Barbi, it is early for fresh helleborus seeds, they are just starting to bloom in most areas. They are very easy from fresh seeds. I am hoping for bloom this year, but am starting to give up hope, not sign of buds yet. I moved mine a couple of times trying to give them a better spot & give them more space, I think I set them back each time. If you plant the seeds outside where you want them to grow as soon as you get them, you will see seedlings the following spring. They need a period of warm then cold temps. I planted mine from seed 3 years ago using this method & got almost 100% germination. I'm sure you could mimic that inside, just very easy direct seeding. I've tried buying plants when I found them locally, but the plants died each time. My seed grown plants look very healthy, & this year look fully mature to me.

I'm interested in trading for Helleborus seeds so I can try winter sowing them. I have some native seeds I've bought and traded for this summer plist some seeds off my own hostas; I joined this summer and this is my first year trading!!! I love it. I have sown a bunch of things in pots outside for my rain garden, plus daylily and iris seeds. I'd love Helleborus for my hosta/fern/woodland corner! Any color or type, especially pink and black and green. I love to look at them in catalogues! A mixture of colors would be perfect. Thanks!

Does anyone have any fresh seeds from their home grown plants to share? please email me @ sehamfawzy@hotmail.com thanks

This forum looks pretty dead but I thought I would give it a try. If anyone has Helleborus seed, please see my trade list. Or for BEAP. Thanks, Denise