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Helleborus Brandywine™
Lenten rose
- Category: Perennial
- Breeder: North Creek Unique™
- Hardiness Zone: 4-8
- Height: 12-18 Inches
- Spread: 12 Inches
- Spacing: 12 Inches
- Bloom Color: Mixed Colors
We are delighted to have introduced this magnificent series from Hellebore breeder David Culp! His 15 years of breeding using rare species and prized selections from collectors and specialty nurseries has produced a premium strain with clear colors and distinctive forms. This group promises plenty of doubles and anemones, as well as dark reds, spotted pinks, picotees, and apricots. A keen eye, hand pollination, and years of careful selection mean beautiful plants for you!
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Additional Information about Helleborus Brandywine™
Most hellebores on the market are hybrid varieties and the result of careful breeding performed over many years. Hybrid hellebores, or Lenten Rose, have leathery dark green foliage that makes a nearly evergreen groundcover for average to dry shade. Flowers come in a range of colors and in single or double varieties and can be held aloft foliage or nodding in form in late winter. The plant grows 12-15” tall and spreads 12-18” wide. It is one of the first bloomers in late winter and early spring with blooms lasting for months.
The parents, usually some combination of Helleborus orientalis, Helleborus niger, and other species, are originally from parts of Europe, the UK, the Balkans, the Turkey-Syria border, and regions in China. Hellebores prefer lightly wooded areas on moist chalk or limestone soils. This plant will self-sow happily if placed in the right conditions and plants take 2 years to bloom from seed. In Zone 5 areas, Hellebores perform best when protected from strong winter winds and wet roots which can cause rot.
A wonderful plant for a dry shade garden that is also deer-resistant, Hellebores provides striking beauty when other plants are still buried beneath the snow. When the flowers are obscured by new leaves, the foliage provides a wonderful evergreen groundcover. For optimal performance, cut back flower stalks after bloom to encourage new foliage and trim back tattered leaves. All parts of the plant are poisonous.
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Helleborus Brandywine™
Tolerant of many different soil types and light situations, Hellebores prefer soil with good drainage and the dappled shade of high trees. They work perfectly well in almost full sun to almost full shade, though flower production will be less in the shade of evergreens or a permanent structure. Hellebores are at their best in average soil moisture, but will tolerate dryness. Wet winter soils encourage root and crown rot.