Helleborus orientalis DOUBLE ELLEN® 'Purple'

Double Ellen Purple Hellebore, Double Purple Hellebore, Double Ellen Purple Lenten Rose

Main interest:: heavy blooming, large double flower, shade plant, early blooming
Exposure:: partial to full shade
Soil humidity:: moist soil; well-drained
Growth type:: clumping
Flower colour:: deep purple
Fragrance:: Non-fragrant
Flowering period:: April to May
Foliage:: dark green, glossy
USDA Hardiness:: zone 5a: -29 °C (-20 °F) View Zone Map
Mature height & width:: height: 1.5 ft (0.45 m) width: 1.5 ft (0.45 m)
Use:: shade garden, border, mass planting, container, underplanting, cut flower garden

Early spring will find Helleborus orientalis DOUBLE ELLEN® 'Purple' in heavy bloom with exquisite, large, double blooms in the deepest reddish purple with yellow-buff centres. Double Ellen Purple Hellebore cup-shaped flowers nod and dangle from sturdy stems above glossy green evergreen foliage. The overall affect is one of delicacy, but Hellebore, also known as Lenten Rose are sturdy and hardy plants.

Double Ellen Purple Lenten Rose grows to 18 inches tall and wide, and happy in partial or dappled shade they are perfect for underplanting shrubs, and in beds and borders. This double purple Hellebore provides important early nectar for spring pollinators. Deer and rabbit resistant. Hardy to Zone 4.

Main interest:: heavy blooming, large double flower, shade plant, early blooming
Exposure:: partial to full shade
Soil humidity:: moist soil; well-drained
Growth type:: clumping
Flower colour:: deep purple
Fragrance:: Non-fragrant
Flowering period:: April to May
Foliage:: dark green, glossy
USDA Hardiness:: zone 5a: -29 °C (-20 °F) View Zone Map
Mature height & width:: height: 1.5 ft (0.45 m) width: 1.5 ft (0.45 m)
Use:: shade garden, border, mass planting, container, underplanting, cut flower garden