Helleborus hybridus Red

Originally from northwest Turkey to the Caucasus, northeast Greece, the Red Oriental Hellebore is a perennial plant with a mix of red and old pink which will brighten up the shaded areas of your garden in winter. It is a hardy plant that can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F). It has palmate, slightly toothed, dark green and shiny evergreen, basal leaves, 30 to 40 cm (12 to 16in) long, composed of 7 to 9 leaflets.

Oriental Hellebore reaches a height of 40 cm (16in) and spreads over 30 cm (12in) at maturity. From January to March, a bouquet of single, cup-shaped and slightly inclined flowers forms, measuring 5 to 7 cm (2 to 3in) in diameter. The Hellebore is a bushy plant and does not like to be moved once established, as the young shoots take some time to bloom.

This toxic plant should be handled with caution. It is suitable as cut flowers and in beds, borders or containers. Over time, the Hellebore flowers do not fade like the majority of other flowers but dry up.

Each seed-sown Hellebore has a unique flower colour: slight variations in colour may exist between two plants, this is normal and inevitable. However, if the difference is too significant and distorts the desired effect, we will refund or replace the affected plant.