Description
Helleborus niger is a must have for early spring flowering, especially in climates with long, cold winters. The very large, upward facing white flowers with the boss of yellow stamens and nectaries are attractive for the first pollinators and retain their beauty for a very long time; leathery, dark green foliage year long.
The flower buds are waiting to flower at the ground level since December, so I find it useful to locate it in a garden spot where the snow melts first in the spring. It doesn’t seem to be very longed lived in my garden but usually there are self-seeded seedlings around.
Germination: Helleborus seeds require first a period of warm/moist stratification followed by a cold period to germinate well. This means sowing during the summer (depending on the location by July-September) in order to germinate in the spring, after a cold period (winter). Seeds sown in late fall/winter will germinate in the second spring (maybe in lower percentage).
Please read more: Growing Helleborus from seeds.
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