Helleborus foetidus | Stinking Hellebore, Bear'S Foot | Various
Helleborus foetidus belongs to the plant family RANUNCULACE and Genus Helleborus This plant specimen prefers Wet soil a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Helleborus foetidus does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Helleborus foetidus so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Helleborus foetidus stinking hellebore,bear's foot is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
Helleborus foetidus has leaves that are strongly resinous. Stinking hellebore (also known as bear's foot) can survive cold winters where the average annual low is -10 Fahrenheit. It does well in moist to wet soils.
Helleborus foetidus will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 3 and10 years.
Helleborus foetidus is a perennial. The flowers are most often a green color.
Leaves of the plant Helleborus foetidus have a smell of strong acrid odor when bruised and in terms of a broad classification could be described as … Resinous | Strong
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 1' 6" feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
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