Lenten Rose

Growth habit

Herbaceous

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Location

Groundcover Collection

Source of plant

White Flower Farm, Digging Dog Nursery

Description

This new hellebore hybrid (H. x nigercors x H. x ericsmithii) comes from breeder David Tristram of England. The dark burgundy-red petioles hold the glossy green leaves, each highlighted by silvery veins. In midspring, the clumps are topped with spikes of flowers, which emerge as dark reddish-pink buds, then open white.

USDA Hardiness Zone

5