Exposure • Part sun • Shade

Soil Moisture Needs • Dry • Average

Growth Rate in the Garden • Slow

Critter Resistance • Deer Resistant • Rabbit Resistant

Season of Interest (Foliage) • Summer • Fall • Winter • Spring

Season of Interest (Flowering) • Spring

Bloom Color • Red • Maroon

Attributes • Container • Rock Garden • Long Blooming • Drought Tolerant • Evergreen • Easy to Grow • Good Cut Flowers

Water Requirements • Prefers consistent soil moisture

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Riverbend Nursery (AKW)

Helleborus 'Honeymoon Rome in Red'

Lenten Rose

Helleborus 'Rome in Red' has gorgeous, deep wine red flowers that bloom in early Spring and bushy clumps of thick, leathery evergreen leaves. 

Helleborus (he-leb'-o-rus)

Family: Ranunculaceae · Common Name: Hellebore

Beautiful, long-lasting flowers for the shaded garden. Nodding flowers on short stems bloom very early, in late winter or early spring. Needs regular watering, do not let soil dry out.