| Description | Pink Lady Lenten Rose (Hellebore) is a semi-evergreen, clump-forming perennial with dark green foliage and stems bearing cup-shaped, single, pendant flowers in shades of pink. |
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| Pronunciation | (hel-eh-BORE-us) |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-9 |
| Sunlight | some full sun, part shade, shade |
| Moisture | average, well-drained, moist, alkaline, |
| Soil & Site | moist, average |
| Flowers | Nodding, cupped-shaped pin flowers in March-April. Has five petal-like sepals (a modified calyx) surrounding a ring of small, yellowish-green, tubular nectaries in an open, bell shape. |
| Fruit | Follicles have a pointed tip (beak) and open from top to bottom along one side when mature. |
| Leaves | Dark green, leathery, and semi-evergreen, with a palmate arrangement. This plant has a form of palmate compound called pedate. The bottom two leaflets are further divided into sections. |
| Stems | Produce a dense cluster of rhizomes. |
| Roots | Roots arise from the rhizomes. |
| Dimensions | 16-18 by 16-18 inches (HS), clump forming |
| Maintenance | Cut back flowering stems after bloom to promote new foliage growth. Clean up tattered leaves |
| Propagation | division, may or may not come true from seeds |
| Native Site | Species of plants found in India in 1839. |
| Cultivar Origin | ‘Pink Lady’ is one of several seed strain hybrid hellebores (known as the Lady Series) developed by Gisela Schmiemann of Cologne, Germany. |
| Misc Facts | Hellebores have alkaloids in the leaves and seeds that can cause mild dermatitis in sensitive individuals. These same alkaloids make the leaves undesirable to deer and rabbits, but slugs may eat their flowers. The name Helleborus is Greek from hellein, meaning “to kill,” and bora, meaning “food,” referring to the plant’s poisonous qualities if placed in food. Found in India in 1839. |
| Notes & Reference | #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org), #164-Heritage Flower Farm (www.heritageflowerfarm.com), #225-The Gardeners Guide ti growing Hellebores (Graham Rice and Elizabeth Strangman) |
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