Re: Any hellebore experts out there?
- Subject: Re: Any hellebore experts out there?
- From: T* &* M* R*
- Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 09:19:36 +1200
Jan Smithen wrote:
>
>
> I agree with Joe about the shorter life span for H. foetidus. Three
> years has
> been the longest for me. BUT (big but) the foliage of this hellebore is so
> beautiful, with its long dark fingers, then the pale chartreuse early spring
> flowers in clusters. . . well! In a shady combination with a
> chartreuse-leafed pelargonium, P. X hortorum, it's worth it.
Hi Jan
I too greatly enjoy that combination of deep green and chatreuse. Even
if individual plants are relatively short-lived I have found in my
garden at least they self-seed so freely that continuity is assured.
They even seem to pop up in unexpected plances forming their own
attracive associations with other plants. I notice they seem to favour
partly shady sites but don't seem to mind if these are pretty
summer-dry. My climate zone is approximately 9 by the way.
H argutifolius is not at all generous with seedlings in my garden, but
apparently does better in this respect in Auckland which has both a
warmer and a more evenly moist climate. Not sure exactly which factor
favous it.
Moira
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Tony & Moira Ryan <theryans@xtra.co.nz>
Wainuiomata, New Zealand, SW Pacific. 12 hours ahead of Greenwich Time
