Wedding Party® 'Childhood Sweetheart' Lenten Rose (Helleborus)

(Lenten Rose) One of the first flowers to welcome in spring is the Lenten Rose. The WEDDING PARTY® series features large double flowers in vibrant color patterns that have excellent vigor and a prolific bloomer. WEDDING PARTY® Childhood Sweetheart boasts large, double flowers that have yellow inner petals with heavy burgundy red veining, the outer petals display a solid burgundy red color. Standing 18-24 inches tall and wide, Helleborus forms a tidy mound. Blooming in early spring with flowers lasting up to 6 weeks, this long-blooming perennial is an excellent choice to start your spring garden. Hardy in zones 4-9, WEDDING PARTY® Childhood Sweetheart likes to be grown in part to full shade locations with average to fertile soil. Once established, Lenten Rose are a drought-tolerant perennial. Deer and rabbit-resistant, Helleborus Childhood Sweetheart is easy to grow and makes a great cut flower. Plant in mass or as a specimen, mix and match with other Hellebore WEDDING PARTY® varieties for an array of spring color.