How to Grow Helleborus Orientalis in Pots
Helleborus orientalis, also called "hellebore" or the "lenten rose," is an evergreen perennial. This low, flowering shrub has spiky green leaves and cup-shaped lavender blooms. It blooms only in spring, but its foliage remains green and attractive throughout the growing season. It makes an excellent ground cover for areas beneath trees. In addition to being pretty and useful, the Lenten rose is hardy and easy to grow. If you attend each of its needs, it will thrive for a long time. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Helleborus orientalis seedlings
- Mature compost
- Potting soil
- Terra cotta pots
- Trowel
- Sand
- Water
- Watering can
Instructions
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Fill each pot about three fourths with a mixture of equal parts potting soil and compost. Gently stir the compost and soil together once they are in the pot, then jiggle the pot slightly to settle the soil.
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Add a seedling to each pot. Remove each seedling from the tray and loosen the root ball gently with your fingers. Put the seedling in the pot and cover the roots, but not the stem, with soil. Press lightly with your fingers.
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Sprinkle about half an inch of compost around the base of each plant. Water each seedling until the soil is moist but not soggy. Wait until the top soil is mostly dry before watering again.
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Compost once a week until blooming season is over. Then compost once a month, watering afterward to carry nutrients into the soil.
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Choose an area to set your hellebore pots. They require full shade to dappled sunlight. A clear area beneath some trees is ideal
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