Helleborus ROSEMARY ('Walhero' PP19439)

Common Name: Lenten Rose

When the winter blues hit you, people can't wait for the sure sign of spring-Hellebores! Rosemary is a first year flowering Lenten Rose from tissue culture from the hybridizer that brought you the popular Ivory Prince. The bright and cheerful rose pink color of these flowers make other pinks look dull in comparison, and flowers face outward rather than downward to really display the fresh color. Mature flowers are a darker pink color. Lighter pink veining and darker pink speckling give the surface of the petal some character. As a hybrid between H. niger and H. hybridus, Rosemary displays incredible vigor and flower performance. Unlike the seed strains, you can expect 85-100% blooming year one after vernalization.

Hellebores are the harbingers of spring, blooming for six weeks or more beginning in late winter. They are often flowering during the Christian season of Lent, from which they get their common name, Lenten Rose. This is the perfect plant for naturalizing in moist, woodland areas where its extensive root system will spread as far as it is allowed.

Height:

12.0-24.0 Inches

Spread:

22.0-24.0 Inches

Hardiness Zones:

4,5,6,7,8,9

Flower Color:

Pink shades

Foliage Color:

Green shades

Sunlight:

Part Shade (4-6 hrs. Direct Sun) Full Shade (< 4 hrs. Direct Sun)

Water Requirements:

Low Water Needs Average Water Needs

Soil Quality:

Average Soil Quality Fertile Soil Quality

Soil Chemistry:

Neutral Soil (pH = 7.0) Alkaline Soil (pH > 7.0)

Bloomtime:

Early Spring Mid Spring Late Winter

Critter Resistant:

Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant

Seasonal Interest:

Evergreen

Growth Rate:

Slow

Garden Style:

Patio Container Eclectic Woodland Shade

Other Features:

Border Plant Container Cut Flower Drought Tolerant Easy To Grow Mass Planting Salt Tolerant

Origin:

Not Native to North America

Hellebores are enjoyable to grow because they are low-maintenance and disease/pest-free. Simply trim back last year's foliage in the spring. They can adapt to almost any growing conditions. Though they prefer rich, moist, organic soil, they will also grow in sandy or clay soil. They can even tolerate short periods of drought. The soil pH can range anywhere from slightly acidic to slightly alkaline.

Hellebores are shade plants that need to be protected from the hot afternoon sun. They will grow in full shade under large deciduous trees as long as they receive full sun from winter to spring before the trees get their leaves.

WARNING: Hellebores are poisonous. Do not consume any part of the plant!

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