Common name: Hellebore 'Walberton's Rosemary'

Description: This beautiful hellebore produces large, outward-facing flowers that provide a magnificent display from late winter through to mid-spring. The substantial blooms open in soft pink shades with deeper rose-pink veining and picotee edges, creating a complex and sophisticated colour palette. Each flower has a prominent central cluster of golden stamens that provides attractive contrast. The flowers are held on strong stems above glossy, deeply divided evergreen foliage that forms a handsome clump. This is a particularly robust and reliable cultivar that increases steadily to form substantial clumps, making it an excellent investment for long-term garden performance in shaded areas.

Other benefits: winter to spring flowering, large outward-facing blooms, evergreen foliage, vigorous and reliable, low maintenance

Wildlife attraction: bees, early pollinators

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

Position: partial shade to full shade; tolerates dappled sunlight

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