Oriental Hellebore ViV® Elena

ViV hellebores are particularly suitable for growing in pots. 

ViV® Elena is a strong-willed lady. Stately, voluminous and determined. She just keeps on producing flowers. Even until April. The colder it gets, the more intense the red colour becomes. A fiery diva who likes to be compared to a bouquet of flowers in the garden. Only have a terrace? Not a problem. She’s quite willing to be tamed in a large pot.

The ViV® Hellebore is a garden/patio plant and – even if it is very cold – it likes to be outside.  A Hellebore has an ingenious system to protect itself against frost: if it starts to freeze, the plant temporarily pumps the moisture from the flowers to its leaves and roots. This causes the flowers to lie completely flat.  As soon as the temperature rises back above 0°C, the moisture is pumped back into the flowers and your Hellebore will look radiant again!

The ViV® Hellebore prefers a slightly shady spot, under high deciduous trees or shrubs.

A ViV® Hellebore that is pot grown during winter must be watered at least once a week in dry weather. 

The ViV® Hellebore usually loses some of its leaves when the bud grows. This happens around October/November. A few leaves will become brown; they can be cut off.

Description above is from the ViV Hellebore, plant breeders website: https://vivhelleborus.com/en/our-helleborus-viv-collection

Site: Sheltered
Soil: Humus-rich, moist but well-drained, alkaline to neutral soil
Position: Best in partial shade
Season of interest: All year, winter to mid-spring in particular
Hardiness: Very hardy
Height: 16” (40cm) Spread: 16” (40cm)