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Ranunculaceae
Green hellebore
Helleborus viridis
Also known as Stinking hellebore, Setterwort, Bear's foot, Helleboraster viridis
Native Plants · Hellebore · Woodland · Shade · Perennial · Winter-Blooming · European Native · Ground Cover · Poisonous · Cottage Garden
Green hellebore thrives in dappled shade with consistently moist, humus-rich soil and benefits from a sheltered woodland-garden setting. Water regularly during dry spells but avoid waterlogging, as this European native prefers cool, shaded conditions. Remove old foliage in late winter to show off the distinctive green blooms and reduce disease.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 3 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly until soil is evenly moist, then allow top inch to dry before watering again · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- 0°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Illinois, Ireland, Italy, Maryland, Michigan, Netherlands, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Poland, Spain
- Attracts
- Bees
Sources: trefle
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