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Grow A Lenten Rose For Lent: Indoor Hellebore Care During Lent

By Tonya Barnett, (Author of FRESHCUTKY)

Hellebore is also known as Lenten Rose because it flowers in the spring. Read on to learnhow to gro whit early bloomer indoors.

Indoor Hellebore Care – How To Grow A Hellebore Plant Indoors

By Bonnie L. Grant, Certified Urban Agriculturist

While they perform best outdoors, you can trick a hellebore into blooming indoors too. Click here to learn about indoor hellebore plants.

Why Is Hellebore Changing Color: Hellebore Pink To Green Color Shift

By Mary Ellen Ellis

If you grow hellebore, you may have noticed an interesting phenomenon. Hellebores turning green from pink or white is unique among flowers. Hellebore blossom color change is fascinating and not perfectly understood. Find more information in this article.

How To Prune Hellebores – Learn About Pruning A Hellebore Plant

By Liz Baessler

Hellebores are beautiful flowering plants that bloom early in the spring or even late winter. Most varieties are evergreens, which means last year?s growth is still hanging around when the new spring growth appears. Learn more about trimming hellebores in this article.

Help, My Hellebore Is Browning – Reasons For Brown Hellebore Leaves

By Mary Ellen Ellis

Hellebore is a beautiful, hardy perennial flower with early spring blooms that brighten up gardens after a long winter. It is generally easy to grow and care for, but you may find that you sometimes get unattractive, brown hellebore leaves. Learn more here.

My Hellebore Won’t Bloom: Causes For A Hellebore Not Flowering

By Liz Baessler

Hellebores are beautiful plants that produce attractive, silky flowers for which they are grown, so it can be a serious disappointment when those flowers fail to show up. Click here to learn more about reasons a hellebore won't bloom and how to encourage blooming.

Is Hellebore Toxic – Learn About Hellebore Poisoning Of Dogs

By Mary H. Dyer, Credentialed Garden Writer

Dog lovers frequently ask about hellebore toxicity, and with good reason. All parts of the hellebore plant are toxic, and includes all types. Hellebore poisoning has been the subject of legends involving murder, madness and witchcraft. Learn more in this article.

Wedding Hellebore Ideas – Choosing Hellebore Flowers For Weddings

By Darcy Larum, Landscape Designer

With flowers that bloom as early as Christmas time in some locations, hellebore is a popular plant for the winter garden. It makes sense that these beautiful blooms are also making their way into winter or early spring wedding arrangements. Learn more here.

Common Hellebore Diseases – How To Treat Sick Hellebore Plants

By Darcy Larum, Landscape Designer

Hellebores are usually resistant to pests and diseases. However, the term ?resistant? does not mean that hellebore is immune from experiencing problems. If you have been concerned about your sick hellebore plants, this article is for you. Click here to learn more.

Oriental Hellebore Info – Learn About Growing Oriental Hellebore Plants

By Shelley Pierce

Oriental hellebores make up for all the shortcomings of the other plants in your garden, as they bloom from late winter to mid-spring, are low maintenance, tolerant of most growing conditions, and are generally pest-free and deer resistant. Find more oriental hellebore info here.

Hellebore Seed Harvest: Learn About Collecting Hellebore Seeds

By Shelley Pierce

If you have hellebore flowers and want more of them, it's easy to see why. These winter-hardy, shade perennials exhibit a unique beauty with their nodding, cup-shaped flowers. You will no doubt want to learn more about collecting hellebore seeds and this article will help.

What Is Hellebore Black Death: Recognizing Black Death Of Hellebores

By Darcy Larum, Landscape Designer

Black Death of hellebores is a serious disease that may be mistaken with other less serious or treatable conditions. In this article, we will answer the questions: what is hellebore Black Death, what are its signs and symptoms, and what is the treatment, if any?

What Are Double Hellebores – Learn About Double Hellebore Varieties

By Darcy Larum, Landscape Designer

The nodding habit can make hellebores barely noticeable in a shade garden full of other outstanding colorful blooms. That?s why hellebore breeders have created newer, showier double flowered hellebore varieties. Click here to learn about growing a double hellebore.

Hellebore Plant Propagation: Methods For Propagating A Hellebore Plant

By Bonnie L. Grant, Certified Urban Agriculturist

Hellebore can be propagated by division or seed. Seeds may not be true to the parent and can take years to flower, but an interesting bloom may result and it is much less expensive. Learn how to propagate hellebores and which method might be best for you here.

Hellebore Plant Types – Growing Different Hellebore Varieties

By Mary Ellen Ellis

Hellebore varieties are numerous and include a range of colors and even double petals. This pretty little flower is a great choice for many gardens. For an extended blooming season in your garden, choose one or more of these types of hellebores found in this article.

Growing Hellebore In Containers – How To Care For Hellebores In A Pot

By Mary Ellen Ellis

Hellebore is a lovely and unique flowering perennial that adds blooms and color to gardens in early spring, or depending on the climate, in late winter. More often used in beds, potted hellebores can also be a nice addition to patios and indoor areas. Learn more here.

Hellebore Seed Propagation: Tips On Planting Hellebore Seeds

By Teo Spengler

If you are interested in growing hellebore from seed, you need to follow a few simple tips to ensure that hellebore seed propagation is successful. You can learn how to grow hellebore from seed with information from this article.

Hellebore Pest Problems: Recognizing Symptoms Of Hellebore Plant Pests

By Teo Spengler

Gardeners love hellebore, so when pests of hellebore attack your plants, you?ll want to jump in to save them from harm. Click on the following article for information on different hellebore pest problems and how to recognize them.

Hellebore Plant Problems: Learn About Hellebore Pests And Diseases

By Teo Spengler

If you are thinking about planting hellebores, you'll want to know what you are getting into. Yes, you may have problems with hellebores, but they will be few and far between. And hellebore plant problems can usually be solved with a little attention and care found here.

Transplanting A Hellebore – When Can You Divide Lenten Rose Plants

By Bonnie L. Grant, Certified Urban Agriculturist

Dividing hellebore plants is not necessary, but it can enhance flowering in older plants. Division is not only a great way to propagate hellebores that have become old, but you can also easily repot the numerous babies the plant readily produces each year. Learn more here.

Companions For Hellebores – Learn What To Plant With Hellebores

By Mary H. Dyer, Credentialed Garden Writer

Hellebore is a shade-loving perennial that bursts forth in rose-like blooms when the last traces of winter still have a tight grip on the garden. If you're smitten with these blooms, you may be wondering what to plant with hellebores. Click here for helpful suggestions.

Lenten Rose Flower: Learn More About Planting Lenten Roses

By Nikki Tilley, Author of The Bulb-o-licious Garden

Lenten rose plants are not roses at all. Instead, they look similar to a rose and are seen blooming during the Lent season. These attractive plants are easy to grow in the garden too, and this article will help.

Hellebore Care – How To Grow Hellebores

By Becca Badgett, Co-author of How to Grow an EMERGENCY Garden

Flowers of hellebores are a welcome sight when they bloom in late winter to early spring, sometimes while still covered with snow. Growing hellebores is a worthwhile task for the gardener. Learn more here.

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