Santa Rosa Gardens

The first bloom of spring! Glossy foliage bears distinct, long lasting flowers that first appear in late winter and hold their blooms into the spring. Evergreen in mild winters. Helleborus x orientalis Schiemann Strain Series 'Yellow Lady' offers pale yellow flowers with deep red spotting.

Hellebores make long lasting cut flowers, if the stem ends are vertically sliced a bit and dipped into boiling water, before arranging. Single blossoms are wonderful floated in small bowls. Pick when the blooms just begin to open and they should last up to a week.