{"product_id":"helleborus-niger-praecox","title":"Helleborus niger 'Praecox'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHelleborus niger\u003c\/em\u003e 'Praecox'\u003c\/strong\u003e is the Christmas rose that actually aims for Christmas. This long-established early-flowering selection opens weeks ahead of the ordinary species: from November in mild, sheltered gardens, and usually in bud or bloom over the festive period once the clump is established. The flowers are classic Christmas rose: pure white cups with a lime-green eye and a boss of golden stamens, lasting for months and ageing to soft green-pink, over leathery dark evergreen-ish foliage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness and seasons.\u003c\/strong\u003e Rated H7 by the RHS, the top hardiness band: unbothered below -20C, with the flowers themselves shrugging off frost and snow. It carries the RHS Plants for Pollinators mark, feeding winter-foraging bees when almost nothing else does. All parts are harmful if eaten and the sap can irritate skin, so gloves on and keep it from pets and children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the garden.\u003c\/strong\u003e Compact at around 25cm, perfect for doorstep \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/plants-for-pots\"\u003epots\u003c\/a\u003e, the front of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/plants-for-shade\"\u003eshaded borders\u003c\/a\u003e and under deciduous shrubs. Pair it with our other \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/christmas\"\u003eChristmas season plants\u003c\/a\u003e for white flowers in the darkest weeks; cold sites and first-year plants can run into January, and are worth the wait.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"11cm \/ 0.75L","offer_id":59086572487039,"sku":"HELLNIGE11","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/helleborus-niger-praecox.jpg?v=1793964902","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/helleborus-niger-praecox","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}