Lenten Rose

Helleborus orientalis
Ranunculaceae

Growth Habit

Herbaceous

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.

Source of plant

Bluebird Nursery Inc., George Slate, L.H. MacDaniels

USDA Hardiness Zone

6

Special characteristics

flowering season, winter interest