Lenten rose (Helleborus x hybridus ... and its rose-like flower buds. Lenten rose thrives in partial sun to shady conditions. Plant it in moist, neutral-to-alkaline, rich soil with good drainage.

This will cause fresh new stems to sprout with plenty of time to form new buds before summer bloom ... February is when the winter blooms of hellebores are most welcome. To fully appreciate ...

At one point I ended up by a flower bed in which I planted hellebores many years ago. Sometimes by this time in February they’re showing buds, but that hasn’t happened yet. As I’ve said in ...

Advertising Pink Frost (Helleborus HGC® ‘Pink Frost’) produces burgundy and white buds that open to a soft pink that deepens in color with maturity. Flowering begins late winter ...

There are so many new varieties of hellebores now available, and these plants make perfect gifts for gardeners. Some hellebores have the common name of Christmas rose because they bloom as early ...

You may know them by different names such as Lenten rose (Helleborus orientalis) or Christmas rose (Helleborus niger). Don’t let those common names fool you. Hellebores (Helleborus x hybridus) aren’t ...

I pushed aside freeze-burnt hellebore leaves to peek under the thick fallen leaf mat — to find, safely shielded underneath, fresh new leaves and bright crimson buds peeping out at me — and I ...

A more sophisticated choice beckons: the elegant and beautifully appropriate Lenten rose, or hellebore, a perennial plant nicknamed for an early-spring arrival that coincides with Christian Lent.