Helleborus x ericsmithii Vancouver Medallion ‘Candy Love’
Named in honour of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics this great cultivar can have flowers in three different colour tones all on the same plant.
This beautiful hellebore has attractive evergreen foliage and flowers opening creamy white, darkening through yellow-green with a pink blush and then to rich chocolate. Squint your eyes and Vancouver Medallion looks like gold, silver and bronze medals! Originally given the name ‘Candy Love’ by Belgian breeder Het Wilgenbroek, this cultivar was rechristened by the Garden Club of Vancouver and Valleybrook Gardens with the name Vancouver Medallion in honour of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Common Name: Hellebore
Family: Ranunculaceae (The Buttercup Family)
Zone Hardiness: 4-9
Light: Part Shade, Part Sun, Full Sun
Height: 8-12"
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour: Pink
Foliage Colour: Bluish
Class: Evergreen
Type: Perennial
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Soil Moisture: Average
Stem Colour: Red
Fragrance: No
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Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
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