My Hellebore Flowers Are Straight Green

I had a landscaper plant a ton of hellebores two or three years ago. I requested “fire and ice” which is supposed to be a white flower with red on the tips. Unfortunately, my flowers are all stock green. I thought maybe the first year was transplant shock but no real changes. I have TONS of flowers and the plants are growing like gangbusters! But only a few slightly pale flowers with over 90% being almost the color of the foliage. I get probably 6 hours direct sunlight at the most in summer, mostly partly shade.

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#1 Comment By BushDoctor On 05/17/2023 @ 9:46 am

This is a normal process of the sepals as they age. If they are doing this as soon as they emerge, then I would suspect bacterial or fungal issues causing stress. I do notice a spot on one of your blooms.

You might try fungicides or sulfur. These articles will help:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/hellebore/why-is-hellebore-changing-color.htm ^[1]

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/hellebore ^[2]

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/info/using-fungicides-in-garden.htm ^[3]

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