Common Perennials

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Lenten Rose
Helleborus orientalis

Helleborus 'White Lady'

Quick Profile

Exposure

Full Shade
Partial Sun/Shade

Mature Height

15 - 18 Inches

USDA Hardiness Zones

4 - 9

Soil Conditions

Moist, Well-Drained

Foliage Color

Green

Bloom Color

Bi-color
Blue
Green
Pink
Purple
Red
White

Bloom Season

March - April

Size

Small

Features

Excellent low growing mound shaped plant and one of the earliest flowering in the late winter very early spring. Clean glossy foliage that is semi-evergreen.

Culture

Prefers moist, high organic matter soil in a shade to partial shade site.

Cultivars

Many new culitvars available. Some include:

'Spotted Hybrids' 20 inches tall, mixed colored flowers with spots on the blooms.

'Pine Knot Select' 12-18 inches, yellow, white, picotee flowers

'Mrs. Betty Raincar' 12-18 inches white flowers

'Red Lady' 20 inches tall, red flowers

Notes

Slow to establish but are long lived once they do. Need high organic matter soils that are moist and in a shaded location. Foliage tends to be evergreen. Remove damaged foliage in the spring. Sap may cause skin rashes. Reported to be deer and rabbit resistant.