Helleborus (Christmas Rose or Lenten Rose)
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Including Helleborus x hybridus, Helleborus argutifolius, & Helleborus foetidus
Helleborus
Christmas Rose/Lenten Rose
Stories about this genus are countless. In medieval times, it was considered a weapon against
witches, madness and evil spirits. Hellebores deserve a place in every garden, not only because of their
supposed power, but because they bloom for a long time, early in winter, when the weather is cool and most
other flowers are still dormant.
They like moist, loamy soil with lime and leaf mold. We like them as ground covers for deciduous shrubs, conifers, or broad-leafed evergreens, and when possible plant them
in an elevated spot to admire their nodding flowers. Helleborus argutifolius 
Corsican Hellebore
This native of Corsica and Sardinia is one of the largest Hellebores, with big racemes of light green, cup-shaped flowers nodding well above gray-green foliage. The sturdy leaves of this bushy, subshrublike plant have veins of ivory and small teeth that turn red with age. Try it as a foil for Omphalodes ‘Cherry Ingram’ and Pulmonarias.
Blooms February–April. Size: 18"–2' high x 2' wide; hardy to zone 6. Helleborus argutifolius (p-0087)
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Helleborus foetidus
One of Britain’s two native Hellebores, this vigorous perennial is at home in sun or shade. The airy clusters of nearly cylindrical, pendulous blossoms are pale green and edged in a vintage maroon. Counter-posed by very dark, blackish green foliage that is deeply divided into slender, widely spaced, toothed leaflets, the maturing flower petals flare, forming a perfectly delicate bell.
As the fingerlike leaflets curve downward, they interlace with neighboring leaves, and the overall effect is texturally
fascinating and handsome all the way to the ground. Contrast the refined aspect of Helleborus foetidus
with the golden foliage of Carex ‘Knightshayes’
Blooms January–early June. Size: 18"–2-1/2' high x 2'–3' wide; hardy to zone 6.
Helleborus foetidus (P-0266)
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Email me when this plant is available Helleborus lividus ‘Pink Marble’
Pewter-veined, slate green polished foliage and whitish green saucer-shaped flowers poised for easy viewing are what this new cultivar has to offer. Wine-tinted stems and dusky pink leaf undersides, round buds and petal backs provide a cozy counterpoint amid the stiff, 3-lobed leaves and captivating blooms that flatten with age. Tuck Black Mondo Grass in and around ‘Pink Marble’, and where winters are harsh let it grace a container to be brought inside when the temperature drops. Zone 7/8.
Blooms February–April Size: 15" high x 18" wide; hardy to zone 8. Helleborus lividus Pink Marble (p-1477)
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Helleborus x hybridus
Perhaps one of the finest low growing, early flowering plants, this Helleborus is easy to grow,
requiring only shade and some moisture. The nodding flowers, which range in color from blush white to plum, are usually spotted on the inside with crimson and maroon. Lustrous and dark green, the 12 in. wide evergreen leaves are divided into seven to nine segments.
Blooms January–April. Size: 18" high x 2' wide; hardy to zone 4.
Helleborus x hybridus (P-0243)
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Helleborus x hybridus ‘Blue Lady’
Perhaps some of the finest low growing, early flowering plants, the hybridus Hellebores are easy to grow, requiring only shade and some moisture, and those in the “Lady” series, innovated by Gisela Schmiemann, are renown for their beauty.
‘Blue Lady’s darkly alluring, cup-shaped and upfacing flowers boast smoky plum hues with bluish overtones and sprightly, bright central clusters of stamens. Lustrous and dark green, the broad evergreen leaves are divided into seven to nine segments.
Blooms January–April. Size: 9"–18" high x 18"–2' wide; hardy to zone 4. Helleborus x hybridus Blue Lady (p-1299)
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Helleborus x hybridus ‘White Lady Spotted’
This elegant empress will take command of your winter garden. Warmed by a maroon freckled center and distinctively showcased against a dark green, thick-leafed evergreen base, each beautiful rounded white blossom appears to be sculpted from snow. Her glorious bearing is the result of Germany’s Gisela Schmiemann’s outstanding Hellebore breeding program.
Blooms January–April. Size: 9"–18" high x 18"–2' wide; hardy to zone 4. Helleborus x hybridus White Lady Spotted (p-1340)
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Helleborus x nigersmithii ‘Ivory Prince’
Also known as Helleborus x nigersmithii ‘Walhelivor’.
With dark dusky pink buds and outward facing, easy-to-view ivory-petaled blooms, this vigorous Lenten Rose is aptly named. Innovated by the truly gifted English breeder David Tristram, and vegetatively propagated, ‘Ivory Prince’s exquisite flowers reveal a subtle infusion of colors, from soft green and antique rose on the inside to earthy plum hues on the exterior. Sturdy wine-tinted stems and princely, deep green leatherlike foliage marked by light prominent veining and toothed margins maintain a pleasing evergreen presence all year long.(PPAF)
Blooms March–April. Size: 12" high x 18"–2' wide; hardy to zone 5. Helleborus x nigersmithii Ivory Prince (p-1325)
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Helleborus x sternii
An argutifolius and lividus progeny, this superb hybrid exhibits the shrubby habit of both parents, while its lovely pendant blooms and thick, prominently toothed leaves fall somewhere in between. Stout wine-colored stems entertain an enticing array of colors: maroon petioles, veined dark green foliage with rosy undersides and very pale green, cupped flowers held in upstanding branched clusters.
Blooms January–June. Size: 18" high x 18" wide; hardy to zone 6. Helleborus x sternii (P-0880)
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Helleborus x sternii Blackthorn Group
Prized for its dashing silver washed foliage, cream-colored blooms and compact stature, this superb shrubby strain originated from an argutifolius and lividus cross. Stout crimson-shaded stems entertain an enticing array of colors: maroon petioles, thick textured blue-green foliage with prominent teeth and lovely outward facing, cupped flowers held in upstanding branched clusters and mulled by a rose blush on their back sides.
Blooms January–June Size: 16" high x 18" wide; hardy to zone 5. Helleborus x sternii Blackthorn Group (p-1478)
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