Easiest Way to Get Hellebores for Free | Perennial Garden

In this video, I'll show you the easiest way to grow your own Hellebores without spending a dime. And we'll go over 2 of my favorite varieties in the garden now - Helleborus orientalis and Helleborus foetidus (the stinky hellebore).
How to get Hellebores for free:
1. Baby Seedlings: Keep an eye on the ground around your Hellebores, especially this time of year in the early spring. You might spot tiny seedlings sprouting from last year's seeds. With their shiny green leaves, these little ones are easy to transplant.
At this time of year these leaves will be on top of a little stalk that’s about 2-3 cm tall.Just scoop them up gently with a trowel, keeping the soil intact when possible, and relocate them to their new home. They won't even notice the move.
2. Let Them Self-Seed: Allow your Hellebores to self-seed throughout your garden. Each new seedling will be a unique blend of its parents, adding to the tapestry of colors and shapes in your landscape. Who knows what colors you'll get?
3. Divide Them: While they don't particularly love being divided, you can do it in the late autumn. We'll talk more about that in the video.
Unlike some finicky flowers, Hellebores are resilient. You can plant them year-round, as long as the ground isn't frozen. Keep an eye out for bargain finds at garden centers, even in the summer months. Once they're settled in, though, they prefer to stay put, so choose their spot wisely.
Of course, no garden is without its challenges. For Hellebores, the main problem is leaf spot, a pesky fungal infection that mars their foliage. Stay vigilant and remove any affected leaves promptly to keep your plants looking their best.
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[@sarahstrouse7832]

Thank you for the terrific video! I always have more baby seedlings than I would ever have time to grow and plant so I share them with other flower farmers. Hellebores are such generous plant mothers!!

[@perennial-garden]

They really are! Greetings from Denmark 🥰

[@madelinerivera7445]

Hello Lars!!! Mange tusind tak!! I learned so much from you! I received many many Hellebores from my mother-in-law last year and my husband put them in a tote to transplant later. Well, he completely forgot and they stayed outside in those totes for many months. Rain poured all over them. Snow fell on them too. I kept telling him how expensive they were to buy. Well he finally put them in the ground, but they had so many brown leaves. So after watching this video, I now know what to do. And believe it or not, they haven't died. Ugh! I wish he was as excited about our garden as you are about yours. Love watching you! So I say....Mange tusind tak!!!

[@perennial-garden]

Selv tak! 🥰 I do hope those survived in the totes. They are quite tough... so they should be just fine with some fresh air and attention. Hils din mand ('say hi to your husband')

[@madelinerivera7445]

@@perennial-garden they somewhat did. I will definitely tell hubby you said Hi. I only wish he was as excited as you and I when it comes to our gardens. Keep educating us Lars! I learn so much from you! And your smile is sooooo awesome! Have a great weekend!

[@perennial-garden]

@@madelinerivera7445 Have a great weekend to you and the mister, too :)

[@lyndaturner6686]

I love Hellebores but I didn’t know they could self seed , I must check my plants to see if I am lucky to have new ones growing.

[@perennial-garden]

I hope you find some! This time of year here, you'll find a lot. (You can compare our zone to Zone 8a)

[@maureenmckenna5220]

I am getting rid of my hosta, food for deer and rabbits, and replacing them with hellebores. I bought eight of them, at $24 each. Beautiful, healthy and large, I know they will be great, but what a price tag. I will definitely look for seedlings.

[@perennial-garden]

The deer shouldn't be as crazy about these as they are hosta. And these will give flowers and color when we need it the most.

[@gardeningmindfully6531]

Great information on growing, propagating and caring for hellebores. I need to check mine for seedlings.

[@perennial-garden]

Thanks for watching, Zenith! I hope yours have seedlings :)

[@wendybartlett6717]

I'll have to check and see if I have any babies from my two plants. I didn't know that Hellebore sap is poisonous. I always learn something from you. Thank you!

[@perennial-garden]

You just might - especially this time of year. And the “babies” can be different than the mother - so who knows what the pollinators helped create ❤️

[@77sun222]

Hi Hellebores are beautiful. I would be inclined to leave the seedlings around the plant and let them grow on their own. Unless of course you prefer to remove the smaller ones.🌟👏

[@perennial-garden]

So true! We remove them just to either pot them on for plant markets or to move to other places. If we had the space tho... it would be great to leave them! At the cemetery, he has to remove them because they need to keep a more 'organised' look to the spaces.

[@ToadsRosesGarden]

Good to know this! I have a few plants in my garden last month and about to buy more. Now i learnt this from you I will look for baby ones, hopefully they will produce some for me! Thanks !

[@perennial-garden]

Great! Hope you find a whole bunch of free ones. We repotted 35 from that first plant in the video. We’ll give most away as we don’t have space for 35 😅

[@sannaericditsler4034]

Thank you for the information Lars. I just got my first hellobore. I hope they do spread and reseed, they are expensive.

[@perennial-garden]

I hope they do for you, too! They spread a lot here in our climate.

[@snowpharaoh399]

Thank you, well explained and thorough!

[@perennial-garden]

You’re very welcome. Thank you for watching ❤️

[@norarhoads1566]

English clear and engaging thank you

[@perennial-garden]

Thank you for saying that 🥰. I do hope I’m easy to understand. Way better at Danish tho. Ha ha Thank you for watching ❤️

[@virginiaramirez4214]

Thanks for your tips🤗

[@perennial-garden]

You're welcome! Thank you for watching 🥰

[@khayescobar1819]

Thank you for sharing, love fron from Washington State USA 👍😊🙏❤️

[@perennial-garden]

Thank YOU for watching 💚💚 Big hello from Denmark 🇩🇰

[@mypreciousgarden]

Thanks, I appreciate that you show us how the babies look like. I wonder which variety was the last one with the nice long foliage ?

[@perennial-garden]

It's a Helleborus foetidus (stinky hellebore, it's called). It's a very special one for sure... and doesn't stink 😅

[@mypreciousgarden]

I was more thinking about the plant we can see at 7:48 but maybe it's not a hellebore 🤔😅@@perennial-garden

[@perennial-garden]

The one I see is a hellebore. Altho there are other plants in the garden - like Achillea in that flower bed, too.

[@LindasFlowersandVegetablesGard]

Yes, this is a great way to get free Hellebores! But unfortunately, in my cold area (zone 5), It took 5 years to start bloom.

[@perennial-garden]

Really?! Yikes. We’re lucky to not be that cold then 😅. We’re comparable to zone 8a.

[@joneslo5572]

If hellebores self sown so much, how come they are so expensive?

[@sweetjanuaryangel2279]

That part!

[@perennial-garden]

I think because they’re pretty in the winter - when we’re all looking for flowers 😅

[@bloomsbyamelie]

Do the seedlings come true to the mother plant? Or are Hellebore open pollinated seeds? I've never grown them because they are so expensive...but maybe I could get someone to share a seedling or two :)

[@perennial-garden]

They can be different than the mother - so you can’t guarantee the color. But they’ll still be pretty ❤️

[@kristinepeterson6761]

Can they be divided like other perennials? They are very expensive here in the USA. I didn’t realize they self sow. I started a new shade garden and would love some!

[@perennial-garden]

@@kristinepeterson6761 Yes, you can dig them up and divide the clumps. This is best done in early autumn, although you can also do it in spring, straight after flowering. :)

[@LULC0759]

Hellebores I see sold in Ohio are sterile. No seedlings.

[@perennial-garden]

Oh no 😩

[@kaittemurry4740]

What zone will those grow in?

[@perennial-garden]

Zones 3-9 depending on the type ❤