This plant listing is for ONE Hellebore 'PAINTED' plant from the WINTER JEWELS® series. This perennial, when in bloom, bears large, outward facing, single-petalled white flowers accented by a brushed maroon-red center. 'Painted' is a Lenten rose and starts blooming in the late winter and the flowers remain attractive until late spring. Once established, these long-lived perennial plants have notable vigor and produce numerous blossoms per plant. The Winter Jewels® series showcases flowers in a wide range of colors, and each unique offering respectively has flowers, single or double-petalled flowers, that bloom with or without picotee, freckles, and spots. We offer the entire series on our site. Leathery, evergreen palmate leaves become large and provide year-round interest in the garden.
USDA Zone 5 -8. Mature plant size 14-18" x 18-24".
Plant size: approximately 9-12+ inches from the plant's crown to the top of the leaves.
Plants ship either bare root or potted. When plants ship bare root, shipping fees are more reasonable.
In the spring, plants ship during April. In the fall, plants ship in late September.
Common name: Hellebore, Lenten rose
Botanical name: Helleborus x hybridus, 'Painted', Winter Jewels® series
Great companion plants are - Brunnera, Dicentra (Bleeding Heart), Heuchera (Coral Bells), Hosta, Bergenia, Ferns, and many other shade-loving plants.
WARNING: Hellebores are poisonous. Do not consume any part of the plant!
Helleborus 'PAINTED' 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.
When to Plant:
Late winter to early spring, or in the fall
Moisture:
Keep plants moderately moist but not wet
Planting Level:
At crown levelWARNING: Hellebores are poisonous. Do not consume any part of the plant!



