This plant listing is for Helleborus 'BLUE DIAMOND' from the Winter Jewels® Series that bears large, nodding, single-petalled, lightly iridescent blue/purple flowers with light cream stamen. This beautiful perennial is part of the Winter Jewels® single-flowered series that showcases single-petalled flowers, available in a variety of colors and color combinations. 'Blue Diamond' has interesting serrated dark green leaves that provide year-round focal interest. Plants have notable vigor, with a showy, spring floral display. Zone 5-8.
Mature plant size is 16" x 22" x 18" x 24".
Plants ship either bare root or potted. When shipping bare root plants it is to help keep shipping fees reasonable.
This plant will ship in the last two weeks of September when the weather is cooler.
Plants are approximately 12+ inches from the plant's crown to the top of the leaves. This plant will bloom annually. These Healthy and beautiful plants are Idaho field-grown.
Common name: Hellebore, Lenten Rose
Botanical name: Helleborus x hybridus, 'Blue Diamond', Winter Jewels® Series
Please see the 'Helleborus Information' section for plant characteristics and planting instructions.
Great companion plants are - Brunnera, Dicentra (Bleeding Heart), Heuchera (Coral Bells), Hosta, Bergenia, and many other shade-loving plants.
Helleborus 'BLUE DIAMOND' from the Winter Jewels® Series, Spring Blooming
Hellebores are low-maintenance and mostly disease and pest-free. In the spring simply trim back last year's foliage. These hardy plants can adapt to diverse growing conditions. They prefer rich, moist,organic soil, but will also grow in clay or sandy soil. Good soil drainage is important for healthy root development. Once established these plants can tolerate short periods of drought. Soil pH can range from slightly acidic to slightly alkaline. Hellebores are shade plants that need to be protected from the hot afternoon sun. They can grow in full shade under large deciduous trees, but the winter sun helps set their blooms. In the fall heavily mulch the soil at the base of Helleborus plants. In the spring new seedlings will grow in this mulch and can then be transplanted elsewhere in the garden.
WARNING: Hellebores are poisonous. Do not consume any part of the plant!
When to Plant:
Late winter to early spring, or in the fall
Moisture:
Keep plants moderately moist but not wet
Planting Level:
At crown level