Mar 18, 2025 · Lenten rose (Helleborus x hybridus) is not a rose; it's a perennial hybrid hellebore belonging to the buttercup family. The name origin of "Lenten rose" refers to the plant's bloom season, which is around the Christian season of Lent …

Feb 13, 2025 · Lenten roses get their ecclesiastical nickname from when they flower. The blooming begins in winter and extends into spring, surrounding the season of Lent (the 40-day season that many Christians observe before Easter).

Jan 26, 2023 · Lenten rose plants are not roses at all. Instead, they look similar to a rose and are seen blooming during the Lent season. These attractive plants are easy to grow in the garden too, and this article will help.

Jan 1, 2025 · Lenten rose (Helleborus x hybridus) is a favorite among gardeners for its early spring blooms. Here's how to plant, grow, and care for lenten roses.

Lenten roses are an outstanding combination plant for adding color, texture, and habit to the ornamental shade garden, in areas between deciduous shrubs and under trees, or naturalized in woodland areas.

Mar 20, 2025 · Learn to care for Lenten rose, also known as hellebore. These early blooming flowers add beauty to your garden even before spring arrives.

Nov 23, 2024 · Hellebores (also known as Lenten Rose, Christmas rose or winter rose) are one of the earliest blooming perennial flowers in the shade garden. They have evergreen foliage, gorgeous flowers and are very low maintenance. Which is why so many gardeners love to plant them in their woodland gardens.

Feb 17, 2024 · Learn how to plant, grow, and care for hellebore here! With dusky pink, cream, and maroon hues, hellebore flowers bring rich color and beauty to the winter garden. Also known as Lenten Rose, hellebore are an early bloomer with evergreen foliage.

Despite its common name, Lenten rose, this clump-forming, broadleaf evergreen perennial is not a garden rose at all. It is a member of the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). The hybrid hellebores are sometimes called hybrid winter roses or hybrid Lenten rose.

The most widely known Lenten rose has rich dark-green foliage and light yellow-green to vibrant red petals. However, there are many varieties, and colors can range from a deep blood-red to pure white and subtle variations in between.