Hybrid Lenten Rose

Helleborus x hybridus Ballard Ranunculaceae

Growth habit

Herbaceous

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Location

Groundcover Collection

Source of plant

Roots & Rhizomes, Seneca Hill Perennials

Description

The strain is characterized by large outward-facing flowers in a wide range of colors and patterns, including spotting, picotee edging, dark solid-colored central "eyes", black-purples, and yellows. Her breeding program involved H. orientalis, H. odorus, H. torquatus, and H. purpurascens.

USDA Hardiness Zone

5