Hellebore, Ivory Prince Lenten Rose

Ivory Prince Lenten Rose is a late winter-blooming evergreen perennial with glossy dark blue green basal foliage.  Clusters of burgundy buds open to small nodding creamy white flowers that earn tones of chartreuse on the inside of the petals and soft pink on the outside bloom on red stems from late winter to mid spring.  Best bloom in dappled sun and moist well-drained soils.  All parts of the plant are toxic if ingested.

Type:	Perennial
Height:	1' - 1.5'
Spread:	1' - 1.5’
Spacing:	1.5’
USDA Hardiness Zone:	4 - 9
Culture:	Part Sun, Full Shade
Bloom Color:	White
Season of Interest:	Spring, Year-Round

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:   Low maintenance.  Leaf spot and crown rot can be an occasional problem.  Protect from winter winds.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Baneberry, Columbine, Lungwort

IMAGES: Photo by David J. Stang, Helleborus x nigersmithii Ivory Prince 0zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) peganum from Small Dole, England, Helleborus Emma - Flickr - peganum (2), CC BY-SA 2.0, (3) cultivar413, 210205 089 San Diego Botanic Gdn