Helleborus x hybridus
‘Blue Lady’
at Digging Dog

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 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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