Lenten Rose
Helleborus x ericsmithii 'Candy Love'
Ranunculaceae
Growth habit
Herbaceous
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Location
Comstock Knoll and Rhododendron Collection
Source of plant
North Creek Nurseries
Description
This selection of Helleborus x ericsmithii comes from the breeding program of Belgium's Het Wilgenbroek. Helleborus 'Candy Love' is a hybrid between their own special selections of Helleborus niger and Helleborus x sternii. Helleborus 'Candy Love' makes a compact 20" wide, Helleborus niger-like clump of dark green deer-resistant leaves, highlighted by red veins in spring. The clumps are topped, starting in late winter, with clusters of 15" stalks ending in 3.5" wide pink-tinged white flowers which age chocolate.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5