Re: hellebores
- Subject: Re: [SG] hellebores
- From: N* S*
- Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2002 08:59:11 -0500
Marge:
I didn't realize that Graham's hellebores went to Virginia first. I always
held off on ordering because I had visions of the plants languishing at JFK
for a couple of days while waiting to be sniffed/licked by German shepherds.
Have you ordered from him? If so, how did it work out?
Nancy
(NYC, zone 6B)
At 07:12 PM 1/4/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Not Gene, Nancy, but, yes, H. argutifolius is the Corsican
>one...often, incorrectly, called H. corsicus (I think that's the
>spelling). It's always rated z 6 as the northernmost zone. I think
>it can actually survive slightly colder, but with so much foliage
>damage it ain't worth it. Think it would really depend on the
>micro-climate you could give it. It wants sun and very sharp
>drainage - as in it loves rocky soil.
>
>Never have seen H. thibetaneus in the flesh...supposed to be neat,
>tho.
>
>BTW, I don't think H. foetidus is meant to be totally upright. Mine
>are when young, but once those huge, heavy stems form and it flowers,
>they tend to lean. I don't notice this unless they decide to lean on
>something else as the overall impression is of a rounded mass. I was
>about to say mine grow in deep shade and bloom, but realized that all
>of them do get either early morning or late afternoon shafts of
>light, which may make a difference. Still love it:-)
>
>For those of you who are into growing hellebores from seed, a net
>friend of mine, Tasmanian breeder John Dudley, has started offering
>some of his lovely plants as seed. He just put up a new web site:
>
>Elizabeth Town Hellebores
>http://www.southcom.com.au/~hortus/
>
>He sent seed to the Hellebore List exchange last year, beautifully
>moist packed and ready to plant as it had received the warm treatment
>they require...their year, of course, being exactly opposite of ours.
> I've had quite good germination on the lot I snagged.
>
>And, if you don't want to deal with seeds, but want specific color
>strains or some of the special doubles, anemone flowered or spotteds,
>another net friend of mine, UK hellebore breeder, Graham Birkin,
>offers divisions which he brings over in spring and fall and they're
>shipped out of Alexandria Va. If you haven't seen the pix of his
>plants and have fallen in love with this genus....start drooling:
>
>Graham's Hellebores
>http://www.hellebores.hort.net/
>
>
>Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
>mtalt@clark.net
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> > From: Nancy Stedman <stedman@RCN.COM>
> >
> > Gene: Is H. argutifolius the Corsican one? I saw it growing wild by
>the
> > roadsides in Corsica, at the edge of the maquis, in strong sun, and
>figured
> > it would never survive for me. Lovely plant.
> > Has anyone ever seen a H. thibetanus? From photos it seems like it
>would be
> > the most fair of them all.
