Hybrid Lenten Rose
Helleborus x hybridus Ballard
Ranunculaceae
Growth habit
Herbaceous
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Location
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