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Welcome to the forum Poppy.

Planted this summer they should flower next year. Tell us your location and maybe someone can recommend a good nursery nearby you.

 

Hi Poppy, welcome to Gardeners Corner.

If the Hellebores are in pots then you can plant them anytime. I bought some Hellebores from Hayloft Plants who sell them singly or in a collection. They arrived well packed and were young plants in good sized plugs so I was quite happy with them.

postal address, should
you wish to use it is

The Pack House,
Manor Farm Nurseries,
Pensham,
Pershore, Worcestershire,
WR10 3HB.


Customer Service and queries
Telephone 01386 562 999

Orders
Telephone 01386 554 440.

 

Hi Poppy, well, mine were planted in the late Spring season a couple of years ago and some flowered the following Spring. and some didn't. But by the following Spring they were all flowering. I planted mine in semi shaded borders and they are doing well now. If you want instant flowering then it's the bigger specimens in the pots that will do that......at the cost of an arm and someone else's leg!!
I like watching young plants develop and grow and become a real part of your garden.

 

Oh, No, everyone knows that's not my style of gardening. I plant in formal straight lines with plenty of bare soil between plants, the plants are colour coordinated, and all have labels on them..............

 

Hi Poppy, to be honest, I don't think Hellebores are good pot plants and are happier in the ground. Specimen Hellebores are pricey as you say but don't let that stop you putting them in the ground where they will survive better. I sometimes buy from the small nurseries of Big House gardens as I have quite a few near me. I find they sell a lot of plants from their own collection and borders at half the price of Commercial Plant Nurseries and the National Trust gardens who also tend to be pricey. Keep an eye out in Morrison's plant area as I have bought big Hellebores from them which they were selling a really low prices.