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Fri, Jun 27, 14 at 7:51
| I consider myself fairly immune to nursery hype over this new cultivar or that must-have variety......but all these smugly virtuous ideals are out of the window since casting eyes on this new hybrid between h.niger and our native h.foetidissima. Simple nodding heads, like the pale green hellebores of woodland verges.....but with an irresistible peachy colour. I suspect, like most hybrids, it is sterile - indeed, the supposed length of flowering suggests it can only be propagated vegetatively, so might be a couple of years before I consider getting my hands on one.....but sooner or later, one will be in my basket. |
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- Posted by shadeyplace (My Page) on Sat, Jun 28, 14 at 7:34
| This sounds yummy. wonder if the foliage is the same. |
This post was edited by shadeyplace on Sat, Jun 28, 14 at 7:36
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| Funny how the nodding blooms make this one special yet it seems all the orientalis hybrids are hyped as being improved with upward facing blooms. You just can't make everyone happy! I'm going to try and resist this one, I have two of the sternii hybrids and they look similar, plus the winters here ravage the foliage... and I love the leaves maybe more than the flowers (not that I would turn down any flower in March) |
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