Helleborus hybridus Slaty Blue

Originally from northwest Turkey to the Caucasus and northeast Greece, Slaty Blue Oriental Hellebore is a perennial plant with a very dark slate blue flowers veined with plum that will brighten up the shaded areas of your garden in winter. It is a hardy plant that can withstand temperatures as low as -15°C (5°F). It has palmate, slightly toothed, dark green and shiny evergreen basal leaves, 30 to 40 cm (12 to 16in) long, composed of 7 to 9 leaflets.

Oriental Hellebore reaches a height of 40 cm (16in) and spreads out over 30 cm (12in) when mature. From January to March, a bouquet of single, cup-shaped, nodding flowers forms, measuring 5 to 7 cm (2 to 3in) in diameter. Hellebore is a bushy plant that does not like to be moved once established, as the young plants take some time to flower.

This toxic plant should be handled with caution. It is suitable as a cut flower and in borders, edging or even containers. Over time, Hellebore flowers do not wilt like the majority of other flowers, but dry up.

Each seed-sown Hellebore has a unique flower colour: thus slight variations in colour may exist between two plants, which is normal and inevitable. However, if the difference is too significant and alters the desired effect, we will refund or replace the affected plant.