(Foetid Hellebore, Stinking Hellebore)

The foetid hellebore is an attractive winter blooming perennial that produces many beautiful bright green flowers. The delightful blooms of this unfortunately named plant are not particularly stinky, although other parts of the plant have a nasty smell when crushed. Native to western and central Europe, this hardy plant adds a bright touch to the garden when not much else is green.

The evergreen foliage of foetid hellebore is attractive in its own right. The leaves are deeply divided with long...

(Purple Hellebore)

Showy early-season flowers and handsome evergreen foliage are among the ornamental virtues of this shrubby and somewhat cold-tender perennial from the Mediterranean island of Majorca. From late winter into spring, yellow-green, purple-tinged, buttercup-shaped flowers nod from leafy overwintering stems above lusty clumps of shiny, leathery, jaggedly hand-shaped evergreen leaves. The dark-green leaves have creamy veins and purplish undersides. This perennial combines with Helleborus argutifolius...

(Christmas Rose)

A beautiful plant for the shade garden, this semi-evergreen herbaceous perennial is native to the mountains of Europe. The large, white, cup-shaped flowers with waxy petals and showy yellow stamens may appear in early winter or early spring, depending on the climate and the cultivar. The blooms sometimes age to pale pink. The hand-shaped, glossy, compound leaves grow directly from the ground and persist through winter.

Christmas rose grows best in neutral to alkaline soil in a shady spot. Remove...

(Christmas Rose, Double Fantasy Christmas Rose)

A beautiful plant for the shade garden, Christmas rose is a semi-evergreen herbaceous perennial from the mountains of Europe. The cultivar 'Double Fantasy' has large, white, double, cup-shaped flowers with waxy petals and showy yellow stamens. They appear on upright stems from winter into early spring. The blooms may age to pale pink. The hand-shaped, glossy, compound leaves grow directly from the ground and persist through winter.

Christmas rose grows best in neutral to alkaline soil in a shady...

(Christmas Rose, HGC Josef Lemper Christmas Rose)

A beautiful plant for the shade garden, Christmas rose is a semi-evergreen herbaceous perennial native to the mountains of Europe. Its early-blooming cultivar 'HGC Josef Lemper' bears large, white, waxy, cup-shaped flowers with showy yellow stamens from late fall until mid-winter. The hand-shaped, glossy, compound leaves grow directly from the ground and persist through winter.

Christmas rose grows best in neutral to alkaline soil in a shady spot. Remove the old leaves in spring when the new...

(Lenten Rose)

The Lenten rose is an evergreen, winter blooming perennial admired for its showy, persistent flowers. It originates from Greece, Turkey, and the Caucasus region where it inhabits open woodlands.

The large coarse leaves of this clump-forming hellebore are deeply divided, dark green and leathery. The flowers appear in midwinter or early spring, depending on the zone, and are large, five-petaled and saucer-shaped. There are many wonderful cultivars that may come in shades of pale green, white,...

(Ericsmith's Hellebore)

Ericsmith's Hellebore is a hybrid of the two popular hellebore species, Helleborus niger and Helleborus x sternii. It is more compact than either with flowers that are less cup-shaped and more open. This evergreen perennial has coarse, leathery, blue-green leaves that contrast nicely with its large, white flowers that appear in late winter to early spring. Its new leaves rise from the crown of the plant each spring. Remove the old leaves as they decline.

Overall, this...

(Ericsmith's Hellebore, HGC Silvermoon Lenten Rose)

The patented ‘HGC Silvermoon’ is a compact hybrid hellebore with deep green leaves, a neat mounded habit and palest green and ivory flowers with a rose blush. It was bred in a planned breeding program by Joseph Heuger in Glandorf, Germany. Ericsmith's Hellebore is a hybrid of the two hellebore species, Helleborus niger and Helleborus x sternii.

It is a beautiful evergreen perennial that is distinguished by its coarse, leathery, dark green leaves that contrast nicely...

(Hybrid Lenten Rose)

A group of hybrids of the Lenten rose, Helleborus orientalis, these semi-evergreen perennials make outstanding additions to the perennial garden. From winter into spring they bear buttercup-shaped flowers above substantial clumps of shiny, leathery, jaggedly hand-shaped leaves. Many single and double-flowered cultivars are available including selections with pink, green, pale yellow, or purple flowers. Bicolored forms with picotee, spotted, and other color patterns are also available.

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(Hybrid Lenten Rose)

A colorful strain of hellebores developed by Gisela Schmiemann of Cologne, Germany, these seed-grown hybrids of Lenten rose (Helleborus orientalis) make outstanding additions to the shade garden. From late winter into spring 'Blue Lady' bears blue-purple, buttercup-shaped flowers on strong stems above substantial clumps of shiny, leathery, jaggedly hand-shaped evergreen leaves. The fresh lime-green new leaves appear with the blooms.

Hellebores prefer a rich, loamy, neutral to alkaline...