Common name: Hellebore 'Penny's Pink'

Description: This beautiful hellebore from the prestigious Rodney Davey breeding programme showcases large flowers in soft pink shades with attractive darker veining and picotee edges. The outward-facing blooms appear from late winter through to mid-spring, each flower displaying a subtle colour graduation from pale pink centres to deeper rose-pink edges. The blooms have excellent substance and often feature spotted throats that add intricate detail. The flowers are complemented by handsome evergreen foliage with distinctive silvery marbling that provides ornamental interest throughout the year. This is a robust and reliable selection that produces flowers abundantly and increases steadily to form impressive clumps. The delicate pink tones make this particularly suited to romantic planting schemes, cottage gardens, or combining with other early spring flowers in shaded borders. An excellent choice for those seeking a refined and floriferous hellebore.

Other benefits: winter to spring flowering, soft pink blooms with veining, marbled decorative foliage, very reliable, evergreen structure, excellent for cutting

Wildlife attraction: bees, early pollinators

Height & spread (approx.) at 10 years: 0.4m x 0.5m

Position: partial shade to full shade; benefits from shelter from cold winds

Soil pH: adaptable to most soils; performs best in neutral to alkaline conditions

Moisture: moderate watering required; prefers consistently moist but well-drained soil; dislikes waterlogging

Winter hardiness: very cold hardy to -20°C