Helleborus Hellebore, Lenten Rose

A genus of about 20 species;these tough perennials with coarsely serrated, compound or palmate, leathery leaves are one of the first plants to flower. From late February to early March, flowers slowly open and will frequently last into May. Many of the species have nodding flowers of white, green, rose, and purple. Several new hybrids also have colors of yellow, pink, red, and blue in both single and double forms. Flowers can either develop on leafy stems (H. argutifolius) or on separate stalks directly from the crown (H. orientalis, H. niger). Native to Europe and Asia these woodland beauties prefer moist, well-drained soils in shade to part sun. The selections we offer are all evergreen forms. Deer resistant!