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HELLEBORUS purpurascens
Plant Description
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Origin: | Eastern Europe to Ukraine |
| Special Features: | Distinctive 25 cm palmate leaflets and greenish-purple to bluish-colored blossoms. Plant in location for winter advantage. Long-lasting cut flowers. Early spring flowering. Dislikes boggy soils. |
| Basic Colour: | (green) |
| Flower Colour: | greenish-purple to bluish |
| Natural Flowering Period: | February - April |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z4 - Z8
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| Foliage: | distinctive palmate |
| Growth Habit: | clumping |
| Height with Flowers: | 40 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 45 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | alkaline / average |
| Location: | |
| Characteristics: | toxic plant / groundcover |
| Usage: | for the rock garden |
| Portion weight: | 0.5 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 8.69565 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
115 |
| Gram to get 1000 plants (if sown directly into pots etc. you will need a larger quantity): |
50 Gram |
| Sowing Rates/Trays: | 5 per cell |
| Plug tray recommended size(s): | open flats / 72 |
| Sowing Direction: |
(19) To stop the germination inhibition give seeds a warm compost (about +22°C) [about 72°F] with constant humidity for at least 6 weeks. Then keep cold (–4 to +4°C) [25 to 39°F] for 6–8 weeks. Usually, the germination starts at +4°C [39°F]. Raise temperatures gradually up to +10°C [50°F] until germination is completed. If the warm or cold period was not long enough the seeds will not germinate until the following year. They will then need another warm period (summer) and a cold period (winter). Well-known examples: Cimicifuga and Helleborus.
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| Best Sowing Date (northern Hemisphere, Field condition): |
early summer - late summer |
| Sowing Time Hint: | For best results sow after harvest, approx. July. |
| Sowing to Germination: | 16 - 24 weeks |
| Germination to Transplant: | 4 - 8 weeks |
| Transplanting to Potting: | 6 - 10 weeks |
| Container Size(s): | 1-2 plugs per 11/12 cm (4 1/2") / 2-3 plugs per 15 cm (6") |
| Fertilizer: | Medium (150-200 ppm) |
