Christmas roses sow themselves
The Christmas rose will not after flowering cut, seeds ripen in the seed pods. As soon as the capsules open, the seeds fall out and begin to germinate after a cold phase.
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However, this only works if the soil is as clayey as possible and contains enough lime. The snow rose develops very poorly on sandy soils.
In order to ensure that there are offspring of Christmas roses in the flowerbed, you do not have to do anything other than provide a good plant substrate.
Collect seeds from the Christmas rose
Collect the seeds of the Christmas rose before the capsules open. Cut off the dry capsules and place them in a plastic bag.
If you shake the bag and tap it gently, the seeds will fall out. They should be sown immediately.
Be sure to wear gloves when collecting or later sowing seeds of the snow rose in order to protect the skin from the toxic substances.
How to properly sow the seeds
The snow rose is a cold germ. Without a longer period of cold the seeds will not germinate. The sowing must therefore take place outdoors.
Prepare a seed tray into which you will fill soil from the bed of the mother plant. Provide good drainage.
- Scatter seeds thinly
- Cover only lightly with soil
- Pour carefully
- Separate after emergence
- In pots or in the bed plants
It can take some time until the first bloom
Until the first Blossom of the Christmas rose can go a year. However, there is no guarantee that the new plants will have the same flower color as the mother plant.
Tips & Tricks
The Christmas rose is not only known as a snow rose or Christmas rose, it is also called hellebore. The reason for this is the ingredient Helleborin, which causes the urge to sneeze when inhaled. Because of the Toxicity However, the seeds of the Christmas rose must not be used as sneeze powder.