What’s a gardener to do during the dreary days of winter? Enjoy the blooms of hellebores, of course! This hardy, long-lived perennial, also known as Lenten Rose or Christmas Rose, will bring color to a perennial bed for 6 weeks in winter and early spring when little else is blooming. The nodding, cup-shaped flowers come in shades of white, pink, and rose-purple, and are held on stems that rise above the evergreen foliage. Hellobore orientalis can be found throughout...
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