Light
Use a sheltered shady position; avoid intense winter sun.
Learn how to care for your green friend
Stinking Hellebore
Helleborus foetidus
Perennials · Planned variety
Meet your green friend.
Stinking Hellebore (Helleborus foetidus) has a clumping / erect / spreading growth form. Flower colours recorded: gold/yellow, green, purple/lavender, white.
A space where it can thrive
Growth habit: clumping, erect, spreading. Outdoor hardiness is listed below; choose a sheltered growing site appropriate to your plant and pot.
Ask about availabilityAvailability, size, pot and price will be confirmed in store. Pictures illustrate the plant type.
Studio illustration. Appearance varies with age, variety and growing conditions. Botanical photo reference: Cathy DeWitt · Source · CC BY 4.0.
Your care routine
Watering
Maintain a freely draining root zone and check moisture before watering. Excess water must drain away.
Soil & drainage
Suitable textures: High Organic Matter, Loam (Silt). Soil reaction: Alkaline (>8.0).
Outdoor hardiness
Outdoor winter hardiness reported: USDA zones 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b. This is not an indoor temperature setting.
Through the seasons
Protect from cold winds while enjoying its late-winter flowers.
Pets & little ones
The source lists medium poisoning severity. Reported harmful parts: bark, flowers, fruits, leaves, roots, sap/juice, seeds, stems. Do not ingest; keep away from children and pets.
Grow with your neighbourhood store.
Independent, family-owned and right here in Uptown New Westminster. Browse before your visit and keep this guide handy at home.
Visit The Golden BazaarCare references
Guidance is a starting point. Adjust watering to your plant, pot, light and season; follow fertilizer labels and check outdoor cultivar hardiness.