Helleborus — 3 species
Botanical species in the genus Helleborus recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Helleborus foetidus
Helleborus foetidus
Family: Ranunculaceae
Cultivation
Succeeds in any good garden soil, preferring a moist well-drained rich loam in a sheltered position in partial shade. Plants are suitable for naturalizing in a woodland garden and also succeed in the shade of a north-facing wall. They do not object to lime.
Full cultivation guide →Helleborus niger
Helleborus niger
Family: Ranunculaceae
Cultivation
Cultivation of this plant is not always easy, it prefers a rich limy soil in partial shade. Succeeds in any good garden soil, growing and flowering best in a moist well-drained rich loam in a sheltered position in partial shade. Succeeds when grown in the shade of a north-facing wall.
Full cultivation guide →Helleborus viridis
Helleborus viridis
Family: Ranunculaceae
Cultivation
Cultivation of this plant is not always easy, it prefers a rich limy soil in partial shade. One report says that the plant requires an alkaline soil. Succeeds in any good garden soil, preferring a moist well-drained rich loam in a sheltered position in partial shade.
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