Helleborus x ericsmithii 'COSEH 730' - HGC® Champion Lenten Rose

2025-10-27T15:00:23-04:00

Type: Perennial
Price: 48.99

Champion Lenten Rose is a late winter-blooming evergreen perennial with leathery dark green basal foliage. Clusters of rosy pink buds open to small forward facing creamy white flowers with pink backs that mature to dark pink bloom on burgundy stems from late winter to mid spring. Best bloom in dappled sun and moist well-drained soils. All parts of the plant are toxic if ingested.

Type: | Perennial
Height: | 0.5' - 1'
Spread: | 1' - 1.5’
Spacing: | 1.5’
USDA Hardiness Zone: | 4 - 8
Culture: | Part Sun, Full Shade
Bloom Color: | White/Pink
Season of Interest: | Spring, Year-Round

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance. Leaf spot and crown rot can be an occasional problem. Protect from winter winds.

LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Baneberry, Columbine, Lungwort

IMAGES: Photoset by F. D. Richards, (1) Helleborus x ericsmithii 'HGC Champion', (2) Helleborus x ericsmithii 'HGC Champion' (Heuger) 2020 photo(1)+(2), (3) Clinton Michigan Spring, (4) Hybrid Hellebore, (5) Helleborus x ericsmithii 'HGC Champion', 2016 (1)+(2)