Hellebores

Our award-winning hellebores are regarded as being some of the finest ever produced, attracting gardeners and growers from all over the world. We grow a superb range of hellebore species, inter-species hybrids and cultivars but it is our Helleborus x hybridus Ashwood Garden Hybrids that have won international acclaim, widely acknowledged as ‘simply the best’ strain of Helleborus x hybridus available today.

You can be sure of the purest of colours, many with beautiful markings or dramatic dark nectaries, perfect flower form and shape, clean colours on the backs of the blooms and strong, healthy plants with short sturdy flower stems. All are renowned for retaining their intensity of flower colour over a long period. We have recently launched Ashwood Sunset, Ashwood Sunrise and Daybreak Shades, an exciting new generation of hellebores developed from our wonderful yellows and neons.

We also offer a fine selection of species, interspecies hybrids and cultivars, many of which are excellent garden plants. They all share a subtle natural beauty and charm with many varieties having the added bonus of good architectural foliage. Our intensive breeding programme has resulted in some outstanding introductions among this group. Our hellebore breeder, Kevin Belcher, is extremely proud of his Ashwood Strains of Helleborus sternii and Helleborus niger, as well as his new inter-species crosses Helleborus x belcheri ‘Pink Ice’ and Helleborus x ashwoodensis ‘Briar Rose’. Please be patient if you are interested in these new varieties as there will always be limited availability. 

Do try and visit us during January ,February and March when you will find an amazing selection of hellebore plants for sale  in our beautiful sales areas. During Winter in Bloom (January and February) there are special exhibits and displays with ideas on how to create a beautiful winter garden, plus a programme of hellebore tours, lectures and a garden open day. Read more