Lenten Roses
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Janis Roberts on Dec 05, 2013https://www.google.com/search?q=helleborus&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=YjGhUt62JKrSiwKBsoGYCA&sqi=2&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1093&bih=482Helpful Reply
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Libby Yuewhoo on Dec 05, 2013You would have to be in Zone 6 to have success with them as an early bloomer. Of course they aren't cut back in the fall and are heavily mulched to peek they pretty heads through a thin layer of snow. For me in Canada, Zone 5, I might be lucky to have them appear shortly after the snow has melted, much the same timing as crocus.Helpful Reply
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Douglas Hunt on Dec 06, 2013Hellebore are unlikely to actually bloom in winter for you in New Hampshire, but you can certainly grow them. I had them in my Hudson Valley garden, which was on the border of zones 4 and 5, and they did very well. I saw the first blooms in late March-early April. The earliest blooming hellebore is Helleborus niger, so if you want to push the season, seek that out from a specialized nursery rather than planting the hybrid forms that are more commonly available.Helpful Reply
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Sensible Gardening and Living on Dec 06, 2013They grow great for me in Canada zone 5. Bloom around the same time as the crocus. Very early, often still some snow on the ground. Then because we have hot, dry summers they go dormant.Helpful Reply
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Donna Shipley on Dec 07, 2013I live on the coast of Northern California zone 9 and I have had several of them for years. Some are blooming now and some bloom a little further into the winter.Helpful Reply
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Marianne Cerrito on Dec 07, 2013my Lenten Rose in central NJ... I LOVE this plant! :D likes partial shade, starts blossoming in late February, likes to be in 'clumps', stays green all winter, deer do NOT like it (yay!!!)... often need to trim leaves that get browned out by excessive cold, spreads slowly.Helpful Reply
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Fenya Kashergen on Dec 07, 2013one of my favorites. I live in SE Washington state, zone 5-6Helpful Reply
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Mikell Paulson on Dec 07, 2013I grow them in WA. StateHelpful Reply
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The Pond Pad on Dec 07, 2013We sell a lot of these-Hellebores- is another name at Alpine Nursery in Puyallup WA. Look for the hardiest- some can go to zone 6. Check out Monrovia. Blooming and T&L nurseries websites for more information.Helpful Reply
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Patricia on Dec 07, 2013I think that is the prettiest flower I have ever seen,....I am new to this site, just signed up a minute ago, looks very interesting.....love flowers!Helpful Reply
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Marianne Cerrito on Dec 09, 2013@Bev-- I'll look at my garden journal & get back to you...Helpful Reply
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Susan B on Dec 10, 2013hellebores.will grow up north. i have some. not lenten tho.....Helpful Reply
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