Comments on: Hellebore Harvesting How-To

By: Lori Hammer

Lori Hammer — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 11:56:55 +0000

Hi,
I have actually had closed buds grow and open on stems in water if I can get them past the wilting stage. Can’t say for sure what I did or did not do, I get lucky some times and fresh blooms will sometimes hold and continue to grow. What I have done if they wilt is to re cut the stem and submerge the whole thing in cold water for about thirty minutes then out back into the arrangement, even oasis. I have done that up to three times, it is a pain, but is some cases, the flowers get the message and just give up wilting. It might have something to do with the stage of the stamen development. Finally, the best way is to cut them all the way to the flower head with about one inch of stem and float them in water, they last for a couple of weeks.

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By: Jennie Love

Jennie Love — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 18:53:06 +0000

In reply to Joan Stevens. Good question. If you want all the flowers on a stem to hold, you'll need to wait until the last one "ripens". The good news is that hellebores hold on the plant for a long time so the oldest flower will likely still look lovely when the last finally hits maturity. You just have to be patient. :-)

By: Joan Stevens

Joan Stevens — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 21:51:34 +0000

Since the flower stem usually contains flowers in various stages of development do you have to wait until the newest flower is “ripe” or can you cut when the primary flower ripens and expect the rest to open?

By: cori

cori — Sun, 12 Mar 2017 07:08:50 +0000

In reply to Linda. You peel off a little of the skin at the bottom of the stem, 2-3 cm.

By: Linda

Linda — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 22:30:08 +0000

In reply to Corinna.

Corinna,
What do you mean by “Scar the bottom of the stem”?

By: Corinna

Corinna — Sat, 06 Feb 2016 15:56:30 +0000

I have puzzed a long time one how to keep helleborus from wilting in a vase. Recently, I visited an elegant flower shop in Geneva, owned by an Englishman. They had ordinary pink helleborines in a vase. So I asked how they treated them. The secret is to scar the bottom of stem very lightly and then place the flower in a vase with lukewarm water.
As at the moment — Jan 2016 – the helleborines in my garden are plentiful, I followed the above advice, using one of those cheese knives that are made to cut very thin slices. It really works. No need to wait till the seeds are ripe.

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By: Jan

Jan — Wed, 26 Aug 2015 01:12:33 +0000

Thank you so much for this post. As I suspected maturity is the key, great to have this confirmed. I have an abundance of flowers at present and the florists love them.

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