Helleborus Gold Collection is a clump-forming evergreen in the Ranunculaceae that carries its flowers through the winter into early spring. It reliably blooms from January to April, providing colour when many herbaceous plants are dormant. Plant in partial shade on a north-facing, sheltered spot with moist but well-drained neutral loam. It is fully hardy in UK gardens (H7).

Helleborus Gold Collection flowers from January to April and suits north-facing, sheltered sites in moist, neutral loam.

Helleborus Gold Collection

Hellebore (Helleborus Gold Collection) | Winter Blooms

Helleborus colchicus is a clump-forming, mounded perennial in the ranunculus family that flowers from January to April. It carries evergreen or semi-evergreen, leathery, palmately divided dark green leaves. Plants suit a sheltered, north-, east- or west-facing position where their winter–spring blooms are visible. Give them fertile heavy loam or clay enriched with humus and neutral to alkaline, moist but well-drained conditions.

Helleborus colchicus (Christmas Rose) blooms January to April and carries leathery, palmately divided dark green foliage in sheltered, north- to.

Hellebores flower when almost nothing else does, opening saucers of green, white, dusky pink, plum or near-black from midwinter into spring, often intricately spotted within. What look like petals are in fact sepals, which is why the flowers persist for months rather than weeks. The leaves are leathery and palmately divided, evergreen in most species, and the plants are long-lived, shade-tolerant and increasingly generous as they age.

Helleborus colchicus

Christmas Rose | Helleborus colchicus

Helleborus odorus from Kosovo is a clump-forming, evergreen herbaceous perennial in the Ranunculaceae. It flowers from January to April, giving winter to early-spring colour. The plant favours partial shade on north-facing, sheltered sites in neutral loam that remains moist but well-drained. Rated H6, it is very hardy and suits borders, woodland gardens and containers.

Helleborus odorus from Kosovo is an evergreen, clump-forming hellebore that flowers January to April in north-facing, sheltered, moist neutral loam.

Commonly known as hellebores, the Eurasian genus Helleborus consists of approximately 20 species of herbaceous or evergreen perennial flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae, within which it gave its name to the tribe of Helleboreae. Many hellebore species are poisonous.

Helleborus odorus from Kosovo

Hellebore (Helleborus odorus from Kosovo) | Winter Flower

Helleborus purpurascens is a clump-forming, mounded perennial that produces purple flowers in the cold months. It carries leathery, palmately divided dark green leaves that are evergreen or semi‑evergreen. Flowering runs January to April, providing winter and early spring colour. Wear gloves when handling, as the plant is harmful if eaten and may irritate skin.

Purple-flowered Christmas rose (Helleborus purpurascens) flowers January to April and prefers partial shade with fertile, moist soil.

Helleborus purpurascens

Purple-flowered Christmas rose | Helleborus purpurascens

Helleborus purpurascens 'Pluto' is a clump-forming, mounded perennial hellebore that flowers in winter to early spring (January to April). It bears leathery, palmately divided dark green leaves that are evergreen or semi-evergreen. The plant favours sheltered, north, east or west-facing positions and performs best in fertile heavy loam or clay enriched with humus. It will tolerate full sun only where the soil remains reliably moist.

Christmas Rose (Helleborus purpurascens 'Pluto') is a winter-flowering hellebore for sheltered, humus-rich, neutral to alkaline soils with blooms January.

Helleborus purpurascens 'Pluto'

Christmas Rose | Helleborus purpurascens 'Pluto'

Helleborus x hyb. 'White Spotted' is a hybrid hellebore with evergreen foliage and an upright, well-branched habit that flowers in winter and early spring (January to April). It favours partial shade and neutral loam that remains moist but drains freely. The plant tolerates north to south aspects when sited in a sheltered spot and is fully hardy in the UK (H7). Use it where winter flowering and persistent leaves are wanted, such as under roses or in informal borders.

Hellebore Helleborus x hyb. 'White Spotted' flowers January to April and suits sheltered, partially shaded positions on neutral, moist loam.

Helleborus x hyb. 'White Spotted'

Hellebore | Helleborus x hyb. 'White Spotted'

Helleborus x hyb. Ballard's Group is a cultivated hybrid hellebore that flowers in winter and early spring, from January to April. It forms multi-stemmed, rounded clumps with evergreen leaves that give winter structure. Plant in partial shade on neutral loam kept moist but well drained, in a sheltered spot.

Hellebore (Helleborus x hyb. Ballard's Group) flowers from January to April and prefers moist, neutral loam in partial shade and a sheltered position.

Helleborus x hyb. Ballard's Group

Hellebore | Helleborus x hyb. Ballard's Group

Helleborus x hybr. 'Pink Lady' is an evergreen hybrid hellebore that flowers from January to April, bringing winter to early-spring blooms. Plants form a multi-stemmed, rounded clump with persistent leaves that carry the display beyond the flowering months. It favours partial shade and a sheltered position. Grow it in neutral loam kept moist but well drained.

Helleborus x hybr. 'Pink Lady' flowers January to April; grow in partial shade in moist, neutral loam on a sheltered, fully hardy site.

Helleborus x hybr. 'Pink Lady'

Helleborus x sternii Blackthorn Group is a hellebore hybrid in the genus Helleborus (family Ranunculaceae) that flowers in the winter and early spring. Its bloom period runs from January to April, offering floral interest when many other plants are dormant. The genus is Eurasian and comprises roughly 20 species of herbaceous or evergreen perennial plants. Many hellebore species are poisonous, so take care when handling or situating plants where children or pets might access them.

Helleborus x sternii Blackthorn Group flowers from January to April and is a member of the hellebore genus Helleborus in the Ranunculaceae.

Helleborus x sternii Blackthorn Group

Helleborus x sternii Blackthorn Group | Jan-Apr Blooms

Helleborus × nigericors of gardens is a clump-forming, mounded perennial in the Ranunculaceae with leathery, palmately divided leaves. It is evergreen or semi-evergreen and flowers in the depth of winter to early spring. Plants suit shaded, sheltered spots on neutral to alkaline, humus-rich soils. Expect blooms from January to April.

Christmas Rose (Helleborus × nigericors of gardens) is a clump-forming perennial with leathery leaves and winter flowers from January to April.

Helleborus × nigericors of gardens

Christmas Rose | Helleborus × nigericors of gardens

Helleborus × sternii is a clump-forming, mounded perennial in the ranunculus family that produces its flowers in winter and early spring. It has leathery, palmately divided dark green leaves that remain through much of the year. Flowers appear from January to April. Wear gloves when handling as the plant is harmful if eaten and can cause skin irritation.

Stern's hybrid hellebore flowers from January to April and forms a mounded, clump-forming perennial for partial shade and sheltered sites.