FIVE HEAVENLY HELLEBORES
1 HELLEBORUS NIGER
Nicknamed Christmas rose and growing to 1ft, this species, above, has 3in-wide, saucer-shaped white flowers.
2 HELLEBORUS X HYBRIDUS ‘DOUBLE PRIMROSE’
Growing to 2ft tall, it bears double, pale yellow flowers speckled red in the centre.
3 HELLEBORUS X HYBRIDUS ‘HARVINGTON DOUBLE WHITE SPECKLED’
Bred in Lincolnshire, double white flowers with flecks of maroon perch on 18in stems.
4 HELLEBORUS (RODNEY DAVEY MARBLED GROUP) ‘PIPPA’S PURPLE’
Large, pink-purple flowers are displayed to perfection over attractive marbled foliage.
5 HELLEBORUS X STERNII
Forming a 14in-tall clump of spiny-edged leaves, it’s topped with creamy green, purple-tinted flowers from February to April.