Helleborus × hybridus 'Pretty Ellen White'
Lenten rose hellebore
Helleborus × hybridus 'Pretty Ellen White' transforms shadowy garden spaces with its delicate flowers, occasionally kissed by subtle pink or...
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Plant description
Helleborus × hybridus 'Pretty Ellen White' transforms shadowy garden spaces with its delicate flowers, occasionally kissed by subtle pink or green blushes and adorned with speckles that catch the wan winter light.
Rising to a compact 35cm, this semi-evergreen perennial carpets woodland floors and border edges with its divided dark green foliage, creating magical moments beneath deciduous trees where most plants remain dormant.
Perfect for woodland gardens, container displays, and those challenging semi-shaded spaces plagued by deer or rabbits, 'Pretty Ellen White' proves that winter gardens can be resilient, refined and dramatically alive, offering a sophisticated botanical performance when gardens are typically at their most subdued.
Rising to a compact 35cm, this semi-evergreen perennial carpets woodland floors and border edges with its divided dark green foliage, creating magical moments beneath deciduous trees where most plants remain dormant.
Perfect for woodland gardens, container displays, and those challenging semi-shaded spaces plagued by deer or rabbits, 'Pretty Ellen White' proves that winter gardens can be resilient, refined and dramatically alive, offering a sophisticated botanical performance when gardens are typically at their most subdued.
Eventual height & spread
Flowering period
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Plant features
Position
Light shade
Rate of growth
Average
Soil
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness
Fully hardy
How to care for Helleborus × hybridus Pretty Ellen White:
Add lots of well-rotted leaf mould or organic matter to the planting hole. Cut the old leaves back down to the ground in January or February as this will show off the new emerging flowers to best effect. It will also help to reduce/minimise the spread of any foliar diseases such as hellebore leaf spot) if present.
Apply a generous 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of well-rotted organic matter around the base of the plant in autumn and provide a top-dressing of general fertiliser each spring. Cut off the seed heads to prevent inferior seedlings colonising.
Apply a generous 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of well-rotted organic matter around the base of the plant in autumn and provide a top-dressing of general fertiliser each spring. Cut off the seed heads to prevent inferior seedlings colonising.
Please note:
This perennial is semi-evergreen so it can lose some of its leaves in winter. In colder regions or more exposed gardens, it may lose them all, but then fresh new growth appears again in spring.
Warning
Humans/Pets: Harmful if eaten; skin irritant
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