Hellebore 'Magic Double Green'
Helleborus x hybridus 'Magic Double Green'
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Full Sun
Easy care
Light watering
Frost Hardy
6a
USDA zone
-23°C
Minimum temperature
Expected size
Height | Spread | |
|---|---|---|
50cm | Max | 50cm |
20cm | Min | 20cm |
2 years to reach maturity
Flowering
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spring
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summer
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autumn
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winter
This plant has no fragrance
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Hellebore 'Magic Double Green' Overview
Helleborus 'Magic Double Green' is a clump forming plant is ideal for planting in scrub, woodland or grassy sites in the garden. Commonly known as hellebore, is has leathery dark green leaves and in late winter and early spring it produces double green flowers whose petals can be flecked with red. .
Common problems with Hellebore 'Magic Double Green'
Susceptible to black rot, they can also suffer black death, this involves black streaking and mottling between leaf veins or black marks in a ringspot pattern down the leaf stalks.
How to harvest Hellebore 'Magic Double Green'
Flowers can be picked for the vase: pick at fully ripe stage to extend the vase life, that is when the stamens have dropped off and the seed pods have started to form. They may be less attractive, but they will last longer.
How to propagate Hellebore 'Magic Double Green'
Division
Divide plants after flowering in spring.
Seed
Seeds can be sown as soon as they are harvested.
Rhizomes
Divide plants after flowering in spring, splitting the rhizomes into pieces to regrow.
Special features of Hellebore 'Magic Double Green'
Winter colour
Attractive flowers
The flower head has a gentle nodding habit which when lifted up reveals their stunning shape and colour.
Other uses of Hellebore 'Magic Double Green'
Perfect for underplanting of roses and shrubs in flower beds/borders in sheltered areas.