Hellebore 'Angel Glow' – Winter Flowering Perennial (2L Pot)

Hellebore 'Angel Glow' flowers through the coldest weeks of the year, when almost nothing else in the garden will.

The nodding cups open from late winter into early spring above leathery evergreen foliage, on a clump around 40 to 60cm each way. The early nectar matters as much as the flowers do: bees work hellebores on any mild winter day. The foliage carries the plant for the rest of the year.

Plant it in partial or full shade in soil that stays moist but drains, under deciduous shrubs, along a shaded path or in a pot by a door where you will actually see it in February. Cut the old leathery leaves away in midwinter so the flowers are not hidden, then mulch. Deer and rabbits tend to leave hellebores alone. It arrives as an established plant with a sturdy crown in a 2L pot.

Cultural Information

• Common Name: Hellebore, Lenten rose
• Fully Grown Height and Spread: 40 to 60cm tall and 40 to 60cm wide
• Growth Habit: Clump forming, evergreen to semi-evergreen perennial
• Perfect For: Shaded borders, woodland planting, path edging and patio beds and containers
• Foliage: Evergreen, leathery and divided, often marbled
• Flowering Time: Late winter to early spring
• Planting Position: Partial shade or full shade in moist, well drained soil, and it grows well in a container
• Soil Type: Moist, well drained
• Hardiness: Fully hardy, and one of the few plants that flowers outdoors in the depths of a British winter
• Maintenance: Cut the old leaves away in midwinter so the flowers show, then mulch
• Seasonal Interest: Winter and early spring, with evergreen foliage year round
• Type: Hardy evergreen perennial