Helleborus HGC® 'Camelot'®

Description

Helleborus × ballardiae HGC 'Camelot' is a unique evergreen perennial belonging to the Snow Roses series in the Helleborus Gold Collection®, bred by Josef Heuger. It delights with its subtle flower colors, elegant habit and high resistance to harsh winter conditions. It will be perfect both in flowerbeds and in container cultivation on terraces or balconies.

🌸 Flower colour:

• Flowers have creamy white, delicately pink shade, which turns to a subtle copper color over time.
• The flower buds are pink, and when developed, the petals turn creamy pink, often with a slightly pinkish edge.
• The central cone is formed by bright yellow stamens, contrasting with pastel petals and adding lightness to the flowers.
• The color of the flowers lasts a very long time - flowering lasts from December to March, and the blooms gain a decorative copper tone.

🌼 Flower structure:

• The flowers are single, wide-open, bowl-shaped, typical of hellebores.
• The flakes are rounded, slightly turned outwards, arranged symmetrically around the center.
• The diameter of the flowers is about 6-8 cm, making them highly visible and very decorative.
• The flowering period is in winter and early spring - From December to March, sometimes even longer.
• The flowers are perfect as cut flowers for winter and spring bouquets.

🌿 Plant habit:

• The plant forms compact, clumped forms With elegant evergreen foliage.
• Reaches a height of 30-50 cm and width to 40-50 cm.
• The leaves are leathery, dark green, glossy, often persisting throughout the year.
• The stems are strong, branching, often reddish, they hold flowers well even in snow and frost.
• The plant is fully hardy and resistant to adverse weather conditions.

🌱 Requirements and Uses:

• Prefers semi-shaded or shaded positions, but it also does well in sunny places in winter.
• It grows best in humus soil, permeable, with a neutral or slightly alkaline pH level.
• Excellent for planting in naturalistic gardens, perennial beds, under the crowns of deciduous trees and for growing in containers on balconies and terraces.
• The plant is long-lived, easy to grow, drought and frost tolerant, recommended for both beginners and advanced gardeners.
• It attracts early spring pollinating insects, and its flowers provide valuable food for bees when other sources are scarce.

Helleborus × ballardiae HGC 'Camelot' is a reliable, showy hellebore variety that brightens up the garden and terrace from winter. Its creamy pink flowers against a background of dark green leaves and its compact, elegant habit make it a versatile, hardy and extremely decorative plant throughout the season.