Botanical Name: Helleborus x hybrids
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Common Name: Hybrid Hellebore  
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Water Saving Tip:

Apply a layer of mulch around plants to reduce moisture loss.

Choose organic mulches, such as shredded bark, compost or aged sawdust.

  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Broadleaf Evergreen, Perennial

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

Flower Color

Blue, Green, Lavender, Pink, Yellow, White

 

Flower Season

Winter, Spring

 

Leaf Color

Dark Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

  • Notes

The Hellebore hybrids are evergreen perennials, providing much needed texture and color to the late winter/early spring garden. Leaves are large and deeply lobed, nearly palmate, and are deep green though frequently maroon underneath. Flowers appear in late winter to early spring, and are cup-shaped to more open, nodding, and come in a softened version of nearly every color; some even have lovely veining of spots. Generally under 18 inches, though some get to be 24 inches tall; about 18 inches wide though in time they will gently colonize. A lovely plant for dry, shady borders, or as an understory plant. Perennial Plant Association Plant of the Year for 2005.