Gold Collection Jacob Hellebore
Helleborus niger 'Jacob'
Gold Collection
$38.00
Cup-shaped pure white flowers will age to light green; cool weather can produce pink tinged blooms; flowers emerge in late fall, when most others are finished; a welcome sight in the garden
Features and Growing Tips
Note: Each live plant is unique and may differ from the photo while maintaining its beauty. Plants come in a plastic pot; other items in images are not included.
Landscape Qualities
Gold Collection Jacob Hellebore is an herbaceous evergreen perennial with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its medium texture blends into the garden | but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition.
Ornamental Qualities
Gold Collection Jacob Hellebore features showy nodding white cup-shaped flowers with yellow eyes at the ends of the stems in late fall. Its serrated oval compound leaves remain dark green in color throughout the year.
Planting and Growing
Gold Collection Jacob Hellebore will grow to be about 12 inches tall at maturity | with a spread of 14 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant | individual plants should be spaced approximately 12 inches apart. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground | not requiring facer plants in front. It grows at a medium rate | and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 5 years. As an evegreen perennial | this plant will typically keep its form and foliage year-round.
This plant does best in partial shade to shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions | but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil pH | but grows best in rich soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution | and will benefit from being planted in a relatively sheltered location. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America | and parts of it are known to be toxic to humans and animals | so care should be exercised in planting it around children and pets. It can be propagated by division; however | as a cultivated variety | be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.
Plant Facts
Prefers partial shade to shade
Deer Resistant
Keep moisture level average to moist
Mature Size 12"Hx14"W
Flowers are white
Flowers in late fall
Zone 4a
Known to be toxic
Likes well drained soil