Helleborus multifidus ssp. hercegovinus
hellebore
Elegant, early-flowering plant with deeply incised, glossy green leaves. It forms compact clumps with abundant greenish flowers in late winter to early spring. It grows best in calcareous, humus-rich soil in a sheltered location in light shade.
Use in the garden
- wildlife: for bees
botanical information
- Botanical name: Helleborus multifidus ssp. hercegovinus
- Genus: Helleborus
- Family: Ranunculaceae
- Other names: nieskruid - hellebore - hellébore - Lenzrosen
- origin: Europe, South
- origin mountains: Alps,Apennines
Features
| height: | 20-30 cm |
| flowering: | February - April |
| color: | yellowish green |
| leaf color: | green, dark green |
| habit: | tuft |
| growth: | medium, slow |
| level: | moderate |
| light: | sunny, morning sun, evening sun, open shade, filtered |
| moisture: | dry, average |
| soil texture: | pervious, light, normal |
| organic matter: | none to little, normal |
| pH: | neutral, limy |
| winter zone: | 6 [-20°C] |
| density: | 3 - 5 |
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