Potter's Wheel black hellebore
Helleborus niger 'Potters Wheel'
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tallup to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, winter
- Soil types
- Loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
'Potter's Wheel' black hellebore (Helleborus niger 'Potter's Wheel') is a perennial for shade gardens, winter interest, borders, and cut flowers. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes part sun to full shade and dry to moist, loamy, clay, or chalky soil. It forms a slow growing, evergreen clump that blooms from winter into spring. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal. Give each clump about 24 inches of room to spread.
Pairs well with Common snowdrop, Siberian bugloss, Caramel coral bells, and Thalia daffodil.