Helleborus Orientalis-Hybr ‘Double Ladies Mixed’ seeds – (Double Lenten Rose)

Description

Helleborus  ‘Double Ladies ‘ thanks to https://www.jelitto.com

Helleborus  ‘Double Ladies ‘ seeds produce  a wonderful mix of double flowered plants in shades of whites, yellows, pinks, reds and purples. They make an excellent cut flower, and  make a very attractive plant in the garden, and are much easier to grow than you would think.  Helleborus seed is not too difficult if you follow the instructions  on the back of the packet.  Once they are ready to transplant, plant them  in groups for maximum efffect.

Note : 6 Seeds in packet 

Sowing advice

Sow the seeds at any time,  in trays or pots. Sow onto moist well-drained seed raising mix and cover them with a fine layer  of mix. Place the pot into a plastic bag and seal to retain moisture. Keep them at 18-20°C for 8 weeks. After this, keep them at   4 deg C for 8 weeks. The fridge works well for upper North Island. Return the rest of the ungerminated seeds to the fridge until the 8 weeks has passed. Germination starts at 4 deg C and can be erratic, taking between 30 – 180 days. Take them out of the fris=dge after 8 weeks and gradually raise the temperature to 10 deg C.until germination is complete . Inspect regularly and pot up any germinated seeds immediately.  Keep in a well lit place but out of direct sun.