It seems to be prime time for hellebores to be flowering at the greenhouse. Black, white, double and pink, it seems every way I turn I encounter one of these beautiful winter flowers. This “Blackthorn Group” variety caught my eye today and is new to bloom. We attempted to grow it last year but they were small and under preforming. Overwintered in a cold greenhouse seems to have done the trick, this crop is finally doing something worthwhile. Unlike any of the other hellebore varieties we grow the “Blackthorn Group” has distinct jagged leaves. If I wasn’t paying attention I might mistake it for a different plant all together. Sure enough it’s flowers give it away instantly. “OoooOOO” “Awe”
What interesting leaves you have Mr. Blackthorn Hellebore.
7 Responses to More Hellebores Blooming: Blackthorn Group
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Ah, so nice to enjoy your hellebore blossoms while waiting for mine to appear (it’s likely to be a long wait with the cold we’re having). Those leave are very striking.
Your Mr.Blackthorn looks much like my ‘Hot Flash’ variety;-) Perhaps leaves are a bit more jagged.
Cheers
Alice
aka Bay Area Tendrils
Thanks for the information, this variety is new to the greenhouse, and new to me. Very interesting!
I’ve never planted Hellebores, but you and other bloggers this week have me convinced that it’s time. They are truly beautiful.
I love both flower and foliage! Great shots!
Your hellebores have unusual leaves because they are not the commonly grown hybrid hellebores, Helleborus x hybridus. They are a species cross and look like they include Christmas rose (H. niger) which gives the outward facing flowers, H. lividus which gives the red highlights on leaves and flowers, and Corsican hellebore (H. argitifolius) which gives the three-part fringed leaves, in their parentage. Blackthorn Nursery is a famous English hellebore breeder.
Beautiful! I love the subtle colors of both the leaves and flowers.