Helleborus French Kiss
Helleborus 'French Kiss' photo courtesy of Walters Gardens
Lenten Rose

'French Kiss' is a single-flowered selection of the HONEYMOON® Series from Walters Gardens, hybridizer Hans Hansen. In his breeding work, he selects for plants with notable vigour, showy floral displays with large numbers of blossoms per plant, and rich flower colors. 'French Kiss' has large single white flowers lined with raspberry pink that veins in toward the center of the petals. 

  • Height: 45-61 cm (18-24 in)
  • Spread: 45-61 cm (18-24 in)
  • Cold Hardiness: Zone 4-9
  • Sun or Shade: part to full shade
  • Bloom Time: ealy spring
  • Leaf Colour: green
  • Bloom Colour: white shades
  • Critter Resistance: deer and rabbits
  • Nature Attraction: bees

Growing and Maintenance Tips

Despite their reputation of being hard to grow, Hellebores are not fussy plants. Give them rich, moist organic soil and shade from hot afternoon sun during the summer. They can even tolerate short periods of drought. Hellebores are evergreen so after the plants are actively growing trim back any foliage that has been damaged in the winter. Hellebores are poisonous so do not consume any part of the plant.

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