Remove all packaging straight away. Check the compost and water thoroughly if dry, then place the plants outdoors in a sheltered position or in a greenhouse.
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Helleborus
'Pirouette'
hybrid Lenten rose
Helleborus 'Pirouette' is a graceful hellebore with a dancer’s sense of timing, arriving from mid-winter to mid-spring when the garden is rather grateful for any sign of choreography. Pink buds open into soft white flowers tinged with rose, then deepen to a richer pink as they mature, so each clump holds several shades at once. The effect is gentle, romantic and quietly animated, never static. Growing to around 40cm tall, Helleborus 'Pirouette' forms a clump of dark green evergreen leaves, giving structure through the colder months and a handsome setting for the abundant flowers. It is refined, but not at all precious.
Plant Helleborus 'Pirouette' in dappled shade, beneath deciduous shrubs or along a winter path where its changing colours can be properly admired. Its pink-flushed flowers look lovely with snowdrops, cyclamen, pulmonarias and early narcissi, while the evergreen foliage helps keep borders feeling composed before spring gets fully underway. Helleborus 'Pirouette' is also well suited to containers near a doorway, offering a close-up view of those charming, colour-shifting blooms. Once established, it is pleasingly undemanding, needing only fertile, free-draining soil and the occasional tidy of older leaves. For a winter hellebore with poise, warmth and a touch of theatre, Helleborus 'Pirouette' performs beautifully.
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Plant calendar
Check each plant’s specifications. Hardy perennials can remain outdoors, while half-hardy and tender varieties should be kept frost-free until the risk of frost has passed.
Plant within a month, preferably sooner. Choose a suitable position, remove weeds and loosen the soil thoroughly, adding compost or well-rotted organic matter where needed.
Gently remove the plant from its pot and plant with the root ball level with the soil surface. Firm gently, water well and add a plant label.
Water regularly until established and whenever the soil feels dry during spring and summer. Feed container-grown plants fortnightly during active growth to encourage healthy flowering.
- Botanical name
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Helleborus × ericsmithii 'Pirouette'ᴾᴮᴿ
Helleborus × hybridus 'Pirouette'
Helleborus niger 'Pirouette' - Flower colour
- Pink, white
- Established height
- 30-50cm
- Established spread
- 20-30cm
- Growing skill
- Easy to grow
- Habit
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Upright
Clump-forming - Hardiness
- Fully hardy
- Leaf colour
- Green
- Mouse resistant
- No
- Plant size
- 9cm root ball
- Plant spacing
- 9 plants per m2
- Pollinator friendly
- Yes
- Position
- Sheltered
- Rabbit resistant
- Yes
- Scented
- No
- Soil acidity
- Any
- Soil moisture
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Damp
Free draining - Soil type
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Loam
Clay
Loam-based compost
Sand
Chalk - Suitable for
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Pots
Large containers
Borders
Cottage gardens
Low maintenance gardens - Sunlight
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Full sun
Partial shade
Dappled shade - Toxicity
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Harmful if eaten
Mildly skin-irritant - Years to establish
- 2-3 years
Perfect for pots
Pollinator-friendly
Great for shade
Perennial
Fully hardy
Low maintenance
Attracts wildlife
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