Hellebore | Helleborus 'Diamonfire' - Height 20-30cm Width 20-30cm - 2lt

Helleborus, commonly known as hellebore, is a perennial valued for its evergreen foliage and winter flowers. The leathery, dark green leaves are deeply divided and form attractive clumps at ground level, providing year-round interest even when the plant is not in flower. Flowering occurs from midwinter through to early spring, with nodding, cup-shaped blooms held above the foliage on sturdy stems. Flower colours range widely depending on variety, including shades of white, pink, purple, and green, often with attractive speckling or veining on the petals. The flowers persist for several weeks, offering colour during a period when little else is in bloom in the garden. Hellebores are particularly valuable for early pollinators such as bees, which rely on the flowers as one of the first nectar and pollen sources of the year. This makes them a useful addition to a wildlife-friendly garden. The plant thrives in shady or partially shaded positions, making it well suited to woodland-style planting schemes or borders beneath deciduous trees and shrubs. It performs best in moist, humus-rich soil but tolerates a range of conditions once established. Hellebores are low-maintenance and long-lived, forming reliable clumps that slowly increase in size over time.