Hellebores/Christmas Rose/Lenten Rose

Use our zone-based planting guide to know when to plant hellebores/Christmas rose/Lenten rose

Plant name Zone Start seeds indoors (spring/fall) Start seeds outdoors (spring/fall) Plant seedlings/transplants outdoors (spring/fall) Plant spacing # plants per person
Hellebores/Christmas Rose/Lenten Rose 3a Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended n/a
Hellebores/Christmas Rose/Lenten Rose 3b Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended n/a
Hellebores/Christmas Rose/Lenten Rose 4a Not recommended June 1-Aug. 30 On/around May 15 (after last frost); Aug. 1-15 1-3 feet n/a
Hellebores/Christmas Rose/Lenten Rose 4b Not recommended June 1-Aug. 30 On/around May 15 (after last frost); Aug. 1-15 1-3 feet n/a
Hellebores/Christmas Rose/Lenten Rose 5a Not recommended June 1-Aug. 30 On/around April 15 (after last frost); Sept. 1-15 1-3 feet n/a
Hellebores/Christmas Rose/Lenten Rose 5b Not recommended June 1-Aug. 30 On/around April 15 (after last frost); Sept. 1-15 1-3 feet n/a
Hellebores/Christmas Rose/Lenten Rose 6a Not recommended June 1-Aug. 30 On/around April 15 (after last frost); Sept. 1-15 1-3 feet n/a
Hellebores/Christmas Rose/Lenten Rose 6b Not recommended June 1-Aug. 30 On/around April 15 (after last frost); Sept. 1-15 1-3 feet n/a
Hellebores/Christmas Rose/Lenten Rose 7a Not recommended June 1-Aug. 30 On/around April 15 (after last frost); Sept. 1-15 1-3 feet n/a
Hellebores/Christmas Rose/Lenten Rose 7b Not recommended June 1-Aug. 30 On/around April 15 (after last frost); Sept. 1-15 1-3 feet n/a
Hellebores/Christmas Rose/Lenten Rose 8a Not recommended June 1-Aug. 30 On/around March 15 (after last frost); Oct. 1-15 1-3 feet n/a
Hellebores/Christmas Rose/Lenten Rose 8b Not recommended June 1-Aug. 30 On/around March 15 (after last frost); Oct. 1-15 1-3 feet n/a
Hellebores/Christmas Rose/Lenten Rose 9a Not recommended June 1-Aug. 30 On/around March 15 (after last frost); Oct. 1-15 1-3 feet n/a
Hellebores/Christmas Rose/Lenten Rose 9b Not recommended June 1-Aug. 30 On/around March 15 (after last frost); Oct. 1-15 1-3 feet n/a
Hellebores/Christmas Rose/Lenten Rose 10a Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended n/a
Hellebores/Christmas Rose/Lenten Rose 10b Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended n/a
Hellebores/Christmas Rose/Lenten Rose 11a Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended n/a
Hellebores/Christmas Rose/Lenten Rose 11b Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended n/a

* Bloom as early as Christmas through early spring. Plant a bare root or starter plant, or direct sow seeds in summer for the following year.