Winter Jewels Black Diamond Lenten Rose
Lenten rose winter jewels series helleborus black diamond is a prize to treasure.
Winter jewels black diamond lenten rose. Showy and long lasting ideal to brighten the shade garden. Black diamond winter jewels series lenten rose. Blooming heavily for weeks from late winter to early spring these nodding beauties rise on sturdy thick stems above the leathery glossy evergreen emerald foliage. Adds drama to shaded beds and borders.
Perfect for naturalizing in woodland areas with excellent resistance to grazing deer and rabbits. Black diamond has dark purple black single flowers. Tall 30 37 cm and 24 in. This hellebore has a bold slate purple to near black blossom that measures 2 2 inches across.
Grows in a bushy upright clump up to 12 15 in. Winter jewels sparkling diamond lenten rose helleborus x hybridus sparkling diamond sku 9615. Winter jewels black diamond lenten rose helleborus x hybridus black diamond sku 6728 purple to near black single blossoms adorn vigorous clumps of dark green foliage with deep black tones from late winter to spring. The petals of winter jewels series black diamond turn a shade of slate green after setting seed continuing visual interest.
Winter jewels black diamond hellebore features showy nodding deep purple cup shaped flowers with black overtones at the ends of the stems from late winter to early spring. The winter jewels series of lenten rose are easy and colourful spring bloomers for the shade garden and have been hand bred from only the best plants collected from around the globe. Helleborus can tolerate a wide range of soil conditions as long as plants have good drainage. Plants produce bushy mounds of thick leathery evergreen leaves.
Flower stalks appear in early spring bearing large showy cup shaped blooms. Helleborus lenten rose christmas rose. They prefer woodland conditions with deep fertile humus rich soil and dappled shade. Hellebores in the winter jewels series were selected for true color large flowers and profuse blooming by one of the worlds best helleborus hybridizers marietta obyrne.
The fruit is not ornamentally significant. Transplant or plant out in spring being careful not to plant too deeply as this may impair flowering.