Helleborus croaticus
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- hel-eh-BORE-us kro-ah-TIH-kus
- Description
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Croatian Hellebore is an evergreen perennial recently found in Croatia and is in the buttercup family. It grows only to 1 foot tall and blooms in winter to early spring with small cup-shaped flowers that are purple on the outside and green with purple veins inside.
Plant in average moist well-drained soil in an area it can get some sun in winter but shade in the heat of the summer. Under deciduous trees work very well for this requirement. Plant where their early blooms can be enjoyed when little else is blooming.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Shade Garden Sitting Wall
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Helleborus
- Species:
- croaticus
- Family:
- Ranunculaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Croatia
- Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
- Deer
- Dimensions:
- Height: 0 ft. 6 in. - 1 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 0 ft. 6 in. - 1 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Maintenance:
- Low
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12 inches-3 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 6b, 6a, 7b, 7a, 8b, 8a
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Green
- Purple/Lavender
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Head
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Winter
- Flower Shape:
- Cup
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Description:
- Pendant cup-shaped flowers that are purple on the outside and green with purple veining inside. Blooms Feb. - March or April
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Long-lasting
- Hairs Present:
- No
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Theme:
- Shade Garden
- Winter Garden
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
