Lenten Rose
Helleborus orientalis
Ranunculaceae
Growth habit
Herbaceous
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Macedonia, Thrace and Asia Minor
Source of plant
Bluebird Nursery Inc., George Slate, L.H. MacDaniels
Description
Plants 18" tall, 2' wide. Flowers vary in color from blush-white to plum-purple, and are usually widely open and nodding, more or less spotted inside with crimson and maroon and with subtle green flushes inside and out. Foliage evergreen; plants flower from late winter into early spring.
USDA Hardiness Zone
6
Special characteristics
flowering season, winter interest