Helleborus x hybridus Royal Heritage Strain
Hellebores are the darlings of the late winter and early spring garden and are truly indispensable. The Royal Heritage strain includes plants with purple, red, near black, white, green and pink flowers. This strain has been bred to have slightly more upward facing flowers. Try planting a red, purple or pink plant near Corydalis flexuosa ‘China Blue’, daylilies and the pale green leaves of Petasites japonica for a striking spring vignette. Deer resistant. Perennial Plant of the Year 2005.
Common Name: Lenten Rose
Family: Ranunculaceae (The Buttercup Family)
Zone Hardiness: 5
Light: Part Sun, Part Shade, Full Shade
Height: 18-24”
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Various
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Foliage Colour: Green
Class: Evergreen
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time:
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist, Dry
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat:
Award: GPP
Geographical Origin:
