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    HELLEBORUS
    HELLEBORUS
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    HELLEBORUS

    Commonly known as Hellebore

    Coming in colours of white, cream, pink, purple or green, usually spotted with mainly pendent heads, another staple of the late winter garden.

    Modern breeding has provided clear yellows and an outward-facing trait.

    Genus of 15 species of perennials found in scrub, woodland and grassy and rocky sites, usually on chalk or limestone soils, from central, eastern and southern Europe to western Asia.

    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
    • Good to know
      Named cultivars do not come true from seed.
    • Place of origin
      Central, eastern and southern Europe to western Asia.
    • Evergreen
    • Herbaceous
      Perennials
    • Bee friendly
    View Planting Tips and Care Advice
    Helleborus - Growing Guide
    Herbaceous Plants - Video Collection

    varieties
    HELLEBORUS 'Anna's Red'
    Red single flowers with evergreen marbled foliage
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £19.00
    HELLEBORUS foetidus
    Setterwort, Stinking hellebore
    Striking lime-green flowers
     
    1 to 1.5 Litre
    £15.00 £12.00
    HELLEBORUS niger
    Christmas rose
    White flowers
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £15.00 £12.00
    HELLEBORUS orientalis 'Blue Lady'
    Lenten rose
    Blue or dark purple flowers
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £15.00
    Notify me
    Available Early Spring 2026
    Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    HELLEBORUS orientalis 'Pink Lady'
    Lenten rose
    Pinkish flowers
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £15.00
    Notify me
    Available Early Spring 2026
    Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    HELLEBORUS orientalis 'White Lady'
    Lenten rose
    Pure white, unspotted
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £15.00
    Notify me
    Available Early Spring 2026
    Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    HELLEBORUS orientalis 'Yellow Lady'
    Lenten rose
    Upright yellow flowers with red spotting inside the petals
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £15.00
    Notify me
    Available Early Spring 2026
    Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    HELLEBORUS x sahinii 'Winterbells'
    Green-tinted cream flowers with a hint of pink. Long flowering period
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £19.00
    Notify me
    Available Early Spring 2026
    Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    Useful extras...

    Vermin & Pest Control
    SB Plant Invigorator
    This is a non-biological non-chemical plant insecticide and mildewcide. Works against the physical motion of the insect. Perfect for all plants and edible crops.
    500 ml
    £8.00
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Wildflower Mini Meadow
    Creates a mini-meadow for attracting bees, butterflies and bugs to your garden. 200g sachet which will cover 3 square metres. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi.
    3m²
    £7.00
    10m²
    £15.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Afterplant - Grow Your Own
    AFTER PLANT GROW YOUR OWN seaweed is ready to use liquid concentrate that was specially formulated be used on all edible plants.
    1ltr
    £8.50
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