Re: moving hellebore

Hello Janet,
    I do not live and garden in the UK, but I do have some clumps of
helleborus that are at least 12 years (probably a bit more) old now... they
just keep on getting better and better each year. No dying out in the
middle, solid mass of foliage and blooms, ever so slowing spreading outward
in circumference.
    I don't think hellebores begin coming into their own until they are at
least 5 or 6 years old in the garden.Perhaps they will end up being the
"peony of the shade garden"
    Gene E. Bush
Munchkin Nursery & Gardens,LLC
genebush@munchkinnursery.com
www.munchkinnursery.com
Southern Indiana     Zone 6


----- Original Message ----- > Do they eventually need dividing because they
become congested, less
> floriferous, etc? I have a couple of clumps about 4 years old which have
> been wonderful this year, probably nearly three feet across and very
> free-flowering. I'm just wondering what happens eventually if they're
> just left. Do they reach a certain size and stop spreading, do they fall
> into decline - or do they simply carry on spreading slowly across the
> garden?!!
> Janet, UK

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