How to grow Hellebores: with specialist breeder & grower Peter Leigh of Post Office Farm Nursery

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  • @emmatwitedavies4540
    @emmatwitedavies4540 4 дні тому +1

    Recent convert to hellebores and I’ve learnt so much about this lovely plant from your video. Hellebores do seem to be fantastically hardy as I’ve got several that survive our harsher Scottish winters, but from your video that might be because my garden has very free draining soil.

    • @thehorti-culturalists
      @thehorti-culturalists  4 дні тому

      They are surprisingly tough and your well drained soil won't hurt. Regards Stephen

  • @mistyrosemarie
    @mistyrosemarie 9 місяців тому +4

    I just purchased 5 hellebores and they are so beautiful! I can't wait to get more!

  • @TheDwarvenTrickster
    @TheDwarvenTrickster 9 місяців тому +2

    I found your channel by searching for care guides for these lovely flowers, and I stayed for both of your energy/banter between one another, and information! Looking forward to more videos from you both!

    • @thehorti-culturalists
      @thehorti-culturalists  9 місяців тому +1

      Don't forget we have a large back catalog for you to browse through as well as our new weekly episodes. Regards Stephen

  • @gillianbc
    @gillianbc 6 місяців тому +2

    Such a comprehensive guide to the beloved hellebores. It inspires me to collect more and more.

  • @RoseTorn411
    @RoseTorn411 Рік тому +4

    I feel a black hellebore with dark or maroon blush stems and foliage would send me through the roof with excitement!

  • @dianadiane747
    @dianadiane747 9 місяців тому +3

    Those yellow hellebores 💛💛💛

  • @pamelapearce8702
    @pamelapearce8702 9 місяців тому +2

    Pruning is actually 2x year for hybrids, foliage in early winter then spent flower heads in late spring to prevent reseeding and aphids which re attracted to spent flowers

  • @ceceliahuynh
    @ceceliahuynh Рік тому +2

    Ordered first time from Post Office: got a great variety, all excellent quality, healthy plants with roots going gangbusters. Thanks for the interview! 😊

  • @gardentours
    @gardentours 9 місяців тому +2

    They are absolutely stunning 🌸🌸🌸🌱🤗

  • @marialeguizamo5673
    @marialeguizamo5673 10 місяців тому +3

    ❤❤❤❤❤ I love Helles. They bloom so long. I had a few bloom all the way to summer. Pretty cool.

  • @teresejohnson6767
    @teresejohnson6767 2 роки тому +11

    Great show and thank you for sharing the progression of the plant from seed to years old maturity! Fascinating and stunning flowers, especially the double black one. Lovely!

  • @mitzi605
    @mitzi605 Рік тому +4

    They are my new obsession

  • @iceman3195
    @iceman3195 2 роки тому +18

    Cut the stems, dip the ends in hot water and then they’ll last as a cut flower in a vase longer than anything else. I’ve had some last for close to two weeks.

  • @Helen-qb4gv
    @Helen-qb4gv Рік тому +2

    I love hellébores and all of them have come from Peter’s farm. I’m in Adelaide and they grow beautifully in the garden and in pots.

  • @doonslove9693
    @doonslove9693 Рік тому +1

    My Post Office Farm order should be arriving next week- so now I am even more excited!!

  • @sandramynard1046
    @sandramynard1046 Рік тому +3

    Bought 4 plants from Post Office, too early for flowers, gorgeous doubles

  • @harriettpavonrosado5175
    @harriettpavonrosado5175 Рік тому +2

    One of my passions. Great tour. Thank you from USA-North Carolina. Zone7b

  • @little_miss_muffet
    @little_miss_muffet Рік тому +3

    Loved this video! So interesting to see the journey a breeder goes through. And hellebores are one of my favourite plants - just so beautiful ❤

  • @debraisola9037
    @debraisola9037 2 місяці тому +1

    Love these "SHY" flowers. I have one...live by the Sea, Northern California. Learning how they do in my area before I buy more. Thanks for sharing

  • @WeezieV
    @WeezieV 10 місяців тому +2

    Love how you hold the pots in a cuddle. ❤😊

  • @claudiaporta3883
    @claudiaporta3883 Рік тому +4

    Thank you very much for this informative video. I have been to the Post Office Farm nursery and is impressive, I will be back this winter!!!🌱

  • @cherylsanatore7631
    @cherylsanatore7631 10 місяців тому +2

    Thanks for showing us what happens with Helebores from beginning to end! I have some seedlings in my garden for the 1st time and this truly helps!!!

  • @Tobhiyah
    @Tobhiyah Рік тому +8

    Great info! I would love a follow up on how to divide mature hellebores, and how to replant them please.

    • @thehorti-culturalists
      @thehorti-culturalists  Рік тому +6

      Helleborus are best raised from seed. Although they can be dug and divided in late autumn they resent it and will take quite a long time to get their vigour back so only do it if you have a special colour that you wish to increase and don’t do it often. Regards Stephen

  • @doubleellen
    @doubleellen Рік тому +2

    As a collegue breeder it is so nice to see how is is done somewhere else

  • @QueenAnnesLace13
    @QueenAnnesLace13 2 роки тому +4

    Thank you gentleman, I always learn so much! Last winter I overwatered my hellebores in pots, now I know better. Alas, indeed, no international shipping. Looking forward to your continued plant exploits and explorations

  • @josweatt898
    @josweatt898 Рік тому +5

    Amazing most complete information on Hellebores. I just purchased and planted 4 last fall so excited to see how they do here in MS. Thank you!

  • @nelidascott6917
    @nelidascott6917 10 місяців тому +2

    What an amazing post! Truly a gem for all the information I got cause I love Hellebores so much! Beautiful and useful in the garden especially during the dreary winter period in the UK. I’ve got the hybridus and they’re thriving well. I need to get more ❤😂

  • @sandravega6645
    @sandravega6645 9 місяців тому +2

    I recently came across helleborus moving to the Midwest US and have fallen in love with them. ❣️
    I splurged and bought 5 Frostkiss Moondance(?) but almost brought home 9 of them! I have no experience at all with helleborus so these videos are much appreciated and helpful. Thank you! 💚

  • @lydiapinchonbosher4063
    @lydiapinchonbosher4063 2 роки тому +6

    Thank you again for such thorough presentation and I’m too converted! I’ll check what we have here in France/Netherlands. I can’t wait for this heat wave to pass and make a start on winter gardening projects. Thank you gents!

  • @Nickelini
    @Nickelini Рік тому +2

    The hellebores floating in the bowl are stunning! This is a great video. I just recently discovered this plant and it's my new favourite

  • @tommyss4l
    @tommyss4l Рік тому +7

    Don't be scared about growing them in warmer climates. I have a pair of orientalis, one I've had for a year, and one I just got. My year old is doing fantastic and her blooms lasted almost all year (I think she lost her last one in July or August), and I live in southern California, about 30 miles from the coast. I keep them on the east side of my house, close to the wall so they get strong morning sun and then almost nothing after 11am.

  • @jcking6785
    @jcking6785 Рік тому +4

    😢 So wish that you shipped to the USA! You have some stunning varieties that I’d love to add to my collection. Hellebores are one of my favorite plants! I haven’t found a great source for them here - a few with limited variety. Thank you for another truly fabulous video jammed packed with useful information. 💚

    • @thehorti-culturalists
      @thehorti-culturalists  Рік тому +1

      Thank you for watching!

    • @Katie-vy5rd
      @Katie-vy5rd Рік тому

      Do you mind sharing where you get yours from the US? I'm in Idaho....

    • @HollenbergR
      @HollenbergR 7 місяців тому

      ​@@Katie-vy5rdI'm here because I discovered hellebores while walking around in a D&B nursery in a Boise suburb. It was a heartbreaking beautiful mauve flower and I couldn't resist so there are now 2 growing under my maple tree. ❤

  • @carollevine9815
    @carollevine9815 7 місяців тому +1

    Thank you for introducing me to hellebores I had not yet heard of. Love the silvery leaves.

  • @pocketsofmayhem
    @pocketsofmayhem 2 роки тому +3

    What a fun and informative field trip. Thanks 😊

  • @mitzi605
    @mitzi605 10 місяців тому +2

    Watching from Oregon zone 8b for the 3rd time, just so much good information

  • @lizzyl-k5396
    @lizzyl-k5396 7 місяців тому +1

    Gorgeous! This video was so helpful and informative. Thank you!

  • @solangeunzurrunzaga3816
    @solangeunzurrunzaga3816 2 роки тому +4

    I´ve loved your special programmes on given plants: I found the one on tuberous begonias great, and I´ve also thoroughly enjoyed this one about hellebores, thank you!!!

  • @dawnwenguo8794
    @dawnwenguo8794 2 роки тому +3

    Very interesting and inspiring presentation as always. Thank you

  • @annesebastian
    @annesebastian 2 роки тому +3

    I was hoping you’d discuss the hybrids that have flowers that look up rather than downwards.

    • @thehorti-culturalists
      @thehorti-culturalists  2 роки тому +4

      The breeder is is not interested in the upward facing style but is trying to breed colour into the petal backs and believes that they lack the elegance of the nodding ones. Regards Stephen

  • @MyFocusVaries
    @MyFocusVaries 2 роки тому +3

    I absolutely love hellebores. Love. White flowers are my favourite, but they're all gorgeous. I didn't know they were fussy about water; they tolerate our incredibly rainy winter, but my hellebores are all up on my rockery where the drainage is very good (I picked that location so the flowers are more visible).

  • @anthonytroia1
    @anthonytroia1 10 місяців тому +1

    Excellent video. Informative, entertaining, good editing...great!

  • @nikkistump3480
    @nikkistump3480 Рік тому +1

    I adore these videos!

  • @mariabunny9608
    @mariabunny9608 2 роки тому +3

    Thank you thank you so interresting and helpful. I have some hellebores in my garden but have been confused when i go to the nursery. Well confusion no more i have the information and i am not afraid to use it haha. The hellebore family are happy they have another convert. Thankyou again

  • @merryhaveman353
    @merryhaveman353 2 роки тому +8

    Loved this look into Hellebore breeding. Peter has developed such beautiful plants! I wonder if he has named cultivars and how wide a distribution they have.

    • @StephenGRyan
      @StephenGRyan 2 роки тому +3

      He breeds colour strains and forms only.Named clones would need to be grown by dividing an impractical thing commercially or via tissue culture. Regards Stephen

  • @funkychicken49
    @funkychicken49 Рік тому +1

    incredible to see all the stages. You have a fantastic business there.

  • @lindasmith1493
    @lindasmith1493 9 місяців тому +1

    Great video. I just purchased my first Helleborus, Moondance. It's so beautiful.

    • @thehorti-culturalists
      @thehorti-culturalists  9 місяців тому

      Glad you are on board with these fabulous plants. Regards Stephen

  • @pamfontenot1
    @pamfontenot1 10 місяців тому +1

    Southern US - Texas. High humidity & very hot summers, 90°-105.°

    • @thehorti-culturalists
      @thehorti-culturalists  10 місяців тому

      Could be a challenge in such conditions. However nothing ventured nothing gained! Regards Stephen

  • @madelinejacquemin1939
    @madelinejacquemin1939 2 роки тому +1

    Loved this look into looking after Helebores

  • @glgardener4972
    @glgardener4972 10 місяців тому +1

    Excellent information and very entertaining.

  • @kerryjean2223
    @kerryjean2223 Рік тому +2

    I want me some of those yellow Helleborus. No wonder they are so expensive. Do they really need to be in such large Nursery cans, pots, containers? Either way, Helabores will be my new love affair x 💙🌺😇🙏🇦🇺🕊️

    • @kerryjean2223
      @kerryjean2223 Рік тому

      I recognise that man's hand. The hands of a gardener x 💙🌺😇🙏🇦🇺🕊️

    • @thehorti-culturalists
      @thehorti-culturalists  Рік тому +1

      Thanks for watching!

    • @kerryjean2223
      @kerryjean2223 Рік тому +1

      Wow, that was awesome... I learnt so much. I'm going to get me some of those year old plants. Thanks you guys x 💙🌺😇🙏🇦🇺🕊️

    • @kerryjean2223
      @kerryjean2223 6 місяців тому

      Question....I neglected on purpose not to cut off last years leaves until recently when I noticed they were completely brown and covered in some kind of white extremely miniature lobster looking things. I refuse to spray instead I pray, so I asked God in the name of Jesus to please send the natural predator to come and eat them. Which brings me to another question....both the last two different brands of the cheapest potting mix sold where I buy it completely sink as much as a foot, well would if I didn't keep topping them up. I find it makes for stronger plants most of the time, however, of course I've been worried about causing 'collar rot' and fairly recently after topping up a pot with a 'Citrine Mandevilla' I noticed a lot of tiny black insects all over the flower buds and it took me a while to wake up and realise that I had caused the plant to start ailing so I pulled it up out to where I thought the original soil level would have been. Now the leaves are green around the edges and brown in the middle and if I touch them they drop off very easily. Yes, I prayed that the plant will survive so we shall see. Either way I will be replacing it if I have to. I'm loving and wanting yellow flowers in the garden at the moment.

  • @slaturwinters1828
    @slaturwinters1828 Рік тому +1

    Im currently growing my own Helleborus foetidus (Stinking Hellebore), from seed! not many cultivars out there; very exited!

  • @zlatamontgomery1593
    @zlatamontgomery1593 Рік тому +2

    Wow. Finally I’m founded great video about this flowers with details. Thank you 🙏 very much for you time and great job. But questions. Why this flowers. Do not sale in Florida ? -Jacksonville? Zlata. ( Florida. Russia)

    • @thehorti-culturalists
      @thehorti-culturalists  Рік тому

      We are hoping to cover asa many different flowers as possible in the future. Regards Stephen

  • @CardsbyMaaike
    @CardsbyMaaike Рік тому +2

    love all of them! I have a few and yeah gotta wait 3 years to see what has reseeded, some plants do not make a lot of seeds though..you know the ones I would like more of ;-) love the really dark double ones and that white one with a red rim (sorry don't know the name, saw them in the bowl)

  • @rocki_bb
    @rocki_bb 2 роки тому +2

    Thank you for this wonderful video!
    I ordered some mixed Hellebores niger last month. Based on their size, they're probably a year old. I'm in a very humid area of the US (central South Carolina). I'm going to try keeping them in terra cotta pots, and moving them inside during the summer. I've also been keeping them under an outdoor umbrella out of the rain and watering them by hand.
    So many of the plants I'm interested in growing either need more chill hours than we get here or a slightly more tropical climate!
    Wish me luck with my Hellebores!

    • @thehorti-culturalists
      @thehorti-culturalists  2 роки тому +1

      Best of luck as you probably know they aren’t very happy with high humidity. Regards Stephen

    • @mayee6180
      @mayee6180 Рік тому +4

      Hi Neighbor, I’m in Georgia US zone 8a and I have been growing hellebores for quite a few years. Started in a shade garden, then lost a limb off of my tree. Now they are in full sun, in the heat of the summer. The humidity doesn’t seem to bother them. They bloom beautifully every season. Adding new ones to my garden this year.

    • @tracycrider7778
      @tracycrider7778 Рік тому

      @@mayee6180 n e ga here, same ❤

  • @Tea_and_thyme_2012
    @Tea_and_thyme_2012 Рік тому +4

    I’ve just today found your channel and boy am I glad I did. What a fantastic video this is. I live in the UK and last year took some seeds from various Hellebores and left them in a tray of soil in the shade at the top of the garden. At the end of summer I found them and to my surprise they had actually sprouted so now I’ve got approximately 60 seedlings and no idea what to do with them, until now!! I did actually prick them out and put them into their own individual cells but I’m wondering now if they should be in something deeper. Could you tell me if I need to move them to 9cm pots and where would I be best keeping them to grow on, do they need heat and light or shade and cool? I have a small grow house and a cold frame. Many thanks, Deb

    • @thehorti-culturalists
      @thehorti-culturalists  Рік тому +2

      I would pot them on into larger pots and keep them in a cool shaded spot. Regards Stephen

  • @FireflyOnTheMoon
    @FireflyOnTheMoon 2 роки тому +1

    Very useful overview. Thanks

  • @marksinfield1266
    @marksinfield1266 2 роки тому +1

    Great and interesting vlog 👍🏻

  • @suepercy8390
    @suepercy8390 Рік тому +1

    Really interesting thanks

  • @jucjuc314
    @jucjuc314 Рік тому +2

    Absolutely fascinating, so glad you were able to show us this place! Thank you 😍😍😍
    I think it is not really your taste, but it would be great to see a cut flower garden from Australia, maybe there is one which grows native species too? Greetings, Judit 😊

    • @thehorti-culturalists
      @thehorti-culturalists  Рік тому +2

      Glad you enjoyed it! Will take your suggestion on board and see what we can find. Regards Stephen.

    • @jucjuc314
      @jucjuc314 Рік тому +1

      @@thehorti-culturalists 😍 Thank you for your answer 🙏😊

  • @stevedotson8207
    @stevedotson8207 Рік тому +1

    H.orientalis fine in Tallahassee Florida. Likes lime!

  • @juliashearer7842
    @juliashearer7842 6 місяців тому +1

    I absolutely love hellebores though I only have space for a few. I would have liked you to ask about whether it is possible to breed for a trait of upward looking flowers. Thank you for the fantastic video.

    • @thehorti-culturalists
      @thehorti-culturalists  6 місяців тому

      They are working on it, but so far it hasn't got far. Regards Stephen

  • @WeezieV
    @WeezieV 10 місяців тому +1

    It's the end of January 2024 in Northeast Ohio and my hellebore have buds on them. ❤

  • @miriamgleeson6947
    @miriamgleeson6947 2 роки тому +3

    Thanks so much for this fantastic video! I’ve been to Postoffice Farm several years ago and purchased heaps of stunning hellebores, which are flowering beautifully right now. I planted them underneath 3 Japanese maples and they look great there all year long providing I keep the leaves nice and neat. The new growth does seem to get thrips or aphids (Not sure which!) and pyrethrum damages the foliage. Any suggestions for anything else I could use which doesn’t affect the new growth? They do seem to self seed all over the place so the babies need to be continually weeded. But they are the reason I love my garden at this time of the year in mid winter!!
    I use dynamic lifter and worm castings a couple of times a year on this section of my garden.
    Thanks again for the video, fabulous to see what’s actually involved in propagating and growing hellebores at Postoffice Farm!

    • @StephenGRyan
      @StephenGRyan 2 роки тому +1

      It is probably aphids affecting the plants and a strong jet of water will reduce their numbers and not effect the plants. Regards Stephen

  • @WeezieV
    @WeezieV 10 місяців тому +1

    Do you pollinate flowers on the same plant or were you just showing us to save time? Do I need to pollinate mine?

    • @thehorti-culturalists
      @thehorti-culturalists  10 місяців тому +1

      if they are in the open let nature take its course. If you want a stable form then they need to be isolated from insects and hand pollinated. You can use the same plant. Regards Stephen

  • @mitzi605
    @mitzi605 Рік тому +1

    Love my helebores

  • @kerryjean2223
    @kerryjean2223 6 місяців тому +1

    What was that purple Helaborus at 10.23?

    • @kerryjean2223
      @kerryjean2223 6 місяців тому

      And the yellow flowers?

    • @thehorti-culturalists
      @thehorti-culturalists  6 місяців тому +1

      They are all forms of Helleborus xHydridus without specific names and usually sold as Yellow form or Purple form. Regards Stephen

  • @PamHaines-j8r
    @PamHaines-j8r 2 місяці тому +1

    Can you keep a hallibore in a pot.. 12:20

    • @thehorti-culturalists
      @thehorti-culturalists  2 місяці тому

      They aren't good long term pot plants due to their vigorous roots. Regards Stephen

  • @lovelight9164
    @lovelight9164 9 місяців тому +1

    Is there a site that tells which hellebores/ lenten roses are fertile verses sterile?

    • @thehorti-culturalists
      @thehorti-culturalists  9 місяців тому

      most stemmed ones (ie foetidus ,argutifolius ) are hard to cross with stemless one (orientalis etc) within the group crossing is usually quite easy. Regards Stephen

  • @akink2198
    @akink2198 16 днів тому +1

    How often should I water my hellebores Christmas rose

    • @thehorti-culturalists
      @thehorti-culturalists  16 днів тому

      It depends on soi,l aspect and time of the year so it is virtually impossible to say but they will show you that they are dry fairly quickly if the foliage starts to flag. Regards Stephen

  • @ChrisSzekeres
    @ChrisSzekeres 2 місяці тому +1

    Can you divide hellebores?

    • @thehorti-culturalists
      @thehorti-culturalists  2 місяці тому +1

      Yes but they don't really like it so it sets them back. Regards Stephen

  • @johnsantangelo7773
    @johnsantangelo7773 Рік тому +1

    excellent

  • @Joey-vw1id
    @Joey-vw1id 2 роки тому +2

    Hello guys 😊
    I have two questions about this plant.
    First, When you were discussing the fertilizer it was said that it has to be a full npk fertilizer. Is that a npk value of 10-10-10 or 10-15-10?
    Second, Can this plant withstand the north eastern united states winters?
    I live in Philadelphia pa and after watching this I'm going to try and add this plant to my garden next spring.
    Anyway great video! Very informative, The flowers are gorgeous 💚🌱

    • @StephenGRyan
      @StephenGRyan 2 роки тому

      It would be fine to use either. Regards Stephen

    • @Joey-vw1id
      @Joey-vw1id 2 роки тому +1

      @@StephenGRyan is that to use either of those npk value fertilizer?
      And what about the winters up here in Philadelphia pa in the north east side of the united states?

    • @thehorti-culturalists
      @thehorti-culturalists  2 роки тому +1

      @@Joey-vw1id Hi there - Peter's point is that any general purpose slow release fertiliser will do as long as it contains NPK - which all general purpose slow release fertilisers should. With that sort of product you won't need to worry about the exact %. And it seems there are many Hellebore growers in Philadelphia so go for it! philadelphiacountymastergardeners.blogspot.com/2012/02/hellebores-beautiful-flowers-all-winter.html

  • @MDA-rs4uf
    @MDA-rs4uf Рік тому +1

    here in the southeas US .... they've become a bit invasive..... i've eliminated almost all of mine and they were just hybrids and they had made such a mat of problems that i just didn't want to fool with them any more.... the allure has worn off for me...i have a couple species left that are declining but i won't replace them, i don't think.... sorry to be negative nelly

    • @thehorti-culturalists
      @thehorti-culturalists  Рік тому

      Not at all - it's fascinating to hear about different plants in different conditions around the world! Thanks for watching!

    • @lafalto
      @lafalto Рік тому +2

      I love them! I have woods and they are perfect

  • @robynatsidaftis1488
    @robynatsidaftis1488 Рік тому +1

    ow you must have a lot of patiences...

  • @kerryjean2223
    @kerryjean2223 6 місяців тому

    Identical twins are the same at birth but it ends there.

  • @sarahmarti141
    @sarahmarti141 Рік тому +1

    I love the flowers, but I don’t like the plant.