Like an expensive dress, hellebores use only the most beautiful and eye-catching fabrics. Their cut is simple: a child could draw these flowers, but as for the colour and the pattern, well, we’re looking at the haute couture of the plant world.

This hellebore in particular, Helleborus x hybridus ‘Harvington Smokey Blue’, is the colour of a Jean Paul Gaultier dress. It’s a classy plant, so don’t hide it away under trees: give it a spot in the limelight.

Cut the previous year’s foliage back when the new leaves and flowers emerge in spring, and remove the seed pods (unless you want lots of new hellebore plants, and let’s face it, who wouldn’t?).

Vital stats:
Location:
Any well-drained soil.
Light:
Any
When to plant:
April
What can I expect from this plant?
Height: 45cm
Spread: 45cm
Flowers: February – March

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