HGC® Shooting Star®

Helleborus x ericsmithii

Evergreen and strong-growing Shooting Star® from the Helleborus Gold Collection® comes into flower just in time for Christmas. With gorgeous creamy rose blooms and golden yellow stamens, the variety decorates balconies, terraces and entrance areas. Planted out in groups of three to five plants in a partially shaded to sunny place in the garden, very low-care Shooting Star® makes a magnificent statement. Shooting Star® is also excellent in planters on the doorstep and for graveside plantings.

Flowering time: from December
Growth vigor: 50-60cm
Location: sun to part shade
Spacing: 80 cm
Planting time in the garden: spring and fall, when the ground is not frozen
Planting planter: all year around
Companion plants: Skimmia, Muehlenbeckia, Heuchera