species
Helleborus orientalis
Lenten rose
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Helleborus orientalis belongs to the family Ranunculaceae, also known as Lenten rose, introduced to the UK. It reaches 50 cm tall and 50 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in part shade or shade, on loam, clay or chalk soil, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits sheltered positions. It flowers from February to April and is evergreen. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 50 cm tall × 50 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Part shade, Shade
- Soil
- Loam, Clay, Chalk
- Acidity
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Evergreen — it holds its leaves through the winter.
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