At Hugh Nunn Wholesale Ltd, previously trading as Hugh Nunn Nurseryman, we have been breeding and propagating Hellebores for the past 30 years. The result \u2013 the Harvington collection of Hellebores now trademarked as \u2018Harvington Hellebores\u00ae\u2019.<\/p>\n
Harvington Hellebores\u00ae are hardy perennials with beautiful large flowers from December through to the end of March and dark green glossy evergreen foliage providing year round interest.<\/p>\n
Easy to grow, excellent garden plants they reliably provide winter colour year after year. Our plants are selected for clarity of flower colour, attractive foliage, vigour and frost hardiness.<\/p>\n
The different species and variations of Hellebore make up a magnificent group of garden-worthy plants. The common name given to the white flowering plant that often appears on Christmas cards is the \u2018Christmas Rose\u2019 (Helleborus niger<\/em>) and the varieties that usually appear in late January, February and March are often called \u2018Lenten Roses\u2019 \u2013 flowering in Lent \u2013 and are derived mainly from Helleborus orientalis<\/em> but are more correctly known as Helleborus x hybridus<\/em>.<\/p>\n There are at least 16 species of Hellebores.\u00a0 Of these, we grow\u00a0Helleborus orientalis<\/em> hybrids and H. niger hybrids<\/em> we also grow H. argutifolius, H. foetidus, and H. x sternii<\/em>. These continue to be popular garden-worthy plants.<\/p>\n Hellebores are best planted in dappled shade in damp but well drained soil. They should not be allowed to dry out in the first year after planting. Once established they are deep rooting and survive droughts with impunity.<\/p>\n They are hungry plants and respond well to being planted with compost or well-rotted manure. This can also be applied as mulch around established plants in the Spring. If compost or manure is not available, any balanced granular or liquid feed will encourage vigour during the growing season.<\/p>\n Harvington Hellebores\u00ae are bred from our own breeding lines. Single and double flowering Helleborus x hybridus<\/em> include an ever-increasing range of beautiful forms and colours. Our core colours include the following:<\/p>\nPlanting and Feeding Hellebores<\/h2>\n
Helleborus x hybridus<\/em> \u2018Harvington hybrids\u2019<\/h2>\n
Single Flowered Hellebores<\/h3>\n\n\t\t