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Horrible Helibore

B3B3 Posts: 24,484
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I have a massive helibore which was covered in double+ blooms and still has a lot. Unfortunately, they are a horrible muddy colour. If i were to name it , i would call it Miss Havisham.
I'm assuming that the colour is what it is and theres nothing i can do about it.
But i thought that I'd check before i put her out of my misery.
In London. Keen but lazy.
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  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 16,537
    Put a photo on and see if someone will take it off you. I hate Pattys plum poppy, but others rave about it.  You can't change its colour , it will be fixed. Did you grow it from a seedling or is it a bought plant?   Most of my seedlings are acceptable but they are not usually as good as a selected parent.
  • FireFire Posts: 17,116
    I understand that hellebores muddy over time. Mine have. Anna's Red's have become sludge brown.
  • B3B3 Posts: 24,484
    Its shrub size . Too big to move and i doubt anyone would want it. I'll go and get a picture.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • B3B3 Posts: 24,484
    It looks  worse  in real  life. 

    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,391
    I've just dug out and binned 2 similar ones, B3.  Mine also were infected with honey fungus but they would have come out anyway for the same reasons you mention.  The rootballs were large and tough - ended up just removing a huge lump of root/clay about 18" diameter and leaving it upside-down in one of my 'wildlife' areas to rot down and break-up by itself over the next few months (or years, possibly.)
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • B3B3 Posts: 24,484
    Oh i was hoping for shallow roots! I will have to instruct the undergardener to do it while I do some gentle weeding elsewhere. I'm finding forget-me-not removal strangely satisfying.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • FireFire Posts: 17,116
    I'm longing for FGMN removal.
  • B3B3 Posts: 24,484
    Do it. You know it's worth it. There'll be plenty next year and next year and next ......
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • FireFire Posts: 17,116
    My fingers are itching, but I'll give it another week. They are pretty but get into a hell of a mess.
  • B3B3 Posts: 24,484
    I like them for about two weeks but once the seeds start appearing, I've had enough. I love the way when you grab the base, the stems come out from all over the place like that creeping grass.That's good too.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
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