General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Other: Flowers are upward facing.
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Winter
Uses: Provides winter interest
Cut Flower
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Toxicity: Other: All parts of the plant can be highly toxic if ingested and can cause eye and skin irritation
Propagation: Seeds: Stratify seeds: Cold stratification may not be necessary but is usually recommended
Other info: Hellebore seed may take 6-18 months (or more) to germinate
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Pollinators: Flies
Bees
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Trade name information:
Series: Gold Collection®
Trade Name: Jacob Royal
Cultivar name: 'HGC Jacob Royal'
Common names
  • Hellebore

Photo Gallery
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2015-12-16
Flowers are upward facing!
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2016-03-03
With purplish streaks after a couple of light night frosts..
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2016-03-03
Back side of flower.

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