Hellebore 'Christmas Rose'
Helleborus
Belonging to the Helleborus genus (Helleborus 'Christmas Rose'), Christmas Rose is a variety of Hellebore. Christmas Rose is a heirloom (open pollinated) variety. A type of Ornamental, it mainly grows as a Perennial plant - which means it typically grows best over a long period (from 3 years+). Christmas Rose is known for growing to a height of approximately 11.7 inches (that's 30.0 cm in metric). This variety tends to bloom in early winter.
Italy is believed to be where Christmas Rose originates from.
Due to how easy it is to grow in a variety of conditions, Christmas Rose Hellebore is great for beginner gardeners and those that like low maintainance gardens.
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How to grow Hellebore 'Christmas Rose'
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Partial Sun
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Low
prefers sun but tolerates shade. prefers neutral to alkaline soil but is highly adaptable.
Christmas Rose likes a position of partial sun and remember to apply water fairly sparingly. Keep in mind when planting that Christmas Rose is thought of as very hardy, so this plant will tend to survive through freezing conditions. The USDA Hardiness Zones typically associated with Christmas Rose are Zone 6 and Zone 9. Planting Christmas Rose in loamy soil with a ph of between 6.0 and 8.0 is ideal for as it does best in weakly acidic soil to weakly alkaline soil.Growing Christmas Rose from seed
Transplanting Christmas Rose
Harvesting Christmas Rose
Hellebore 'Christmas Rose' information
How long does Christmas Rose take to grow?
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Christmas Rose folklore & trivia
1 In former times Helleborus was used mainly as a heart remedy and for diuretic effects. But people knew about the toxicity of Helleborus; there was a nice saying in the 16th century: “3 Tropfen machen rot, 10 Tropfen machen tot” (three drops will reddish your cheek, 10 drops will bring you death).
