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black false hellebore

Veratrum nigrum

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Veratrum
Family: Melanthiaceae
Common Names: dark-flowered white hellebore

About this plant

V. nigrum is a perennial forming a clump of handsome, pleated, elliptic leaves to 30cm in length, with erect leafy stems to 1.2m in height, bearing large panicles of small star-shaped, deep reddish-brown flowers

Growing Information

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ClayLoamSandy

AcidNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in deep, fertile, humus-rich soil that is moist but well-drained; site in partial shade or full sun so long as the soil does not dry out. Shelter from cold, drying winds

Pruning

Cut down flowering spike after flowering

Propagation

Propagate by seed in pots in a cold frame as soon as seed is ripe. Propagate by division in early spring or autumn

Pests

Slugs and snails may be a problem

Diseases

Generally disease free

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground CoverBanks Slopes

Planting Places

OutdoorSubmerged Aquatic

Season of Interest

SpringSummer

Size & Characteristics

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Clump Forming

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years