Hellebores: Winter's Most Beautiful Garden Flowers in Australia

Why Hellebores Are SpecialHelleborus orientalis and its hybrids (the Lenten roses) bloom from June through September — the very depths of the Australian cool temperate winter when almost nothing else is in flower. The flowers are extraordinary in their diversity: single, double, and anemone-flowered forms in white, pink, mauve, burgundy, near-black, and spotted combinations. They are fully evergreen, highly shade-tolerant, deer-resistant, and essentially maintenance-free once established.Growi…