Lenten rose?

Some one I know has a Lenten rose and I have a perfect place in the garden for one, but its February and you can only sow the seeds from September to November, I don’t fancy waiting that long so is there a faster way of propagation?



(there isn’t really a good place to take a cutting the only type of stem really is a stem of flowers with a couple of small leafs, if I took a leaf of and treat that as a cutting (the leaf is like on a stem) would it strike and shoot from the sides?

Lenten rose?
The Lenten Rose (Helleborus orientalis) can also be propagated by division.



Alice B. Russell, retired Extension Specialist, NC State University says

it can be propagated by division in spring:

http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consu...



Michigan State U. Extension states:

"Division is done in spring or fall but the roots are brittle and easily injured."

http://web1.msue.msu.edu/imp/modzz/00000...



This source from Floridata (Tallahassee, Florida) says to divide in late summer or autumn.

Yikes!!! If grown from seed ... seedlings take three years to bloom.

http://www.floridata.com/ref/H/hellebor....



"Plants can be divided in the spring taking care not to damage the brittle roots and making sure that part of the crown is left with each piece."

http://www.buckeyegardening.com/potm0405...



Here's how:

Simple Division

http://grahamrice.com/hellebore//propaga...

Productive Division

http://grahamrice.com/hellebore//propaga...



P.S. You might find this forum interesting:

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/...



Good Luck! Hope this helps.
Reply:You're welcome! Thanks for letting me know it helped :) Report It
Reply:1. good things come to those who wait

2. my mother used to take a piece of a rose, push it into the garden and turn a jar over the piece to help maintain moisture %26amp; protect it from the elements. She had good success starting roses this way.

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