Care
Discover tips and tricks for our Winter Angels
Care tips
We would like to give you the best tips & tricks for the care of our Winter Angels! With a little attention and love, your Winter Angels will grow and bloom optimally. For the care per species, we refer you to the assortment and here you can click per species for a specified care per variety.
Helleborus
Hellebores are beautiful hardy plants that bring colour to your winter garden and early spring garden. Offering a wide range of colours and textures, Hellebores add colour to your garden when most plants are dormant. The Helleborus Winter Angels are available in four varieties: Specialty, Frostkiss, Orientalis and Niger.
Flowering period
Tips & Tricks
Water
In borders and in pots it is important to water sufficiently after planting. Depending on the weather, give water 1-3 times a week. After the plant has grown roots, it only needs water if it is extremely dry. They do not like wet feet, make sure the soil is permeable or that excess water can flow away.
Location
The Helleborus is hardy and most species are evergreen, preferring the semi-shade. Make sure that the plant does not stand in full shade, because then the plant cannot dry itself properly and this increases the chance of fungal diseases.
Fertiliser
Make sure the soil is rich in nutrients and fertilise the soil twice a year. Do this with an organic long-term fertiliser, the first time in early spring and the second time in September. If the plant is in a pot, fertilise once a month.
Suggested planting locations and garden types
Helleborus can be grown in the garden or in pots on the terrace. Chalky or clay soil is ideal for the Helleborus.
Skimmia
Skimmia' are evergreen ornamental shrubs with leathery leaves, shiny buds and in spring and summer they will surprise you with fragrant flowers. Skimmia is dioecious, which means that there are male and female plants. Male Skimmia's produce flowers and female Skimmia's produce berries. Nursery Verboom breeds only male Skimmia 's with beautiful flowers.
Flowering period
Tips & Tricks
Water
The Skimmia likes well-draining, slightly acidic soil. If the Skimmia is in a pot, it is important that excess water can drain away. The plant does not need much water, but you should water according to need and in case of extreme drought.
Location
Skimmia does not demand much about its location but grows best in the half-shadow/shadow. If there is too much sunlight, the dark green leaves will show yellow spots.
Fertiliser
Make sure the soil is rich in nutrients and fertilise the soil twice a year. Do this with an organic long-term fertiliser, the first time in early spring and the second time in September. If the plant is in a pot, fertilise once a month.
Suggested planting locations and garden types
Skimmia can be planted in the garden or in pots on the terrace. Skimmia likes slightly acid soil.
