If you haven’t seen my posts on growing the ultimate shade plant that is evergreen, deer proof and blooms for 4 months, go to Hellebores-Low Maintenance, Deer Resistant, Evergreen Perennials. So many beautiful varieties, doubles, singles, picotees, and ruffled with colors ranging from ruby red/wine to a wonderful creamy with rosy specks, this perennial deserves a place in everyone’s garden. Long-lived, with the clumps adding girth every year until you have a huge ring of hundreds of rose like blooms, these perennials cost a bit more initially, but will give back in spades for years to come.
Lenten Roses or Hellebores are the plant that keeps givingOne of the benefits of growing Hellebores is that they throw seed and will make seedlingsFloating the blossoms is the best way to display the bloomsHellebore ‘ Ivory Prince’ and begonia blossoms
Floating Hellebore blossoms is the optimum way to display their wild variations of forms and colors. I find that if I cut the blooms on a stem, you have to slit the stem so the water uptake is increased. For more arrangements using bowl groupings, go to Bowl Arrangements.
‘Ivory Prince’ Hellebores displayed in a bud vaseSlit the stem with a sharp knife
Floating the blossoms is the best way to display the blooms; If you cut the blooms and arrange them in a vase, then will wilt
Lenten Roses or Hellebores are the plant that keeps givng
‘Ivory Prince’ is a beautiful variety with outward facing creamy flowers
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This hellebore has variegated foliage
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‘Wedding Party’ has beautiful double flowers
Nearly black Hellebore
‘Wedding Party’ Hellebore has double flowers
Lenten Roses
‘Wedding Party’ has beautiful double flowers
HelleboreOne of my honeybees visiting a helleboreNearly black Hellebore
