Plants like Hellebore actually make delightful
additions to any garden. The Hellebore plant has showy flowers that really look
like roses, this flowers are in shades of yellow, pink, and even deep purple. The
Hellebore flowers may actually differ if you plant their seeds, with the new
hellebore plants offering even greater color variations. If you are actually interested
in growing the plant from seed, you need to follow some simple tips to ensure
that the hellebore seed propagation is successful. Continue reading to learn
how to grow hellebore plant from seed.
Hellebore Plant Seed
Propagation
The hellebore plants are beautiful
plants that usually produce seeds in springtime. The hellebore plant seeds grow
in seed pods that appear once the blossoms are spent, usually in late spring or
early summer. You may be tempted to hold off on planting the hellebore plant seeds
until fall or even the following spring. On the other hand, this is actually a
mistake, since a delay in planting can prevent the hellebore seed propagation.
Hellebore Seeds Planting
To actually be successful in growing hellebores
from seed you need to get the seeds into the ground as quickly as possible. In
the wild, the hellebore seeds are “planted” as soon as they drop to the ground.
In fact, you may see an example of this in your own garden. You are likely to
have seed grown hellebores appear in frustrating numbers just under the
“mother” plant. The hellebores seeds you carefully saved to plant in pots the
following spring produce few or no seedlings. The trick is to start planting the
hellebore seeds in late spring or early summer, just as Mother Nature does.
Your success at growing the hellebore plant from seeds may actually depend on
it.
How to Grow Hellebores from Seed
The Hellebore plants thrive in USDA plant
hardiness zones three through nine. If you already have a plant in your back
garden, you do not need to worry about this. If you will be growing hellebore plant
from seeds and get some from a friend in another region, take note. If you want
to know how to grow hellebore plant from seeds, start out with good potting
soil in flats or pots. Sow the Hellebore plant seeds on top of the soil, and
then cover them with a very thin layer of potting soil. Some expert’s gardeners
suggest topping this with a thin layer of fine grit. The key to successfully
germinating the hellebore plant seeds is providing regular light irrigation all
summer long. Don’t ever allow the soil to dry out but don’t keep it wet either.
You can keep the flat outside in an area similar to where you will plant the
seedlings. You can also leave them outside through fall and winter. In winter
they should germinate. You can easily move the seedling to its own container
when it has produced 2 sets of leaves.
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