Pot collection of bulbs and Hellebore

A collection to compose a delightful potted or flowering planter that will brighten balconies or terraces from the heart of winter until the arrival of spring. The white flowers of the 'Double Blanc' Hellebore will appear as early as January; they will soon be joined by the beautiful blue shades of crocuses and Puschkinia, which will extend the spectacle until the end of March. The foliage of the carex and hellebore will remain decorative all year round. This very hardy collection will be ideal to brighten up a semi-shaded terrace, on a balcony or in front of the entrance door. These woodland plants should be protected from the burning rays of the sun in summer.

This collection consists of:

- 1x Double Blanc guttatus Oriental Hellebore: a bushy perennial plant, 40cm (16in) tall and 30cm (12in) wide. Double white flowers with purple dots from January to March. Basal palmate evergreen leaves, slightly dentate, dark green and shiny.

- 1x Evergold Oshima Sedge: an evergreen grass forming a dense clump with beautiful trailing green leaves highlighted by a wide creamy yellow stripe. Its evergreen foliage is decorative both in summer and winter. Its flowers are reduced to small upright spikes of light brown colour. Height and spread of about 30cm (12in).

- 25x Jeanne d'Arc Mammoth Crocus: an old variety with large pure white flowers illuminated by orange stamens. Particularly bright and easy to grow. Flowering in February-March. Height of flowers is about 10cm (4in).

- 25x Pickwick Mammoth Crocus: an old variety with large white flowers veined and striped with mauve and bluish-violet, particularly radiant and easy to grow. Flowering in February-March. Height of flowers is about 10cm (4in).

- 25x Libanotica Scilla-like Puschkinia: a beautiful bulbous woodland plant with clusters of pale blue bell-shaped flowers streaked with turquoise in early spring. Its glossy ribbon-like leaves form beautiful upright tufts.