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Christmas Rose

Helleborus niger

Common Name: Christmas Rose
Genus: Helleborus
Species: niger

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Category: Perennials

Height: 0.30 m (30 cm)
Spread: 0.50 m (50 cm)

Hardiness: Hardy
Growth Rate: Average
Flowering Period: January to April
Long Flowering Period
Foliage Type: Evergreen
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: White
Sun/Shade: Partial shade
Soil Type: Normal/Loam or Sandy/Light or Clay/Heavy or Chalky/Alkaline
Soil Moisture: Moist, but well drained
Features: Provides winter colour, Long flowering period

The Christmas Rose gets its name because it can be found flowering around Christmas time and throughout the rest of winter and into early spring. Helleborus niger is an evergreen perennial that forms a clump over time. It has mid-dark green leathery leaves that are divided into toothed leaflets.

The winter flowers of Helleborus niger are white and saucer shaped. Other Helleborus species and cultivars have pink, purple, white pale green or white freckled purple/pink flowers.

Helleborus niger is ideal for planting in a woodland garden.