Description
Common Name: Helleborus x hybridus WJ ‘Ruby Wine’, Winter Jewels Lenten Rose, Winter Jewels Hellebore ‘Ruby Wine’
The Winter Jewels™ Hellebores have been carefully hand-bred from only the best plants collected from around the globe in order to produce a range of new and exciting flower forms and colours. These form a mound of leathery, evergreen foliage bearing upright stems of large, saucer-shaped blooms from late winter through spring.
‘Ruby Wine’ features single blooms of deep, velvety wine red. Great in part shade. Place these where they will stay for many years, since the plants resent being disturbed.
Size: 3.5” potted plant
Height: 12.0-14.0”
Spread: 18.0-23.0”
Flower Description: Single, nodding blooms in shades of red to wine red. Many have handsome dark foliage in spring.
Light Requirement: Partial Shade to Full Shade.
Soil Type: Prefers nutrient-rich soil, but plant is fairly tolerant. Good drainage is a must.
Hardiness Zones: 4,5,6,7,8,9,10
Attributes: Evergreen, Early Bloom, Deer Resistant, Attracts Butterflies, Winter Flower, Cut Flower, Woodland, Slow Growth, Drought Resistant
Care: Moderate Care, Plant in spring for flowering in the following winter, Trim the old leaves to the ground in late winter before the buds emerge for maximum flower potential
