Helleborus Ice N' Roses Marbled Maddy Marble - Hellebore

Hellebore Ice 'N' Roses Marbled Maddy Marble is similar to Macy Marble but milder. This Christmas rose with exceptional qualities is a recent hybrid, obtained in Germany and appeared in 2017. It combines all the qualities of its parents, including H. corsicus, H. niger, and H. orientalis. Very robust, it is resistant to cold, heat, and rather dry soils in summer. It flowers for a long time, between December and April, with large flowers in dense colours. It produces up to 15 stalks per plant, each developing several flowers on compact stems. This one expresses itself in white petals, with light yellow reflections, edged with a soft slightly purplish pink and awakened by yellow stamens. Its highly ornamental foliage is dark green, marbled with light green, strongly dentate, dark, and leathery. This hellebore will live for many years in the garden, in all climates.

Hellebores belong to the family of Ranunculaceae. Helleborus x glandorfensis Ice 'N' Roses® is a complex horticultural hybrid belonging to a series of Christmas roses developed in Germany, after many years of research and drastic selection. The flowers of Ice n'Roses hellebores come in 3 colours: red, pink, and white.

Ice 'N' Roses Marbled Maddy Marble is a sturdy perennial, with remarkable longevity, fairly fast-growing, and with vigorous vegetation, but sterile; its reproduction is possible (and delicate) only by division of clumps. It has a bushy habit, with a mature plant reaching 30cm (12in) in height and a minimum of 50cm (20in) in spread. From December to March-April, appear rather low brownish stems carrying white-pink buds that open into flowers with 5 white petals, modestly edged with pink, with a satin texture, 6-7cm (2-3in) wide, with beautiful yellow stamens in their centre. The evergreen foliage consists of fairly leathery leaves, 10 to 30cm (4 to 12in) long, borne by brownish petioles. They are divided into 5 to 7 ovate or lanceolate segments, strongly dentate, dark green with a satin finish, marbled with light green. This Hellebore is hardy up to -20°C (-4°F) and tolerates a wide range of very diverse soils, whether they are limestone or clayey, humiferous or sandy, constantly moist or even dry in summer.

This rather revolutionary hellebore is full of qualities. It should thrive in all our gardens, from the north to the south. From the first year, many flowers already appear on the plants. New flowers constantly form, creating a beautiful contrast between the open flowers and the faded ones. These flowers can be perfectly used in bouquets. It is also a good ground cover for partially shaded areas of the garden. Use hellebores with understorey plants with brighter colours. They are nicely highlighted when planted near evergreen bushes of modest size (Mahonia 'Apollo', Nandina 'Fire Power') and under conifers (especially in windy locations). Surround them with primroses, wood anemones, Corydalis, Dicentras, cardamines, or spring-flowering bulbs, and snowdrops. You can also plant them in groups, like a bouquet, near the entrance of the house, in a shaded position, to fully enjoy their early flowering. They are suitable for flower beds, borders, and containers. Over time, the flowers of the Hellebore do not wilt like the majority of other flowers, but dry up.