Helleborus x hybridus WT Midnight Ruffles

Helleborus Winter Thrillers Midnight Ruffles has velvety deep purple black tones on double flowers.

Helleborus Midnight Ruffles strain produces an abundance of very large 3½”, double black flowers. Bright yellow nectaries contrast vividly in the centre of each purple flower. Mature plants can have over 50 flowers at once held up on strong stems above the foliage! The Winter Thrillers Series is bred by Chris Hansen who has spent more 20 years perfecting his strains. Exact flower colour will vary between plants as this is a seed strain. Deer resistant. Perennial Plant of the Year 2005.

Common Name:  Lenten Rose

Family:  Ranunculaceae (The Buttercup Family)

Zone Hardiness:  5-9

Light:  Part Sun Part Shade Full Shade

Height:  12-24"

Width:  12-24"

Primary Bloom Colour:  Black

Secondary Bloom Colour:  Purple

Class:  Evergreen

Type:  Perennial

Bloom Time:  Late Winter - Early Spring

Soil Moisture:  Average, Moist, Dry

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Fragrance:  No

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Deer Resistant:  Yes

BC Native:  No

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Award:  GPP

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