Plant Finder Features How It Works Pricing Testimonials Blog

The UK's leading eCommerce platform for horticulture businesses.

Product

Features
How It Works
Pricing

Company

About
Blog
Contact

Legal

Twitter LinkedIn

Lenten rose [2] | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

Home/Plants/Perennials

Plants > Perennials

Lenten rose [2]

Helleborus orientalis Lam.

Pollinator Friendly

Genus: Helleborus
Family: Ranunculaceae
Common Names: rose-coloured Christmas rose

About this plant

A clump-forming perennial to 45cm tall with leathery, dark green leaves divided into seven to nine, lance-shaped leaflets. Cup-shaped, nodding flowers in clusters of one to four are borne above the foliage on sturdy stems from late winter to early spring; colour is variable with shades of greenish-white to pink or purple and the flowers are often spotted

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ClayChalkLoam

AlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

North FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in fertile, moisture-retentive, humus-rich but well-drained soil which is preferably neutral or alkaline, in a position with shelter from strong, cold winds and in full sun or light dappled shade. Mulch every autumn with leaf mould, chipped bark or other organic matter; for more advice, see hellebore cultivation

Pruning

Remove old leaves to help prevent hellebore leaf spot, and deadhead by removing old faded flower stems

Propagation

Propagate by division of large clumps in early spring, watering well until they are established

Pests

May be susceptible to slugs, snails, hellebore aphid, hellebore leaf miner, chafers, vine weevil and mice

Diseases

May be susceptible to hellebore black death, hellebore leaf spot, downy mildews, grey moulds (botrytis), smuts, and virus diseases

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground CoverPatio Container

Planting Places

OutdoorGreenhouseSubmerged AquaticConservatory

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Clump Forming

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years