Helleborus Frostkiss® Anna's Red Hellebore

An enduring beauty, Helleborus Frostkiss® Anna's Red Hellebore is an evergreen perennial that adds a touch of elegance to your garden all year round. This prolific bloomer graces your garden with its deep-burgundy blooms from winter through early spring, held aloft by sturdy, deep-red stems. The lush, marbled foliage emerges in a striking bronze-green with vibrant pink veins in spring and matures to a delicate cream variegation. The long-lasting, nodding to outward-facing flowers make charming bouquets or delightful additions to floral arrangements. Rich in nectar, these flowers provide a vital early food source for emerging bees.

As a Helleborus hybrid, also known as Lenten rose or hellebore, Frostkiss Anna's Red is a robust plant that forms an upright, mound. It shines when massed or grouped in beds, borders, and patio pots, and serves as an attractive ground cover. This plant will naturalize over time, spreading gently via its rhizomatous roots. It self-seeds in suitable growing conditions but will not become invasive. It thrives under high-branched deciduous trees or large shrubs, where it is sheltered from harsh winter winds.

Renowned for their cold hardiness, ease of growth, and low maintenance, hellebores thrive in dappled shade locations with organically rich, neutral to alkaline, moist, well-draining soil. They adapt well to most soils, including chalk, clay, and loam, and most growing conditions. Once established, hellebores tolerate drought but do not tolerate overly wet, waterlogged soils. They also resist deer and rabbits.