Hellebrous Winter Thriller

Lenten Rose- Winter Thriller (mix)

                                     ID#  833

 

Stonehenge

 
 

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  Stonehenge
 
HEIGHT X SPREAD: 1 ft x 1 1/2 ft PLANT TYPE: Perennial GROWTH RATE: fast TEXTURE: fine LIGHT: part shade WATER: moist, to dry. Tolerates drought SOIL: tolerates many types
As observed in Eastern NC. BLOOMS: late winter/early spring bloomer, various colors. Flowers change tones as they mature. 8-10 week bloom period. FRUIT AND SEED: seeds may not produce same variety. KEY FEATURES: Deer resistant, winter interest, one of the first flowers to appear as winter fades away.
A year cycle in the life of ...... at Stonehenge A truly deer resistant plant. Planted along the entrance path to the front door on the hill side. Most plant seem to have the same color flower, few more added by me from friends seedlings or home seed grown. Few are white flowers.

First blooming plant in the yard.

Helleborus orientalis, commonly called Lenten rose, is a clump-forming, late winter-blooming perennial which typically grows 1-1.5' tall. Features large, cup-shaped, rose-like, usually nodding flowers (3-4" diameter) with center crowns of conspicuously contrasting yellow stamens.

Tolerate: Deer, Heavy Shade, Dry Soil, Shallow-Rocky Soil, Air Pollution

June 2014

Sept. 2013