Helleborus 'Blushing Bridesmaid' WEDDING PARTY® Series

Helleborus ‘Blushing Bridesmaid’ WEDDING PARTY®, commonly known as Blushing Bridesmaid Hellebore (Lenten Rose), is an elegant perennial, forming a lush mound 18–24 inches tall and wide. Its exquisite, fully double white blooms reach up to 6 cm (2.5 in) across and have delicate raspberry-pink veining, picotee edging, and blushed reverses surrounding a soft yellow-green centre. The petals resemble a ruffled skirt - bridesmaids look great in ruffles and this one is blushing!

Hellebores are prized for their vigour, showy floral displays and large numbers of blossoms per plant. Blushing Bridesmaid Hellebore is part of the distinguished WEDDING PARTY® Series, bred by Hans Hansen, showcasing his richly coloured, double-flowered selections celebrated for their exceptional garden performance.

Often regarded as a harbinger of spring,/strong> hellebores are among the earliest perennials to bloom, bringing fresh life and colour to the garden. After flowering finishes in May, the handsome, deeply lobed green foliage of Blushing Bridesmaid Lenten Rose continues to provide texture and visual interest throughout the growing season.

Thriving in partial to full shade, hellebores are ideal for mass planting beneath deciduous trees and shrubs, along borders and in containers. They naturalize beautifully in moist woodland settings, where their extensive root systems gradually expand. Hardy to zone 4a, Helleborus ‘Blushing Bridesmaid’ WEDDING PARTY® is low maintenance, drought and salt-tolerant, and resistant to deer and rabbits.

The blooms make excellent cut flowers and are traditionally displayed floating in a shallow bowl of water as an elegant centerpiece. In addition, hellebores provide an important early-season source of nectar and pollen for bees and other beneficial pollinators.