Flowers hellebore. It is unpretentious, but some rules for care need to know.

Uncomplicated care, stability and early flowering make the flowers of hellebore ideal for our latitudes. And if, before the onset of winter cold, the plants are transplanted into pots and put in not too warm a place, for example, on a balcony, they will become a real decoration of winter days. From the southern countries came hellebore, growing it is not difficult and, knowing some basic rules for caring for it, you will almost year-round enjoy the view of large large flowers.

Their size often reaches eight centimeters in diameter. What we consider to be petals is actually a surprisingly large sepals. And gentle delicate nectaries located inside the flower, in fact, are his petals. The very early spring flowers of the hellebore amaze the eye with their bright flowering. In the summer, their leathery shiny dissected leaves become a true adornment of the garden. And late autumn, when everything around has faded and has lost its color, hellebore looks especially advantageous.

Growing it does not cause much trouble. He feels great in shady places where other flowers are uncomfortable, long standing in a bouquet and besides has a mass of medicinal properties. Since ancient times, he was attributed supernatural opportunities, endowed with magic power and talked about him as a flower curing of many diseases. It should be noted that its composition includes poisonous substances, so the uncontrolled reception of hellebore is strictly prohibited.

Flowers of hellebore contribute to the purification of the body, remove from it slags and other harmful substances. They restore the metabolism, and therefore the total drop all unnecessary, and the thin gain weight. This is a good antiviral agent that increases immunity, improves the functioning of all internal organs and has the most positive effect on the psyche. A lot of healing properties are hellebore.

Planting and care is simple, but, nevertheless, some rules are required. It is important to know that this flower does not like direct sunlight, so to plant it it is better to choose places shaded by other plants - trees and shrubs that protect hellebore and the wind. The soil must be rich in lime, humus and moisture. If the summer is arid, flowers should often be watered.

Propagation of this culture can be done with the help of seeds, which must be collected on time, since they have the property of crumbling, and division. In spring, as well as in the middle of summer, you can sow a hellebore. In this case, the less we touch the flowers, the more comfortable they will feel. Therefore, the division should be carried out only as necessary and as rarely as possible. Do this in the spring or in the middle of autumn. These flowers for a very long time grow in one place without transplantation, but after division they can begin to ache and not even settle down.

No pre-cultivation of seedlings does not require flowers of hellebore, so thoroughly choose a place for its planting, carefully loosen and fertilize the soil and sow the seeds to a depth of one centimeter. This will be quite enough. To cover them with a film or to carry out any other additional measures on leaving it is not necessary, flowers and so will perfectly sprout. Only it is necessary to take into account the fact that the hellebore grows slowly enough. The next year the plant will grow only by three to four centimeters and give a pair of leaves, and the flowers will have to wait about four to five years. If you want to plant a young bush, you do not need to do it before reaching the age of three. It was at this age that he was perfectly positioned to transplant, almost does not feel it, and the next year may already blossom.

This amazing unpretentious and frost-resistant plant will please you with its flowering, you will not believe, not less than forty or fifty years!