Hellebore for Winter Flowers

Plant Name: Helleborus orientalis (Lenten rose)                                      
Plant type: Evergreen perennial
Height:   12” – 15”
Bloom Time: February to April
Flower Color:  Varies  – Purple, Whitish Yellow, Whitish Green,  Pink, Burgundy
Exposure: Full Sun in Winter,  Dappled shade in spring, summer, and fall
Soil Requirements:  Well drained loamy soil; Amend soil with organic matter

Water Needs:  Medium
Attributes:  Late Winter Bloomer, Deer Resistant , Waterwise plant, Long Blooming Season, Flowers have nodding habit.

Firewise status: unknown
Note:   Mulch to maintain summer moisture, Monitor for aphids in the spring and treat accordingly. Hellebores provide a variety of bees with nectar and pollen at a time when few other plants are blooming.

Uses: Borders, Containers, Mass Plantings, Woodland Garden, Cut Flowers, Winter Flowers, Pollinator Gardens, Bee Habitat.
USDA Zone: 2-10

 

Today in an Ashland Garden

Even though the temperature was below freezing this morning, but these plants are blooming!

Hellebore, Bergenia cordifolia, Daphne, Witch Hazel, Crocuses 190301090957190301091733

 

Photos were taken this morning, March 1, 2019, in AGC member Carlotta Lucas’ garden.