Rio Carnival Helleborus (Lenten Rose) – 1 Gallon Pot

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 4a-9b  Find Your Zone

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Plant Type:  Evergreen Perennial

Flower Color:  Cream Yellow with Burgundy Red

Flower Size:  Large, 3″  

Flowering Period:  Late Winter to Mid or Late Spring

Flower Type:  Single

Fragrant Flowers:  No

Foliage Color:  Deep Green

Fragrant Foliage:  NA

Berries:  NA

Berry Color:  NA

Attracts:  Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Visual Attention

Resistances:  Deer, Disease, Heat, Insect, Rabbit, Deep Shade, Slug

Beginning in late winter and continuing over a long bloom period well into mid to late spring, the ‘Rio Carnival’ Helleborus features eye-catching nodding flowers with petals in soft shades of yellow that are broadly painted and speckled burgundy red in the center. The long-lasting flowers rise to 24 inches in height over attractive mounds of deep green foliage and are excellent for cutting and use in arrangements. You might be happy to know that Helleborus are deer and rabbit resistant, heat and cold tolerant (-30F), thrive in full to part shade and mostly sun in cooler climates, and are very long-lived. That said, in our own gardens we always plant Helleborus in shady sites because that’s where we think they stand out and shine the most.

Growing 18 to 22 inches tall and and about 2 feet wide over time, the Rio Carnival Helleborus is ideal for use as an accent, in groupings, massed as a groundcover in landscape borders, or as a border along walkways and paths. They are perfect under large shade trees, decks, covered porches and any other shady location. Don’t think you have any shade? Look on the east side of your home. Also nice in pots, planters and other containers and a fine addition to shade gardens and woodland gardens. 

Suggested Spacing:  18 to 24 inches apart for mass plantings; 3.5 feet or more apart for space between plants