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Title: Helleborus 2017
Post by: François on January 15, 2017, 09:04:47 AM
Like every other Winter blooming plants, Helleborus are late this year (lack of rain during Autumn + cold nights and days in December = growth lateness ?). I found out this morning though, that H. orientalis 'November flowering' from Paul Christian is blooming for quite some time now... It's just looking at the wall behind it. Helleborus 'La Précoce' from Delabroye is still in bud. Not really early this year.
Title: Re: Helleborus 2017
Post by: johnralphcarpenter on February 17, 2017, 07:28:18 PM
Hellebores are all flowering well now. Here is Helleborus thibetanus; apologies for the poor picture, trying to get to grips with a new camera.
Title: Re: Helleborus 2017
Post by: Steve Garvie on February 18, 2017, 12:26:47 AM
Helleborus thibetanus -a pinkish flowered form
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/648/32959487975_80f2dab73f_o.jpg)
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Post by: johnralphcarpenter on February 18, 2017, 11:26:39 AM
A perfect contrast to my inferior picture!
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Post by: Yann on February 18, 2017, 05:37:28 PM
as each year it's a festival, here're some photos of my early walk to Delabroye nursery.
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Post by: Yann on February 18, 2017, 05:39:56 PM
 a bus from Germany arrived while UK persons were talking the "wouah wouah" :D
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Post by: Yann on February 18, 2017, 05:44:16 PM
black ones are stuning
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Post by: Maggi Young on February 18, 2017, 08:04:09 PM
 ;D :) I heard it was the  Delabroye "opening" - I  hoped you would be there - so pleased to see the photos - they are super plants!
Title: Re: Helleborus 2017
Post by: David Nicholson on February 18, 2017, 08:05:24 PM
Great stuff Yann, many thanks for posting.
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Post by: WimB on February 18, 2017, 09:14:42 PM
And some to add to Yann's pictures!
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Post by: WimB on February 18, 2017, 09:15:20 PM
All Thierry & Sandrine's selections too!
Title: Re: Helleborus 2017
Post by: WimB on February 18, 2017, 09:16:08 PM
Way too many to choose from...
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Post by: WimB on February 18, 2017, 09:16:46 PM
Hellebore galore
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Post by: WimB on February 18, 2017, 09:17:16 PM
Some more...
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Post by: WimB on February 18, 2017, 09:18:03 PM
And the last two...I photographed 75  but these were the ones that caught my eye the most.
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Post by: Gabriela on February 18, 2017, 10:53:31 PM
Indeed a Helleborus festival! Thanks Yann and Wim, it's such a treat to see these beauties  :)
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Post by: Yann on February 18, 2017, 10:53:40 PM
great, i didn't have time to sort more this afternoon.
They're too many hybrids to buy €$£  :P
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Post by: Leena on February 19, 2017, 07:32:26 AM
So beautiful Helleborus Yann and Wim, thank you for the pictures.
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Post by: fermi de Sousa on February 19, 2017, 08:00:03 AM
Definitely "Wow"!
Those yellows are getting better - orange be soon be the new black ;D
cheers
fermi
Title: Re: Helleborus 2017
Post by: Cfred72 on February 19, 2017, 08:38:09 AM
Wim, you have a wonderful collection ...
Or were you at Delobroye also like Yann?
I was not or current of the opening. It's a shame, the next time we can get all appointments and make a little restaurant afterwards. This was an opportunity to get to know each other better. I own a few plants from Delabroye, bought on plant fairs in Belgium. I love this gentleman. He always has an anecdote to tell about the plants he proposes ... their origins, creation, harvest, discovery, needs, ...
Title: Re: Helleborus 2017
Post by: WimB on February 19, 2017, 12:30:35 PM
Wim, you have a wonderful collection ...
Or were you at Delobroye also like Yann?
I was not or current of the opening. It's a shame, the next time we can get all appointments and make a little restaurant afterwards. This was an opportunity to get to know each other better. I own a few plants from Delabroye, bought on plant fairs in Belgium. I love this gentleman. He always has an anecdote to tell about the plants he proposes ... their origins, creation, harvest, discovery, needs, ...

I visited Delabroye...I don't own these...I wish though :'( I was there at the first day of opening, Yann on the second day. Let's try to meet up the next time he has an open day, that would be great!
Title: Re: Helleborus 2017
Post by: David Nicholson on February 20, 2017, 04:59:26 PM
Some of my Hellebores- I did try to make a collage of the individual shots but failed!
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Post by: David Nicholson on February 20, 2017, 05:01:09 PM
and some more.
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Post by: David Nicholson on February 20, 2017, 05:03:31 PM
last ones
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Post by: johnralphcarpenter on February 20, 2017, 07:16:51 PM
Hellebores are all flowering well now. Here is Helleborus thibetanus; apologies for the poor picture, trying to get to grips with a new camera.

Lovely hellebores, David.

Trying this again with my old camera.
Title: Re: Helleborus 2017
Post by: astragalus on February 21, 2017, 12:27:11 PM
Quite a range of hellebores, David, and they're all beauties. Thanks for showing. I still have a wait for mine but spring will come eventually. Fortunately, the deer usually leave them alone.
Title: Re: Helleborus 2017
Post by: Philip Walker on February 21, 2017, 01:14:14 PM
This has opened up among a group of bog standard single flowered plants.
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Post by: WimB on February 21, 2017, 05:42:46 PM
A few in my garden today.
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Post by: Gabriela on February 22, 2017, 08:48:09 PM
More beautiful Helleborus from all!
Title: Re: Helleborus 2017
Post by: Roma on May 05, 2017, 02:17:39 PM
I hate to do this when they still look fine but it's better than having to weed out hundreds of seedlings.

A barrowful of spent hellebore flowers

Two pictures of Helleborus x ericsmithii 'Winter Moonbeam', bought in February and not planted out yet

 
Title: Re: Helleborus 2017
Post by: johnw on May 05, 2017, 02:32:13 PM
Roma - What an embarassment of riches! I am reminded of a Hollywood, California resident whose compost bin developed gout.

Several new H. niger hybrids seem particularly vigorous, the one problem plant is 'Walberton Rosemary' which took off like a shot but then collapsed and is now in recovery mode. 

Helleborus x 'Pippa's Purple' (photo #1) is very vigorous and floriferous as is H. x 'Anna's Red' (not shown) but it's colour is so close to the former it is barely noticeable from a distance.  The photo #2 is of what is supposed to be H. x 'Penny's Pink', far from pink to my eye it looks like 'Pippa's Purple' to me.  Can anyone confirm all three are similar or do they in fact differ dramatically?

johnw

 
Title: Re: Helleborus 2017
Post by: johnralphcarpenter on October 24, 2017, 03:24:03 PM
And so it begins again...

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Title: Re: Helleborus 2017
Post by: Lesley Cox on October 25, 2017, 10:23:24 AM
An incredible photo of H. thibetanus Steve. I can even count the pollen grains.  :)
Wonderful pictures all, thanks. I'm almost sorry hellebore season is now finished here instead of just starting.
Title: Re: Helleborus 2017
Post by: Lesley Cox on October 25, 2017, 10:26:45 AM
Every year, the colours, forms, markings are more and more beautiful? bizarre? New anyway and always something to look forward to.
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Post by: David Nicholson on October 25, 2017, 07:03:04 PM
And so it begins again...

Snap ;D[attachimg=1]
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Post by: Roma on October 25, 2017, 07:51:35 PM
This two were flowering on September 19th.
Title: Re: Helleborus 2017
Post by: David Nicholson on October 25, 2017, 08:22:48 PM

................Several new H. niger hybrids seem particularly vigorous, the one problem plant is 'Walberton Rosemary' which took off like a shot but then collapsed and is now in recovery mode. 

Helleborus x 'Pippa's Purple' (photo #1) is very vigorous and floriferous as is H. x 'Anna's Red' (not shown) but it's colour is so close to the former it is barely noticeable from a distance.  The photo #2 is of what is supposed to be H. x 'Penny's Pink', far from pink to my eye it looks like 'Pippa's Purple' to me.  Can anyone confirm all three are similar or do they in fact differ dramatically?


I'm inclined to agree John they all seem very similar to me. I reckon they wouldn't survive recognition if the labels blew away!
Title: Re: Helleborus 2017
Post by: Johan K. on December 25, 2017, 05:09:24 PM
Helleborus niger

Helleborus 'HGC Shooting Star'

Helleborus 'Verboom Beauty'
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