Dappled shade, full shade, full sun, partial shade
Aspect:
East facing, north facing, south facing, west facing
Position in Border:
Front, middle
Soil
Prefers rich soil:
Chalky / Alkaline / Clay / Heavy / Moist / Well Drained / Light / Sandy
A winter-flowering staple in the cottage garden, hellebores produce large clusters of saucer-shaped flowers with white, pink, green, mauve or smoky purple flowers. The large leathery, evergreen leaves persist throughout the year but should be cut back in the spring when flowers and new foliage emerge. Plants hybridise and self-seed freely.
Helleborus 'Early Purple Group' has red-tinged foliage and bears large, cup-shaped, nodding, plum-purple flowers with contrasting yellow stamens. Like all hellebores, Helleborus 'Early Purple Group' dislikes being moved once established, so should not be divided. Given the right conditions, it will self-seed quite sufficiently to provide replacements.
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Helleborus ‘Early purple group’ and wildlife
Helleborus ‘Early purple group’ is known for attracting bees. It has nectar/pollen rich flowers.
