Hellebore Cuts
helleborus "courage"
Another of our random cut flower arrangements. This one looks a bit like an ice cream cone. Hellebores are one of our favorite cuts. If you sear the stems for thirty seconds in near-boiling water, they last a really long time, usually until you’re tired of them and ready for something new. It can be hard to cut them when they are one of the only things blooming in the winter garden, but this one, Helleborus “Courage”, had plenty of blooms to spare. Putting them in a vase gets the blooms facing upwards so you can see them; floating the flowers in a bowl of water is good, too.
The foliage here is purple kale and marjorum that was destined for the compost bin. We don’t really like marjorum, but the plant is too happy to discard, so it often ends up in a vase in our kitchen.
Tags: hellebore
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March 7th, 2009 at 7:49 am
Thank you for the information on Hellebores. I did not know that they would do well as a cut flower. I will cut just one of my precious flowers, so I can enjoy it on my kitchen table.
March 8th, 2009 at 8:34 am
Great pic. I love hellebores and that one is especially nice. I also had no idea you could keep hellebores as cut flowers with a little searing. Thanks.