These stunning hellebore varieties will brighten up your winter and spring landscape with their colorful flowers.
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Hellebores' graceful flowers announce spring before the season has even started.
In recent years, plant breeders have responded to increased demand from home gardeners by producing ever-more-interestinghelleborehybrids and varieties.
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Here are some of the most stunning hellebores to grow in your garden.
Its unusual apricot tone with red accents looks especially romantic.
The plant grows about a foot tall.
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The plant reaches 15-18 inches tall.
The plants can reach 2 feet tall.
‘Cotton Candy’
Clouds of pink speckled flowers top bright green foliage on this hellebore variety.
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The plants grow 18-22 inches tall.
The plant grows to about 12-15 inches tall.
It’s available in pink, red, and white.
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Plants grow 1-2 feet tall and wide.
It also features mid- to dark-green toothed leaves and grows about 2 feet tall.
It grows up to 18 inches tall.
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Part of the Honeymoon series, the plant tops out at 18-24 inches tall.
Flowers can be as large as 3 inches on plants up to 22 inches tall.
The plant grows 12-24 inches tall.
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The plant grows to 12-24 inches tall.
Expect plants to grow to 18-20 inches tall.
Plants grow 18-24 inches in height.
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Plants reach 18-24 inches tall.
Hellebores thrive indappled shade, need little water, and go almost entirelyunnoticed by deer.
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The plants often reseed themselves.
In late summer, look for seedlings around the skirts of plants.
These tiny plants can be left to grow in place, or can be transplanted them to another area.
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Seedlings bloom in about three years.
The plants are hardy in Zones 49.
The plant grows 18-22 inches tall.
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