Re: Winter Perennials - hellebores
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- Subject: Re: Winter Perennials - hellebores
- From: L*
- Date: Sun, 10 Oct 1999 07:48:45 +0100
>These are deep rooted and long lived plants who require
very little fussing
>about when planted in the right location. The only thing
you have to do
>each year is cut back the old foliage at the right time of
year.
>
>Can't have too many hellebores IMO:-) Go for it!!
>
>Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
Thanks to everyone for their inspirational ideas. I'm
surprised at how many of these plants I've got - I just
didn't realise they would look good in the winter because I
only planted them this year. I had also forgotten about
hellebores, but I have planted five of them in the garden
earlier this year. I was interested Marge in you saying to
cut back the old foliage at the right time of year. I had
put a note in my diary to cut back hellebore foliage in
October "so that new growth doesn't become infected with
hellebore leaf blotch". Don't know where I got this from.
But how far do you have to cut hellebore leaves back - right
to the ground or not quite so drastic? Thanks for your
help.
Louise, southern England
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