Q: I like to make winter-flower arrangements. I have seen the flowers of Lenten rose in flower arrangements, but when I cut them, they simply wilt. A: It’s quite difficult to prevent the flowers of ...

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, ...

Lenten rose (Helleborus x hybridus) is not a rose; it's a perennial hybrid hellebore belonging to the buttercup family. The ...

Q: I've heard repeatedly that cutting off the old leaves of Lenten roses improves flowering. Is this true? Rachel, English Village A: It depends on what you mean by "improve." Like most forms of ...

There is nothing that captures the heart more than a plant with a long history behind it. The Lenten rose or hellebore is one of those plants. During the season of Lent, take some time to check out ...

I can think of only two deficiencies to the evergreen perennial known as the Lenten rose. The flowers nod down to face the earth, useful perhaps for pollinating insects but not for six-foot gardeners ...

Q. I have a perennial flower garden that is in bloom virtually all year, except for January and February. In looking through some plant catalogs, I noticed a perennial called Lenten rose that blooms ...

THE snowdrops in our garden are abundant. In an area that was cleared and turned three winters ago, the stock has recovered and flowered profusely this year. I have been so keen to look at the ...

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 ...

It's been almost 40 years since Mrs. Murray Newman introduced me to the Hellebores that she grew in her Maple Ridge garden. At that time they were not a well-known plant in Tulsa. Pictured is the ...

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 ...

Daylight hours getting longer as spring creeps ever closer fast forwards our thoughts to the approaching Easter season. The Lenten Rose is the namesake blooming plant that reflects the 40 days before ...