Hellebore (Lenten Rose) – Aphids

Q: I was piddling around with my hellebores yesterday (Jan 25, 2015) and found a big infestation of aphids under the leaves of my ‘Ivory Prince’. I didn’t know aphids attacked hellebores!

A: You are very observant! Hellebores have their own little insect: hellebore aphid, Macrosiphum hellebori.

Most garden insecticides (click for sources) kill aphids but you have to be precise about getting the product under the leaves, since that’s where they live.

hellebore aphids 1

hellebore aphids 2

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