Helleborus 'Pippa's Purple'
(Hellebore 'Pippa's Purple')
Family - Ranunculaceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Hardiness - H7
Height - 30cm or more
Width - 45cm
Location - The Woodland Walk
Description: An Evergreen, clump-forming Perennial with a mounding habit. Leathery, palmately-lobed leaves have ovate to oval leaflets with finely toothed margins. The leaves are dark green with attractive silvery-white veining on each leaflet. Saucer-shaped, dusky pinkish-purple flowers have burgundy speckles and yellow nectaries and Anthers at the centre of each Bloom. The flowers are held in clusters and produced from midwinter into mid-spring. The Blooms are attractive to bees.
Flower:
Saucer-shaped, dusky pinkish-purple flowers have burgundy speckles and yellow nectaries and anthers at the centre of each bloom. The flowers are held in clusters and produced in abundance from January into April.
Flower colour: Pink, purple
Flower shape: Saucer-shape flowers in clusters
Flowering time: January, February, March, April
Foliage:
Palmately-lobed leaves have ovate to oval leaflets with serrate margins. The leaves are dark green with attractive silvery-white veining and marbling on each leaflet. The foliage has a leathery texture and is held at the base of the plant.
Foliage Senescence: Evergreen
Foliage Shape: Palmately-lobed leaves with ovate to oval leaflets
Poison Information:
Will cause discomfort if ingested.
Propagation:
Division. Unclear whether or not this plant is subject to Plant Breeder's Rights (PBR), in which case unlicensed propagation would be prohibited.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained.