Helleborus Winter Jewels Red

The Closest to True Red Yet!

The Winter Jewels were 15 years in the breeding, and offer large flowers, deeper colors, and new forms.

A splendid new series of distinctively colored and formed Hellebores, the Winter Jewels™ are taking American gardens by storm. Offering large, perfectly shaped 3-inch blooms that remain attractive for weeks and even months, this series is the result of 15 years’ hand-selective breeding for deep, saturated colors, picotee edges, and collared form. We are proud to offer Red, a new color for the Hellebore palette.

A far cry from the traditional burgundies and maroons of other Hellebores, this bloom is actually red — influenced by deep rose and carmine, to be sure, but red! The petals are so saturated with color that they shade to nearly black at the base, for a truly unique look.

The flowers arise from late winter well into spring on plants 20 inches high and 24 inches wide, and are superb for cutting. They dry right on the plant, becoming papery but keeping their color, so that the soft breezes of spring rustle them. Very floriferous, this is a plant that will give you enough blooms for garden and vase both. And with color like this, you want all the glorious blooms you can get.

Plant Red among its siblings Cherry Blossom, Purple/Pink Edge, and Slate, or select our economical mix of 3 of the colors. Winter Jewels™ belongs front and center of the shade border, where it remains evergreen, is unpalatable to deer, rabbits, and other nibblers, and tolerates rough weather from heat and humidity to drought. You simply can’t find a more rewarding and distinctive perennial for winter to spring color. Zones 4-8.