{"id":641,"date":"2016-03-11T12:32:08","date_gmt":"2016-03-11T12:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/veented.info\/crexis\/?page_id=641"},"modified":"2023-11-28T13:25:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T12:25:17","slug":"care-taking-tips","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vivhelleborus.com\/en\/care-taking-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Care tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1470322100791{padding-top: 45px !important;background-color: #ccaea6 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1470322393376{padding-right: 5% !important;padding-left: 5% !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2763&#8243; img_size=&#8221;1200*1200&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1636390103690{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;verzorgingstips-img&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1470665907776{margin-top: 5% !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Place<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The ViV\u00ae Hellebore is a garden\/patio plant and \u2013 even if it is very cold \u2013 it likes to be outside.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>A Hellebore has an ingenious system to protect itself against frost: if it starts to freeze, the plant temporarily pumps the moisture from the flowers to its leaves and roots. This causes the flowers to lie completely flat.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>As soon as the temperature rises back above 0\u00b0C, the moisture is pumped back into the flowers and your Hellebore will look radiant again! <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The ViV\u00ae Hellebore prefers a slightly shady spot, under high deciduous trees or shrubs. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><br \/>\n<strong>Water <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">A ViV\u00ae Hellebore that is on the patio during winter must be watered at least 1x a week. The plant cannot freeze but it can dry out (freeze-dry).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Fertilize<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Fertilize every year in the spring and autumn with a calcicole fertilizer (Hellebore fertilizer).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Planting <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The best time to plant the ViV\u00ae Hellebore is in the autumn and early spring, from mid-September to mid-March. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Soil<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The ViV\u00ae Hellebore prefers a limy, moist but well drained soil with lots of humus. Leaf mould, compost or mature manure are worked into the soil before planting. In heavy soil this can be supplemented by coarse gravel or rubble. It is advisable to work Hellebore fertilizer into the soil in the hole.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Dig a hole that is 30 by 30cm. Do not plant the Hellebore too deep. Water profusely after planting. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Care<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The ViV\u00ae Hellebore usually loses some of its leaves when the bud grows. This happens around October\/November. A few leaves will become brown; they can be cut off.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Any black stains on the leaves are caused by the fungus <i>Coniothyrium hellebori<\/i>, that can spread really fast especially in wet weather. It suffices to cut off the leaves affected.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The ViV\u00ae Hellebore can also be susceptible to aphids. The solution? Spray a solution of water and detergent onto the leaves affected.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1470322100791{padding-top: 45px !important;background-color: #ccaea6 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1470322393376{padding-right: 5% !important;padding-left: 5% !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2763&#8243; img_size=&#8221;1200*1200&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1636390103690{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;verzorgingstips-img&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1470665907776{margin-top: 5% !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text] Place The ViV\u00ae Hellebore is a garden\/patio plant and \u2013 even if it is very cold \u2013 it likes to be outside.\u00a0 A Hellebore has [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-641","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vivhelleborus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/641","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vivhelleborus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vivhelleborus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vivhelleborus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vivhelleborus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=641"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/vivhelleborus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/641\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3040,"href":"https:\/\/vivhelleborus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/641\/revisions\/3040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vivhelleborus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}