One in an occasional series of guides on growing popular plants. Other guides include peony, redbud, azalea, elephant ear, coleus, lantana, coneflower, savory calamint and rudbeckia. The Lenten rose, ...

With showy winter flowers in colors of red, pink, purple, white, or yellow, hellebores are among our most popular perennials for shade. Lenten roses get their ecclesiastical nickname from when they ...

My husband and I attended a wonderful spring gardening seminar in April of 2022. It was the first such gathering we had been to since the pandemic. There were conversations with other gardeners about ...

One of the most popular perennials for our gardens is in bloom. The flowers of Lenten Rose Hellebores appear in late February and may last for two months. Now named Helleborus xhybridus, their common ...

These unique perennials are one of the very first plants to bloom in early spring, or even late winter, ushering in the new gardening season. They begin blooming well before tulips and daffodils and ...

These stunning perennials are surprisingly easy to grow. Here's how to care for hellebores so they last decades in your ...

MACON, Ga. — While most flowers are still hitting snooze through winter, there’s one plant that refuses to wait for spring- and it's making Central Georgia gardens quietly burst into color. Say hello ...

Q: I have dozens of small seedlings around my Lenten roses. What do I do now? Katherine VanHoy Charlotte, N.C. A: Transplant the seedlings into a semi-shaded "nurse" bed, just a few inches apart.

The early forecast for the middle of March painted a bleak picture for our plants that had emerged, leafed out and burst into bloom. The week of March 12 dawned cold, bleak, and dreary – and pretty ...

The plant is a member of the buttercup family and is an evergreen that offers long-lasting blooms in a variety of colors. It thrives in full to partial shade and enjoys well-drained, humus-rich, ...

The Lenten rose, or hellebore, has gone from being a connoisseur’s plant to a widely used perennial valued for its low care, versatility and adaptability to shade. The bloom resembles a wild rose, ...