Helleborus foetidus grow and care – herbaceous of the genus Helleborus also known as Stinking hellebore, Helleborus foetidus perennial evergreen used as ornamental cut flower plant, can grow in temperate, subtropics or mediterranean climate and growing in hardiness zone 5-9.
Leaves color green in pedate shape, some cultivars have serrated edges.
Flower color green, the flowers flat with five petals or double-flowered.
Moist, well drain, limestone, rich soil, mulch
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed / Vegetative Reproduction
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No
Difficulties or problems when growing:
Poisonous
Planting season:
Spring, summer, autumn
Pests and diseases:
Helleborus foetidus aphid, Helleborus foetidus leaf miner
Pruning season:
Spring / Summer
How to prune:
Trim the stalk
Size of the plant?
0.3-1 m, 1-3 feet
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Medium growing
Water requirement:
Average amount of water / Big amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Half Shade / Full Shade (with little light)
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
Yes
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Bloom season:
Winter / Spring
General information about the flower
Flat flower with five petals or double-flowered, flower color is green
Helleborus foetidus
Planting Season: Spring Planting, Summer planting
Light exposure requirements: Full sun Plants, Part shade Plants, Shade Plants
Climates that the plant can grow: Mediterranean Climate, Subtropics Climate, Temperate Climate
Growing speed of the plant: Average growing plants
Plant life-form: Evergreen, Herbaceous, Perennial plant
Plant Uses: Floristry, Fragrance, Ornamental plants
Requirements for watering the plant: Big amount of water, Regularly water
Hardiness zones: Hardiness zone 5, Hardiness zone 6, Hardiness zone 7, Hardiness zone 8, Hardiness zone 9
Ornamental parts: Ornamental flower, Ornamental leaves, Ornamental plant
Leaf color:
Blooming season: Spring flowers, Winter flowers
Flower colors: Green flower
Harvest Season:
Edible Parts:
Culinary uses: