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Title: New Hellebore /hybrids/cultivars
Post by: mark smyth on January 28, 2012, 06:15:45 PM

A local garden centre has lots of new Hellebore species ?hybrids or maybe cultivars

Does anyone know anything about

Winter Gold

Merlin "Merlin has light pink to pink flowers that mature to a deep cranberry, with dark foliage and dark stems. Merlin blooms February through April"

Joker
Cinnamon Snow
Ice Breaker

I bought Merlin and Joker

Title: Re: New Hellebore /hybrids/cultivars
Post by: Michael J Campbell on January 28, 2012, 06:20:20 PM

Have a look here Mark.

http://shop.alpine-peters.de/catalogsearch/result/index/?p=2&q=Helleborus+merlin

Title: Re: New Hellebore /hybrids/cultivars
Post by: mark smyth on January 28, 2012, 06:28:19 PM

I hope I havent bought huge plants when space is tight in my garden

Title: Re: New Hellebore /hybrids/cultivars
Post by: Lesley Cox on January 29, 2012, 09:47:29 PM

But even if they're little plants, don't you want them to grow?

Title: Re: New Hellebore /hybrids/cultivars
Post by: mark smyth on February 01, 2012, 07:38:01 PM

I dont have them room for a plant that might grow to 12 or 18 inches across especially if they are species that dont want their leaves cut off in January to show off their flowers

Title: Re: New Hellebore /hybrids/cultivars
Post by: maggiepie on February 01, 2012, 07:46:23 PM

These are both very beautiful, Mark.
I'd make sure I found room for them no matter how big they get.

Title: Re: New Hellebore /hybrids/cultivars
Post by: Hoy on February 01, 2012, 08:12:41 PM

Mark, sorry I can't tell how big your plants get, but you can rent some space in my garden if you need more place ;) I say like Helen, I can make room for such plants! I have 5 potfuls of seedlings waiting for pricking. Hope some are as nice as yours!