Helleborus hybridus ‘Painted Doubles’ at Digging Dog Nursery

Winter Jewels® Hellebore

Helleborus

Christmas Rose/Lenten Rose

Stories about this genus are countless. In medieval times, it was considered a weapon against witches, madness and evil spirits. Hellebores deserve a place in every garden, not only because of their supposed power, but because they bloom for a long time, early in winter, when the weather is cool and many plants are still dormant. Most like moist, loamy soil with lime and leaf mold. We like them as ground covers for deciduous shrubs, conifers, or broad-leafed evergreens, and when possible plant them in an elevated spot to admire their flowers.

Helleborus x hybridus ‘Painted Doubles’

Winter Jewels® Hellebore

Helleborus x hybridus ‘Painted Doubles’ (P-2182)

Each 17.50

<i>Helleborus</i> x <i>hybridus</i> ‘Painted Doubles’

Masterfully bred by Marietta O’Byrne, this rococo cultivar rallies big fully-double alabaster-colored blossoms tattooed with bold centrally-located maroon to purplish red splashes, streaks and stipples. Lustrous deeply-lobed leather-like leaves create a dapper bushy dark green foil for the marvelous floral gala. ‘Painted Doubles’s upright evergreen mound can rollick amid other easy-care perennials such as Polystichum setiferum ‘Herrenhausen’ or Brunnera ‘Mr. Morse’.

Blooms January–April

Size: 15" – 18" high x 18" – 2' 0" wide.

Hardy to zone 5.

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