Chimonanthus praecox | Wintersweet Felicia Alvarez Helleborus English Thoroughbred series

Helleborus English Thoroughbred series

The flowers are adored by bees and a treat to watch as they clamber inside to get the pollen from the stamens - they make a great bee hotel

There are schemes for sunny

Cut your plants down in mid-winter and cover with mulch and a sprinkling of slug bait and then start a feeding regime again when plants have put on around 10cm of growth

with green leaves which set off the panicles of tiny

Chimonanthus praecox | Wintersweet Felicia Alvarez Helleborus English Thoroughbred seriesChimonanthus praecox is also known as Wintersweet, and it is prized for its sweet scented attractive winter blooms. The small, pale yellow bowl like flowers are waxy and almost transparent in appearance on bare stems, and whilst they are only small, they fill the chilled winter air with wonderful scent. Bad weather, snow, and cold temperatures do not prevent Chimonanthus from performing well. It is frost hardy up to a temperature of 28C. Absolutely