Helleborus x 'Dark and Handsome' Lenten Rose

Available Fall 2023
Size

Description

Helleborus x 'Dark and Handsome' Lenten Rose has double, black to deep purple, 2-2.5" blooms with chartreuse to yellow stamens. 'Dark and Handsome' flowers in late winter to early spring, making it a prized perennial plant. Lenten rose have leathery, deep green, evergreen foliage making them excellent ground cover plants. Helleborus 'Dark and Handsome is part of the Wedding Party® Series.

Helleborus prefer light to partial shade and moist, well-drained, humus-rich soil. They are particularly good in deciduous shade. Helleborus can take a half day of morning sun if given adequate moisture. Helleborus are deer resistant, rabbit resistant, and drought tolerant.

Characteristics

  • Common Names: Lenten Rose
  • Zones: 4-9
  • Light Requirements: Part Shade to Shade
  • Soil Preference: Moist, well-drained
  • Height at Maturity: 18-24
  • Width at Maturity: 24
  • Bloom Color: Almost Black
  • Bloom Time: Early to mid spring
  • Foliage Color: Green

Special Features

  • Attracts:
  • Tolerates: Deer. Rabbits. Clay Soil. Drought.
  • Other Features: Container Plant. Cut Flower. Evergreen.

Care and Growing Tips

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Shipping Info

 Spring 2023 shipping schedule:

Zones 9, 10: Starting Mon. March 20th
Zone 8: Starting Mon. March 27th
Zone 7: Starting Mon. April 3rd
Zone 6: Starting Mon. April 17th
Zone 5: Starting Mon. May 1st
Zones 2, 3, 4: Starting Mon. May 8th

If you'd like to receive your plants now, you can request it in the 'shipping requests' box on the order or email us. (Please note that we will not ship dormant plants, and we do not offer any sort of guarantee for plants overwintering.)

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All ship times are subject to change if extreme weather conditions are present here at the nursery or at the shipping destination.

Please note: Depending on the time of year, the foliage of the plants may be trimmed to fit into our shipping boxes. This could delay the flowering of the plant, but many perennials actually benefit from being cut back.

We are currently not able to ship to Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and outside of the US.