Helleborus x hybridus WJ Peppermint Ice
Helleborus Winter Jewels Peppermint Ice offers frosted pink double flowers.
These large, double, pink picotees are luscious! The flowers of Peppermint Ice are a fluffy, light pink streaked and picoteed with darker pink. Dark pink on the back of the tepals adds to the appeal. This gorgeous hellebore strain comes from the Winter Jewels Series bred by Marietta O’Byrne, one of the best hellebore breeders in the world. As with all strains the exact colour and flower shape will vary. Every plant is unique. Deer resistant. Tolerant of shade but best in part shade to part sun. Perennial Plant of the Year 2005.
Common Name: Lenten Rose - [HH Pre-Order]
Family: Ranunculaceae (The Buttercup Family)
Zone Hardiness: 4-9
Light: Full Shade, Part Shade, Part Sun,
Height: 8-12"
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Pink
Secondary Bloom Colour: Purple
Bloom Time: Early Spring
Foliage Colour: Green
Class: Evergreen
Type: Perennial
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist, Dry
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Bees
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat:
Award: GPP
Geographical Origin: Europe and Western Russia, Garden Origin
