Re: Hellebores question
- Subject: Re: Hellebores question
- From: M* T*
- Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2002 14:59:59 -0500
Heather,
Graham Birkin, UK Hellebore breeder, removes the foliage from his
plants in the fall as a matter of course. I leave mine until I get
to it in spring as I like the bits of green through the winter.
You can remove yours when you feel like it. If it is still in good
shape, go ahead and leave it until you're sure the worst of your
winter is over because it will offer some protection to emerging buds
and foliage.
If it's ratty, discolored and just laying flat on the ground, go
ahead and take it off.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@hort.net
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> From: Heather McCullough <tonks@golden.net>
>
> First of all I'm excited because I can actually see the blooms on
my
> hellebores that was planted last summer. The blooms are just ground
> level now. I read that I should be cutting leaves off so once the
> blooms get taller you get a better display. Do I cut them all off?
> Should I leave them alone for a while yet since we might (most
likely)
> get more snow?
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