Helleborus niger 'Christmas Carol'
Helleborus niger 'Christmas Carol' - This hardy evergreen perennial has dark green, leathery leaves. Crisp white flowers with delicate looking golden centres are produced in late autumn into winter.
- Great for darker borders, winter, spring and woodland gardens or in containers
- Flowers from October - January
- Hardy and perennial for many years
- Best in partial shade in a fertile moist but well-drained soil
- Height 30cm - Spread 30cm
Christmas Rose
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EAN code8717777648923
- Brand
- Pot Size6cm
- AspectEast-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Attractive to WildlifeAttractive to Bees
- Flower ColourWhite
- Flower FormSingle
- Flowering MonthJanuary, October, November, December
- Foliage ColourGreen
- Foliage TypeEvergreen
- Garden StyleCity & Courtyard Garden, Cottage & Informal Garden, Patio & Container, Woodland Garden
- Hardiness (RHS rating)H7 colder than -20ºC. Very hardy
- Height30cm
- Spread30cm
- MoistureMoist but well-drained
- pHAlkaline, Neutral
- Plant HabitClump-forming
- Plant TypePerennial
- Planting TypesBorders and Beds, Underplanting of Deciduous Trees and Shrubs
- Season of InterestSpring, Winter
- Soil TypeChalk, Clay, Loam
- Special AttributesLow Maintenance, Some Resistance to Rabbits & Deer
- SunlightPartial Shade
- ToxicitySkin Irritant
Care
Christmas Roses, Snow Roses and Lenten Roses all happily grow and thrive well without requiring a great deal of maintenance if planted in the right spot. Even in planters, the charming winter flowerers don't require a great deal of work. To avoid the occurrence of frost drought, water the Helleborus plants sufficiently during periods of mild weather.
In the summer, you want to move the planter to a shady place and water it occasionally to prevent the plant from drying out.
Flowers
Removing dead flowers from hellebores during the flowering season is normally not necessary; the slightly pink or green tones the flowers take on as they fade actually extend the flowering season in winter. Remove the seed pods before they open, as offspring plants normally don't flower well and might suppress the original plants.
Leaves
With Lenten Roses, it is recommendable to remove all leaves before the plants start to flower in December and January (when budding stems are approximately 10 cm in height). The old and brown leaves of Christmas Roses and Snow Roses can best be removed in the spring and summer.
Feeding
Helleborus plants do not require any fertiliser in their first spring. Feed older plants from February onwards and apply a second dressing of fertiliser in midsummer, when the plants grow new roots and initiate flower buds for the next season. Organic fertilizers such as horn shavings and compost have proven to be the fertilizers of choice. If the plants suffer lime deficiency, soils can be improved by working in Dolomite lime or crushed eggshells.
The leaves that have fallen off nearby deciduous trees provide a layer of mulch in winter; simply leave them lying on the ground. They form a layer that activates soil life. Helleborus is very sensitive to root injuries. For this reason, the ground around it should not be dug.
Christmas Delivery Schedule
To allow your order enough time to reach you before Christmas, our cut-off times are as follows:
- Paper gift vouchers and items via Royal Mail - Thursday 19th December
- National delivery orders - Thursday 19th December. Any orders made after 14:00 on this date will be held until deliveries resume, starting Thursday 2nd January
We wish all our customers a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
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- Dispatch days Monday - Thursday (excluding Bank Holidays)
- Delivery days Tuesday - Friday
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- Please expect 2-4 days for delivery
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