Helleborus Gold Collection

Helleborus HGC® Ice Breaker® Max is a low-maintenance gem that shines in your garden. Plant it in well-drained soil with partial to full shade. Water consistently, especially during dry spells, while avoiding waterlogged conditions. Ice Breaker can flower from December to March and is very low maintenance needing only tidying up of the old leaves to allow the new flowers to come through. Apply a balanced slow release fertiliser in early Spring to nourish its growth

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This year Sean turned up on my birthday with five Hellebore plants bought by himself and Deb. One of them is a variety that I’d never heard of called Ice Breaker. One of a collection called the Gold collection. A large plant smothered in beautiful greenish white blooms. The others were Hellebore Niger which is the variety that I am familiar with and have a few roots of in the garden. I think Ice Breaker is a cultivar of Niger and is also sold as Snow Rose. Helleborus x Nigercors.

I love the flowers of Hellebore and especially the white. They have a special place in my heart and I can’t wait to have them naturalising in the garden. I hope I’m around for a few more Springs so that I can see them shining through after Christmas and reminding us that Spring has arrived.

Helleborus can be rhizomatous, herbaceous or semi-evergreen perennials forming a clump of pedate basal leaves, or evergreen with erect, leafy stems. Large, bowl shaped flowers arrive in loose clusters in late winter or spring. Helleborus HGC Ice Breaker Max is a member of the Ranunculaceae family and is a hybrid created in Germany. 

Warning – Harmful if eaten, skin irritant. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling.