Loree made me do it!

You know who I mean: Loree Bohl of Danger Garden. I don't know how many times she's shown her stunning Hellebore, 'Jade Tiger' (below). Every time I see her photos of this plant, I swoon. Then I say to myself, "I really need to get one of those!"

LOREE BOHL/DANGER GARDEN

But finding one for sale locally has not happened. Nor has it been easy to find them online. But this year I finally discovered them at Fraser's Thimble Farms. The price was pretty typical until I realized that not only was this nursery in Canada but it was in B.C. and not eastern Canada as I had been thinking.

It's bad enough that I order from nurseries in California and Washington state, but I decided I had to draw the line somewhere. So I gave up on my dream of 'Jade Tiger' in my garden. Until it unexpectedly appeared at White Flower Farm (below) under "new" plants that they'd just put online. 

No more oohing and aahing and searching. I plunked down my credit card and bought three of them. Whether I will keep them together to create a swath or spread them around the garden is still up in the air. But I am going to have fun playing with these beauties. Thanks, Loree. That GBBD photo made me finally do it!

Comments

[Barbara H.]

Oh what a beauty! So glad you were able to find it. It makes me want to say "Linda made me do it!" but I don't know where I would put it - yet, anyway.

[Linda Brazill]

I am hoping my memory of the garden and a few photos from last year really do contain open spaces for the plants I've ordered. Otherwise, I'm in trouble!

[Peter/Outlaw]

That Loree is a dangerous influence:) So glad you found 'Jade Tiger', it's a beauty. There's always room for more plants.

[Linda Brazill]

I learned the concept of "cramscaping" from Loree (or you?!), so I agree there is always room for more.

[Kris P]

It IS gorgeous. Regrettably, hellebores don't do as well here as they do in your climate. I've planted several but, to date, only 'Anna's Red' and "Phoebe' have bloomed reliably (if lightly).

[Linda Brazill]

I haven't read that much about them but they may be one of those plants that needs the cold to bloom.

[Nell]

I'm planning someday to add a "black" hellebore here, and the O'Byrnes' Black Diamond strain has the look I'm after. With the selected strains (vs. named, tissue cultured, and usually sterile cultivars) there's still a lot of variability, so shopping is ideally done in person. Piece of cake on the west coast from the Bay Area north.

Here in the upper south/east, the best bets are winter open days at Plant Delights (which now offers some of the O'Byrne lines) and the hellebore festival at Pine Knot near the VA/NC border. Not enough energy or money for that trip this year, so taking pleasure in an excellent dark purple, one of the best children here from a very ordinary "pink" Pine Knot hellebore (that has also mothered a gratifying number of good white-flowering ones).

[Linda Brazill]

What fun to be able to go to either of those nurseries. I ordered a few Hellebores from Pine Knot and our dreadful winter of 2017/18 was their first. They did not make an appearance last year but I am hoping they are still alive and will show up this year. I have a couple of the dark Hellebores and really love them.

[Loree / danger garden]

Yay!!! And not just one but three, I like your style!

[ceci]

There may be a relationship between this post and the plant order I placed yesterday. All stuff I needed, of course, and I'm sure there is a spot for everything somewhere.

ceci

[Linda Brazill]

In for a penny . . .

[Linda Brazill]

There is always room for one more; at least when it comes to plants!

[Frank]

Good for you!
I think it would be a terribly dangerous thing if these were more available around here. I've bought plants as mixed colors... meh, grown some real nice ones from seed!, and bought a few named ones which are awesome. Now you have me thinking I need more.
Here they're finally staring to bud up. I hope yours aren't far behind!