Hellebore Annas Red

Hellebore Annas Red also known as Lenten Rose

You’ll have a hard time deciding what you like better about this hellebore: Anna's Red completely unique and eye catching spring foliage or its bouquet of deep burgundy-red flowers which appear the first year after vernalization. 

The foliage emerges in spring bronzy green with electric pink veining, like a pair of pink fishnet stockings has been wrapped around each leaf!  As the evergreen foliage matures, the marbling turns cream and remains attractive all year long. 

Dark purple buds on red stems open to single, rounded, saturated purple-red flowers with bright chartreuse nectaries.  They appear for months from late winter into mid-spring. 

Hellebores are the harbingers of spring, blooming for six weeks or more beginning in late winter.  They are often flowering during the Christian season of Lent, from which they get their common name, Lenten Rose.  This is the perfect plant for naturalizing in moist, woodland areas where its extensive root system will spread as far as it is allowed.

Height:

18.0-24.0 Inches

Spread:

18.0-24.0 Inches

Hardiness Zones:

4,5,6,7,8,9

Flower Color:

Bright Burgundy-Red Shades

Foliage Color:

Green shades

Sunlight:

Part Shade (4-6 hrs. Direct Sun)

Full Shade (< 4 hrs. Direct Sun)

Water Requirements:

Low Water Needs

Average Water Needs

Soil Quality:

Average Soil Quality

Fertile Soil Quality

Soil Chemistry:

Neutral Soil (pH = 7.0)

Alkaline Soil (pH > 7.0)

Bloomtime:

Early Spring

Mid Spring

Late Winter

Critter Resistant:

Deer Resistant

Rabbit Resistant

Seasonal Interest:

Evergreen

Growth Rate:

Slow

Garden Style:

Patio Container

Eclectic

Woodland Shade

Other Features:

Border Plant

Container

Cut Flower

Drought Tolerant

Easy To Grow

Mass Planting

Salt Tolerant

Origin:

Not Native to North America