Helleborus orientalis - Lenten rose

continental : These plants prefer partially shady places, where they can be exposed to direct solar rays only in the evening or early morning hours.
The Helleborus orientalis is a very rustic plant, that can bear very harsh temperatures; it is advisable to grow it in the garden.

alpine : Let's choose a partially shaded place for our plant, where it can be exposed to direct sunrays for a few hours a day.
The Helleborus orientalis is surely a rustic plant, it’s possible to grow it in the garden year round.

mediterranean : Locate this plant in a partially shady place, where it can receive solar rays during the coolest hours of the day.
The Helleborus orientalis is a rustic plant, which can be planted in the garden during the whole year.

continental : Let’s try to always keep the growing substratum of the The Helleborus orientalis damp, watering very frequently with 1,5 litres of water; if the weather is very hot and dry we even water every 0-1 weeks.

alpine : As the hot season arrives, these plants need abundant and regular watering, using 0,5 litres of water, which keep the soil cool and damp; let’s water every 1-2 weeks, or even more often if it is very hot.

mediterranean : The Helleborus orientalis loves damp and cool soils, therefore it is necessary to water it very often, keeping the soil slightly damp; in any case it is always advisable to avoid water stagnation and excess watering: it is best to water every 0-0 weeks.

Fertilization Helleborus orientalis : During the summer period let’s fertilize perennial plants periodically, using a fertilizer for flowering plants, to mix to the irrigating water every 10-15 days; we can also use a slow release granular fertilizer.

Treatments Helleborus orientalis : During the hot months attacks by ticks and rust are likely; the treatments should be applied during the coolest hours of the day. If possible, we suggest avoiding treatments with wide-range products, which could kill the populations of useful insects: let’s favour specific products.