool, elevated regions, from Sydney to Perth and further south. ( I better mention I live in southern Australia – south is our shady side!) and informative, thank you! The American hellebore book written by Tyler and Burrell seems to discuss only cold hardiness. Dennie, Dennie, All hellebores form clumps over time so I am unclear on your distinction between clumps and individual plants. I had no idea you could do this and do like the method. Orchids to you are what hellebores are to me so I know you can appreciate how much I love them. Yes, a very economical way to get more hellebores is to move the seedlings that form readily around each hybrid plant. One, I appreciate that you continue to read and comment even though many of the plants I talk about don’t grow in Malaysia. You might have to do this with hosta or daylilies but even those should first be attempted by your suggested method. They will need to be divided or else moved into larger pots as the clumps expand. Last yr. How to divide Hellebores. The method outlined below can also be applied to all species hellebores except Majorcan hellebore (Helleborus lividus), Corsican hellebore (H. argutifolius), and bearsfoot hellebore (H. foetidus). I have in the past been too obsessed with Summer, I think I will now concentrate on some of the Spring beauties which you show us. Choose a pot at least twice the size as the selected plant. I agree with you on the dividing method Carolyn. Most have been interbred, producing countless hybrid Hellebores in a rich array of colors and forms. Planting guide for Winter Roses (Hellebores) Making Your Hellebore Selection. In fact 15 species and at least 100 different colours and varieties of hellebores. I pushed the soil back up to the edges of the remaining half, and placed the other in a new hole. I’ll remember to reference your post next year. For photographs of the full range of their colors, please read my article An Ode to Seed Strain Hellebores by clicking here. To keep soils moist incorporate plenty of compost when planting and mulch well. Hellebores are stunning in mass plantings and are perfect in ‘difficult’ sites such as under tree canopies or low-light areas between buildings. Hellebores are part of the Ranunculaceae family, which includes Ranunculus, Anenomes and Clematis. Care. Since writing this, I discovered that none other than the famous Gertrude Jekyll and I agree on this point. With their winter flowering and fascinating range of flower and foliage forms, Hellebores are deservedly popular. Carolyn. If not, I am assuming it is too hot in Austin for hellebores. His look like mine, like they are individual plants, not clumps. In 1898, in, Snowdrops and Other Winter Interest Plants Seminar, March GBBD: The Philadelphia International Flower Show. I am a fan of dividing perennials – it is such a good way of creating lots more new, vigorous plants. But what i appreciate more is your writing. Learn how your comment data is processed. The plant prefers neutral PH to slightly limy soils. Seed germination and emergence of new plants occurs just this one time during the year? They do not usually need to be divided for the health of the plant, but if you wish to transplant or divide a hellebore, that is best done in September or October. They are four feet across and have hundreds of flowers. The hellebore has surprised me this past year with seed sprouted baby plants! ( Log Out /  Growing these plants in total shade, means less leaf growth. They will flower in almost full-sun, but prefer semi-shaded positions, particularly in summer. 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!! Excellent article and gorgeous hybrid hellebores, Carolyn … the huge undivided drifts must be a stunning sight to behold. Things I couldn’t grow in California ware peonies, oak leaf hydrangeas, and hellebore. They usually grow best in a position with shade for most of the day. So that's hellebores. 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. Shake it to remove excess soil and then wash away the remaining soil to reveal the extensive root system as shown in step 3. You may apply a slow-release all-purpose … The March 6 session of Charles Cresson’s Snowdrops and Other Winter Interest Plants Seminar has been rescheduled for March 13 and has a few spaces left. I had no idea what they even were until I began blogging! Carolyn, Hi Carolyn, The main species grown in Australia include Helleborus orientalis, but Helleborus foetidus is also popular. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Firmly tamp down the soil, water well, and mulch with ground leaves. Helleborus cyclophyllus has yellowy green flowers and a slight perfume. Soil needs for hellebores. I have a perfect garden for them but it is just a pain getting them started. 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! Another special is a H. orientalis cultivar - with its white star shaped big bloom and a little green at the base of the petal. When weather or poor memory delay division, how does a “late-divided” Hellebore respond? South Australians can grow hellebores in the temperate range between Mt. It is not a hybrid hellebore, but rather a species cross featuring Christmas rose as a parent and making it dividable. I am very happy with the progress of my blog, and I really love writing about plants. And your mature hellebores are enormous! Timing of seed germination around mother plants in the ground seems to be late-winter. Back when I was writing for gardening magazines, I authored an article for. I always dig up hostas and daylilies too, If anything they are easier to divide than big hellebores. Carolyn. I didn’t realize the plants were that large. Thank you. By removing the most vigorous … Today I was using a hatchet and rock hammer to divide some really large hellebore clumps. How neat! I had a gut instinct that they would be OK, because the root ball was like a solid clump, and they were. Dig the hole as shown in the photo for step 5 and mix the existing soil with an equal amount of compost before replanting. Is it simply that they don’t thrive? Add perennial hellebores to your garden beds and borders, and beautify your property with charming plants that are sure to nod their heads in approval. Thanks again, Do you cut them back, dead head them after they bloom? Let me know how it works when you try it. Donna, All they need where you live is good drainage, but I am not sure about the zone–is that what you mean? For your first attempt, separate your plant into no more than three divisions. I bought 3 hellebores last spring and I have blooms now! Carolyn. Carolyn. I am glad you agree because I envision all these gardeners hacking away at their plants based on what I consider erroneous advice in many gardening books. Make sure you wash your hands after handling these plants as Hellebores … To maintain the plant, remove the old leaves when new growth appears during mid or late autumn. Watch out for the gold coloured Hellebores. H. orientalis is a shorter growing variety, with a beautiful flower. Use the spade's sharp point to loosen the soil as you go. Also extract any seedlings from the crown because you will get new plants crowding your existing plant. Your comments suggest that corsicans are not likely to survive dividing. I’ll keep your method in mind should I decide to divide any more. Public Holidays) 10am – 2pm Saturday, excluding public holiday weekends Andrea, What an incredible compliment. We don’t grow hellebores here in Austin but you never know what the future holds! I haven’t attempted dividing hellebores as the ones I had never got big enough but it’s good to know for when I purchase any hellebores in the future. Carolyn. Here are links to the other articles: Part Two       An Ode to Seed Strain Hellebores, Part Three   Christmas Rose: The Perfect Hellebore, Part Four      Dividing Hybrid Hellebores, Part Five       The Sex Lives of Hellebores. Great instructions and I whole heartedly agree one should not divide Hellebores while they are in the ground. Plant your new divisions in full shade to almost full sun. Patricia, Great to have this new information that hellebores thrive in zone 9. And, whereas I used to be a native or nothing snob I have now learned to embrace any non invasive plant that will grow for me. I always though you should not divide hellebores but then last year I gave it a try and I’m so happy to say I have had success. I love the early color they give the garden and I will definitely be adding more. Finally, we’re often encouraged to divide our hardy perennials every three years and to replant the healthiest pieces in improved soil. I am trying to gather information on the southern range of hellebores. . 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. I find that a lot of the things that you read about what you can’t do with plants are not in fact true. Favorite Hellebores for your Winter and Spring Garden. Now that I’ve ordered more I doubt I’ll need to. I'm not sure I can post a photo from my phone, but I have a large and thriving hybrid hellebore that I've had for just over two years. I didn’t like writing for magazines because they edit, add photos, and caption photos without any input from the author. I didn’t really enjoy the process so I stopped submitting ideas. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Hellebores take three to five years from seed. I did get lots of babies. However, the most beautiful hybrid hellebore specimens in my garden are my large clumps that have never been divided. Betty Ranicar’ that I love. Love the sign of spring from this plant, cut all dead leaves back hard every year. I am taking reservations for my March 18 & 19 Hellebore Seminars. Ted's favourites include H.orientalis a double pink hybrid, and he has bred double plums and double whites in small numbers. is VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. But first a warning: do not simply detach pieces from the edge of your cherished clump and replant it elsewhere or give it away. I love it when they form large clumps, and I think I get more of a buzz seeing what new ones appear amongst the seedlings. Carolyn. Can You Divide Lenten Rose? Although you should water until frost for the first season, hybrid hellebores require no supplemental water once established even in droughts. Quality is too important to me, and the money for writing magazine articles, even features, just isn’t very good. 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. Carolyn. They do well in an open garden, but need mulching and like a more acidic soil. You comment that the flowers can be fully extended. Your hellebores will be big soon enough. I would check with your local arboretum/botanical garden. Hellebores are generally healthy, with few issues. Carolyn. I always divide my hellebores as they are coming into bloom because each flower represents a potential division. I love reading about gardens in other parts of the world and what grows there like your lemon tree. It grows very well between rocks where the moisture drains down to it. I love Hellebores and have been adding new ones every year for the past several years…about 3, I think. For photographs of the full range of their colors, please read my article, Hybrid hellebores are expensive relative to other perennials because it takes three to five years for them to bloom. For catalogues and announcements of events, please send your full name, location, and phone number (for back up use only) to carolyn@carolynsshadegardens.com. This is late because I have just found Carolyn’s site. I have just divided it again to give to my husbands sisters as a reminder to them of grandma and great gran. Dear Carolyn – A great article – are you dividing when the flowers have finished? Carolyn, Someday, may my individual hybrid hellebores be as stunning as your! Hellebores are best divided in early spring or autumn. Propagating Hellebores . Now I have quite a few, most are the orientalis variety and hybrids. Alistair, What they really are are winter beauties. Hellebores can be fussy about being dug up and moved, so it's generally just best to leave them be. (My gut instincts aren’t always right by the way …) They are both very unusual and lovely. For the root-bound plants, leave the root system in its current “solid mass”? I’ve tucked them into humusy moist soil and removed about half of the flower stalks from each…what do you think are my chances? Your replies to posts recommend that gardeners divide hellebores as they are coming into bloom, ideally before the flowers are all the way out. Carolyn, your Hellebore posts (all of them) are marvelous and so informative. Dividing hellebore plants is not necessary, but it can enhance flowering in older plants. 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