Helleborus x hybridus ‘Ruse Black’
Description:
Dark purplish-black flowers with rounded petals that contrast sharply with the bright yellow stamens. Stunning! As with all dark flowers plant ‘Ruse Black’ in front of a lighter coloured hellebore (or spring bulbs). This will draw the eye past the dark flowers making them magically visible. You can also a contrasting light background such as a wall or a fence. Deer resistant. Perennial Plant of the Year 2005.
Common Name: Lenten Rose
Family: Ranunculaceae (The Buttercup Family)
Zone Hardiness: 3-9
Light: Full Shade, Part Shade, Part Sun
Height: 12-24"
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Purple
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Class: Evergreen
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Early Spring
Soil Moisture: Moist, Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native:
Native Habitat:
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Europe and Africa - Europe and Western Russia
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