Helleborus Ice N' Roses Marbled Mindy Marble - Hellebore

The Hellebore Ice 'N' Roses Marbled Mindy Marble is an exceptional Christmas rose. It offers flowers in shades of pink and white, with dark green foliage marbled with cream-white, dentate and leathery. It is part of a series of recent hybrids, obtained in Germany and appearing in 2017, it combines all the qualities of its parents, among which we find H. corsicus, H. niger, and H. orientalis. Very robust, it is resistant to cold, heat, and rather dry soils in summer. It blooms for a long time, between December and April, with large flowers in intense colors, illuminated by yellow stamens. It produces up to 15 stems per plant, each developing several flowers on compact stems. This hellebore will live for many years in the garden, in all climates.

Hellebores belong to the Ranunculaceae family. 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 the Ice 'N' Roses hellebores come in 3 colours: red, pink, and white.

Ice 'N' Roses Marbled Mindy Marble is a sturdy perennial, with remarkable longevity, fairly rapid growth, and vigorous vegetation, but sterile; its reproduction is only possible (and delicate) through division of clumps. It has a bushy habit, with a mature plant reaching 30cm (12in) in height and at least 50cm (20in) in spread. From December to March-April, brownish stems appear, not very tall, carrying pink buds that open into flowers with 5 petals in shades of pink and white, with a satin texture, 6-7cm (2-3in) wide, and beautiful yellow stamens in their centre. The evergreen foliage is composed of fairly leathery leaves, 10 to 30cm (4 to 12in) long, borne on brownish petioles. They are divided into 5 to 7 oval or lanceolate segments, strongly dentate, dark green with a satin finish, marbled with cream-white. This Hellebore is hardy down to -20°C (-4°F) and tolerates a wide range of varied soils, whether they are limestone or clay, humus-rich or sandy, constantly moist or even dry in summer.

This quite 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 opened and faded flowers. These flowers can be perfectly used in bouquets. It is also a good ground cover for partially shaded areas of the garden. Use hellebores like elements of an old tapestry, mixing them with woodland plants in brighter colours. They are well highlighted when planted near evergreen bushes of moderate size (Mahonia 'Apollo', Nandina 'Fire Power') and under conifers (especially in exposed windy sites). Surround them with primroses, wood anemones, Corydalis, Dicentras, cardamines, or spring-flowering bulbs, and snowdrops. You can also accompany them with ferns and shade-loving iris to create a beautiful contrast, a little later in the season. They can also be planted in groups, like a bouquet, near the entrance of the house, in a shaded location, to enjoy their early flowering up close. They are suitable for borders and containers. Over time, the flowers of the Hellebore do not wilt like the majority of other flowers, but dry up.