{"id":2061,"date":"2013-03-29T01:51:32","date_gmt":"2013-03-29T01:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovenfreshflowers.com\/harvesting-hellebores-how-to\/"},"modified":"2025-03-11T05:38:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T05:38:20","slug":"hellebore-harvesting-how-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovenfreshflowers.com\/hellebore-harvesting-how-to\/","title":{"rendered":"Hellebore Harvesting How-To"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hellebores are all the rage right now in floral design. Of course they are, given they’re one of the first flowers to bloom each spring, often even before the snow is melted and while we’re all still so desperate for some color in our lives. Their nodding heads are charming; their colors and patterns delicious!
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\nI’ve been growing hellebores for cutting for over five years now. I fell in love with them first as an ornamental plant for my tiny shade garden at home. But I soon found myself cutting them to take inside to enjoy (after all, who wants to stand outside and adore them in the freezing cold?!).
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\nNow, as a flower farmer, I get asked frequently how to make hellebores “last” in the vase. So many designers try to use them, only to have them wilt quickly. There are some tricks out there for “post-harvest” treatments that help with wilting. Some people push a pin up the stem, some people dip them in boiling water, and some people use a chemical quick hydrating solution. And some people use all three. In my experience, there’s only one sure-fire way to get long-lasting hellebores.<\/p>\n

Harvest hellebores when they’re mature.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\nThe showy petals of a hellebore “bloom” are actually not petals at all, but rather something called sepals. They serve as protection for the flower part which are actually at the center of the showy sepals, consisting of a cluster of finely textured stamens and rather small and insignificant petals (in the photo above, the ruffled green at the center are the petals). Once the flower is fertilized, the stamens and petals are shed, and a seed pod starts to form at the center of the sepals.
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\nTo get hellebores to last in floral arrangements, use ones that have their seed pods forming\/formed. The more developed the seed pod, the sturdier the hellebore will be. This is because the sepals become stiff and waxy as the seed pod develops, which helps them resist wilting. A really mature hellebore can actually hold up beautifully out of water for a day or more. They’re great for boutonnieres and hair flowers.
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Can you spot the hellebores that are almost ready to harvest and the ones that aren’t? <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Hellebores are all the rage right now in floral design. Of course they are, given they’re one of the first flowers to bloom each spring, often even before the snow is melted and while we’re all still so desperate for some color in our lives. Their nodding heads are charming; their colors and patterns delicious! 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