My Hellebores are blooming here and I want to increase my collection, any suggestions?

I collected the seed from a couple of varieties last year with minimal success. I am in 6B.
I am looking for cheapest suppliers of hellebore plants.
I have an area that could easily use a couple hundred more.
If you have experience successfully growing them from seed any tips would be greatly appreciated.

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Plants can be divided in the spring or fall if you take care not to damage the brittle roots and make sure that part of the crown is left with each piece.
http://www.buckeyegardening.com/potm0405...
http://web1.msue.msu.edu/imp/modzz/00000...

Here's how to divide your Hellebores:
Simple Division
http://grahamrice.com/hellebore//propaga...
Productive Division
http://grahamrice.com/hellebore//propaga...

Forum on pros & cons of seed & division planting of Hellebores, & how suppliers like Graham's Hellebores & others ship divisions. Wayside's was mentioned as a way to get plants inexpensively when they are on sale as a clearance item, but they don't seem cheap at their regular price:
http://www.waysidegardens.com/webapp/wcs...
http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/...

From a Hellebores breeder..
$3 each for 50 potted 2 yr. old plants,
5 plants for $35, 10 for $45, ... sounds like a good deal for potted Hellebores (Shipping included in price, no sales tax, extra 20% off for two specials, 30% off for three). Getting potted plants eliminates the problem with getting divisions that might dry out in transit:
http://www.sunfarm.com/specials/hellebor...
http://sunfarm.com/plantlist/hellebores/...

Good luck! Hope this helps.

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I'm not sure limited the success with your seed gathering last year - was it just poor production, or did some of the seeds fall to the ground etc?

Hellebores benefit from having their seed chilled, prior to their germination. As I guess that you collected seed in mid-summer, I wonder whether they had any chilling, when - if - you attempted to grow them?

I have many hellebores that self seed onto the ground nearby, and spread themselves this way. If you have hybrid plants, then the offspring can be of very mixed results - different shades, growth habits etc. OK, that hasn't helped provide you with a plant supplier, but it is to encourage you with trying to raise your own from your own seeds. If you have any seeds left over, you could chill them this spring, for a month or two - in your refridgerator or somewhere cool outside. Whilst this isn't essential, as I often get germination starting in the fall, it does increase the rate quite a bit for me. Keep the sown seeds moist, and ensure they're protected, if possible, from mice who will eat them.

Hellebores can take upto 18 months to sprout, so don't give up too quickly!

Hope these thoughts help. Good luck! Rob

Found this website, might help.. it says if you plant from seed, takes approx 3 years to flower..
http://www.hellebores.org/helleborusgall...

Plant Delights nursery has three pages of hellebores, but they are not cheap. Wonderful varieties tho.

http://www.plantdelights.com/

You might check Thompson and Morgan's catalog, they have two varieties that look interesting, Sunrise and Sunset.,they are changeable colors, changing as the flowers age.

http://www.tmseeds.com/
I grow hellebores in my 6b garden, but I just have the Christmas and Lenten roses. They go to seed and plant themselves all over my wild garden.

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