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black false hellebore

Also known as: dark-flowered white hellebore

a perennial forming a clump of handsome, pleated, elliptic leaves to 30cm in length, with erect leafy stems to 1.2m in height, bearing large panicles of small star-shaped, deep reddish-brown flowers

Scientific classification

Species: black false hellebore (Veratrum nigrum)
Genus: Veratrum
Family: Melanthiaceae

TOXIC if eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Toxicity: Herbaceous Perennial
Plant type: 1-1.5 metres
Height: 0.1-0.5 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Clump forming
Habit: Spring · Summer
Season of interest: Full sun · Partial shade
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Ideal temperature

black false hellebore pictures

Distribution of black false hellebore

Distribution map

Plant distribution

Native
Introduced
Cultivated

Source：WCVP v16 · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · CC BY 3.0 · Boundaries：WGSRPD / TDWG

Culture

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Toxicity

TOXIC if eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling

Quick identification of black false hellebore

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black false hellebore care guide

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Watering: Full sun · Partial shade
Sunlight: Information to be completed
Ideal temperature

Watering

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings

Fertilizing

Balanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer

Pruning

Cut down flowering spike after flowering

Propagation

Propagate by seed in pots in a cold frame as soon as seed is ripe. Propagate by division in early spring or autumn

Growing

Grow in deep, fertile, humus-rich soil that is moist but well-drained; site in partial shade or full sun so long as the soil does not dry out. Shelter from cold, drying winds

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