Common name: Lenten rose Scientific name: Helleborus orientalis or H. × hybridus Zones: 4 to 9 Attracts: Bees Light needs: Part to full shade Size: Plants reach up to 1 1/2 feet tall and wide ...

The hellebore – I speak of the most familiar version, the Lenten rose (Helleborus x hybridus) – is among the first plants to tell us that spring is on the horizon.

Fully double flowers like those of Harlequin are a result of recent trends in hellebore breeding. Credit: Terra Nova Nursery Spring is officially just one week away and the desperately winter ...

“Hellebores are not made (and bred) to be kept indoors for a long time,” said Josef Heuger in an email. His company introduced the Helleborus Gold Collection (HGC) brand in 2002.

If you have hellebores in the yard, you may wonder if you need to prune them. All hellebore plants benefit from pruning, ...

When you see hellebore blooms in your garden, you know spring is here. Paul Cappiello. Yew Dell Botanical Gardens. Don’t even think about complaining about our weather.

And yes, there are double or peony-style hellebores, some with colors seemingly too outrageous to be hellebores. Start with H. 'Kingston Cardinal,' its rich raspberry colors simply mouthwatering.

FULL-BORE HELLEBORES: These hardy perennials give a boost of color to winter-weary landscapes. February 14, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. by Janet B. Carson ...

False hellebore doesn’t quite count as an early spring wildflower (it won’t bloom for another month or two) but it is definitely an indicator of both spring, and that most springlike of ...

False hellebore doesn’t smell skunky but it does have a different noteworthy trait - it is extremely poisonous. At the Wells Reserve we learned that hellebore (there are a number of species with ...

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.