White Hellebore

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  1. Michael Hewett

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    I've got this white Hellebire in a pot and it usually has lots of flowers from Late December to the spring.
    This year however it is looking poorly with only two leaves and I don't think it's going to have many flowers, if any at all.
    Is there anything I should be doing to it, so that it flowers when the time comes ?
     
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    If you decide to repot it, now is a good time. Most Hellebores make new roots as the soil gets cooler. Personally I think they do better in the garden than in pots, but that may be my fault.
     
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    That's a bit odd @Michael Hewett - have you had a look in case something is eating the roots? I doubt if it's the weather, strange though it's been. As you know, I'm not far from you and the odd thing about my white hellebore is that it's flowering madly already. I think there is also a fungal thing that hits them, which blackens leaves, so might be worth a drench of something
     
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    Thank you both ...

    I have it in a pot because every time I've tried it in the ground it dies. Other Hellebores do well in my garden but this one not so.

    One of the ones in the ground has black spots on its leaves and didn't flower well last spring. This one has two healthy leaves.

    I will repot it and see what happens, I'll also try a fungus treatment on the garden ones, thanks for your help :smile:
     
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    If it is H. niger ( and it sounds like it with a white flower in winter) then they are not as prone to the fungal disease as are H. hybridus. They do like a soil with plenty of organic matter so try adding some leaf mould.
     
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