Plant: Snowbells - Christmas Rose
Christmas Rose · Helleborus niger
Size: 1 gal
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More about this plant
A slow-growing, evergreen Christmas rose only 10 to 12 inches tall and 12 to 14 inches wide, carrying semi-double, pure white flowers that face sideways from late winter into early spring. It is very easy in any average to fertile soil, tolerates some drought once established, and is resisted by deer and rabbits. Use it in borders, containers and mass plantings in part to full shade.
- Part Shade
- Blooms in winter, spring
- Hardy in USDA zones 4-9
- Evergreen foliage
Plant description
A slow-growing, evergreen Christmas rose only 10 to 12 inches tall and 12 to 14 inches wide, carrying semi-double, pure white flowers that face sideways from late winter into early spring. It is very easy in any average to fertile soil, tolerates some drought once established, and is resisted by deer and rabbits. Use it in borders, containers and mass plantings in part to full shade.
- Flowers
- Semi-double, pure white, side-facing flowers about 2.5 to 3 inches across, blooming late winter to early spring for six weeks or more.
- Pruning
- Trim back last year's foliage in spring.
