RE: moving hellebore
- Subject: RE: moving hellebore
- From: M* D*
- Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 07:29:00 -0700
Gosh Janet,
There was a large clump of white Helleborus x orientalis in my garden when I
moved here 24 years ago that I have never touched. I figure that clump is
at least 30 years old, several feet across and has hundreds of flowers every
winter. If they are supposed to decline, my clump hasn't heard about it -
and I'm not going to be the one to tell it! :)
Marilyn Dube'
Natural Designs Nursery
Portland, Oregon
Zone 8b, very similar to Britain
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-perennials@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of Janet Galpin and Oliver Patterson
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 10:14 AM
To: perennials@hort.net
Subject: Re: moving hellebore
The message <184.67fce3f.29e4ea95@aol.com>
from Meum71@aol.com contains these words:
> They transplant all right-the problem occurs when dividing clumps -They do
> not allows like it.
> If you need to move your plants I would take as much of the roots as
> you can
> with plenty of soil. Water them well, the first few weeks but do not keep
> the soil soaked-they like moisture retentive soils that are WELL drained.
> I move all mine bare root and have had no problems, this Year I have a few
> clumps I wish to divide-so we see how that goes.
> Paul
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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