Tropical Sunset Helleborus (Lenten Rose) – 1 Gallon Pot

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 4a-9b  Find Your Zone

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Plant Type:  Evergreen Perennial

Flower Color:  Cream Yellow, Burgundy Red

Flower Size:  Large, 3″  

Flowering Period:  Late Winter to Mid Spring

Flower Type:  Single

Fragrant Flowers:  –

Foliage Color:  Dark to Rich Green

Fragrant Foliage:  –

Berries:  –

Berry Color:  –

Attracts:  Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Visual Attention

Resistances:  Deer, Disease, Heat, Insect, Rabbit, Deep Shade, Slug

Yet another beautiful Helleborus from breeder Hans Hansen, Tropical Sunset Lenten Rose produces large, single, creamy yellow flowers from late winter through mid-spring, with each petal artistically streaked with deep burgundy-red. The long-lasting flowers provide welcome color in the garden when not much else is blooming and are excellent for cutting and use in arrangements or to float in a bowl of water. Upright, evergreen foliage is a handsome, dark to rich green. You might be happy to know that Helleborus are deer and rabbit-resistant, heat and cold-tolerant (-30F), and will thrive in full to part shade and mostly sun in cooler climates. In our Georgia Zone 8 gardens, we always plant Helleborus in shady sites because we think they stand out and shine the most there.

Growing 18 to 24 inches tall and about 2 feet wide over time, the Tropical Sunset Helleborus is ideal for use as an accent, in groupings, massed as a groundcover, or as a border along walkways and paths. It is perfect under large shade trees, decks, covered porches, and any other shady location. Don’t think you have any shade? Look on the east side of your home. It is also lovely in pots, planters, and other containers and a fine addition to shade, cutflower, yellow, and woodland gardens. 

Suggested Spacing:  18 to 24 inches apart for solid groupings or mass plantings; 3 feet or more apart for space between plants