An exceptional hybrid mix in a new color
range — white, near black, purple, pink, green
or yellow. Blooms appear early, from late winter
through spring. Glossy, evergreen foliage is
attractive all year round. Carefree plants grow
15-18" high with a similar spread. Helleborus orientalis
Shipped in 3" pot - Partial shade to Full shade - Deer Resistant - Zones: 4-9
Product Details
Botanical Name: Helleborus orientalis
Sun Exposure: Shade/Partial Shade
Height/Habit: 15 - 18"
Spread: 15 - 18"
Spacing: 15 - 18"
Hardiness Zone: 4 - 9 (-20 ° F)
Foliage Type: Palm-like evergreen foliage.
Flower Form: Cup shaped, 5 petaled, borne in terminal clusters.
Flower Color: Purple, red, near black, white, green, pink or yellow.
Flowering Date: Late winter through spring.
Planting Requirements: Incorporation of organic matter and Advanced Formula Plant Food will enhance establishment and blooming.
Soil Requirements: Well drained-moisture retentive for best results.
Growth Rate: Moderate.
Unique Characteristics: A mix of varieties. Unusual color range. Move over hosta, astilbe's, and bleeding hearts, this hybrid helleborus mix deserves a place in any shade garden. This plant typifies the characteristics that plant breeders and flower gardeners desire. Low maintenance, disease and pest free, very long lived plant, and up to four months of bloom, in a luscious array of colors, including white, pink, green, red, purple, near black, and yellow.
I placed groupings of these in two areas - on a hillside in shade and in part sun. They are beautiful. The first season was fair as they had not spread out much but this year they are large and covered in blooms which have been there for two months and show no sign of fading. Easy Easy and pretty
