In 2005 we received seeds from Russell Graham, the renowned plantsman from Corvallis, Oregon. He collected seeds from the best seedlings in his breeding program. We were the lucky recipients & a particularly appealing seedling showed up in my garden. Very vigorous with nodding semi-double strawberry ice cream colored flowers, splashed with deep burgundy spots. It starts blooming in early Spring & can have a 8-10 week bloom period. Like most hellebores, the flowers fade to a very attractive chartreuse green, retaining some spots. I can’t promise that you will get exactly what I have (this is not a tissue cultured clone), but it is bound to be nice. Hellebores thrive in a woodland setting or planted between deciduous shrubs & a clump can become 1-3’ tall & wide, often getting bigger by self-sowing. The Lenten Rose will do better in coastal mild Winters than the “Christmas Rose” (H. niger) & in mild Winters the leaves stay evergreen, in colder climates they will go deciduous.

Anni J.
Propagator