One in an occasional series of guides on growing popular plants. Other guides include peony, redbud, azalea, elephant ear, coleus, lantana, coneflower, savory calamint and rudbeckia. The Lenten rose, ...

What: Oriental hybrid hellebores, with the common name Lenten rose, are a sure-cure for the winter doldrums. In Puget Sound, they typically come into bloom in January, and the flowers last until May.

These unique perennials are one of the very first plants to bloom in early spring, or even late winter, ushering in the new gardening season. They begin blooming well before tulips and daffodils and ...

Lenten roses are famous for blooming early in Piedmont gardens and will benefit from some tidying up by removal of old foliage now. T. Ortega Gaines Observer file photo By late winter, the foliage of ...

MACON, Ga. — While most flowers are still hitting snooze through winter, there’s one plant that refuses to wait for spring- and it's making Central Georgia gardens quietly burst into color. Say hello ...

* Common name: Lenten rose 'HGC Pink Frost' * Botanical name:Helleborus x ballardiae 'HGC Pink Frost' * What it is: A deer-resistant, shade perennial with glossy evergreen leaves and rosy-pink flowers ...

We have come to that point in winter when gardeners are itching. Itching to get outside and dig in the soil. Itching to plant something. Itching to see the first colors of spring. If only there were ...

The plant is a member of the buttercup family and is an evergreen that offers long-lasting blooms in a variety of colors. It thrives in full to partial shade and enjoys well-drained, humus-rich, ...

Hellebores, commonly known as Christmas Roses or Lenten Roses, are an early herald of spring when their blossoms begin peeking through snow in late winter. What a lovely sight after a long, cold ...

In early February, I started to see little buds pop through the dense carpet of leaves and pine needles on the floor of my woods. The tightly closed buds hung their heads as though scared to see the ...

The Lenten rose, or hellebore, has gone from being a connoisseur’s plant to a widely used perennial valued for its low care, versatility and adaptability to shade. The bloom resembles a wild rose, ...