Article: Lenten roses.(Flavor/Gracious Living)

Article: LENTEN ROSES BOTH HARDY AND COLORFUL.(At Home)
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  February 26, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... Landscape use: Lenten roses can be the stars ... spring bloomers; Lenten rose can also be used ... Cultivation: Lenten roses are easily grown ... southern regions, Lenten rose grows best in ... slope is ideal. Lenten roses are tough plants ...

Article: The lenten rose
Southern Living;  January 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... your garden. Blooming in winter, Lenten roses push nodding buds through chilled ... flowers that fade within days, Lenten rose (Helleborus orientalis) stays ... runs a nursery that specializes in Lenten roses. These plants' sturdy character ...

Article: AS 'LENTEN ROSES,' HELLABORES FLOURISH IN ...
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  March 6, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... Unless you are talking about a Lenten rose. Then you've got something ... summertime." Botanically, Lenten roses are not roses at all, but ... our sun," Kelaidis says. Lenten roses were rescued from obscurity ... com contains information on Lenten roses as well as other kinds ...

Article: Mail Bag: Privacy, Pest Control, Cyclamen, Lenten ...
The Washington Post;  March 17, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... repot it in the fall before bringing it indoors. My six Lenten rose plants bloomed fairly well the past three to four years ... are still green. Are they lost? -- Delilah S. Foster Lenten roses took a hit from the early and fairly regular freezing this ...

Article: Plant of the year.(WHAT'S GROWING ON IN THE PLANT ...
Country Living Gardener;  December 22, 2004 ;     563 words ...The Perennial Plant Assn. has selected the Lenten rose (Helleboris x hybridus) as the plant of the year for ... stems; mature clumps can reach two to three feet across. Lenten roses thrive in moisture-retentive soil amended with plenty ...

Article: Lenten roses Hardy, shade-loving hellebores bloom ...
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  March 23, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... different standards than those blessed with sunny stretches - have elevated the shy hellebore to star status. Called the Lenten Rose because of its early blooming, some hellebores have been known to flower as early as January in our frozen area - long before ...

Article: Lenten rose a hardy perennial.
Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA);  March 27, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Northwest garden. Also known as the Lenten rose, hellebores provide the earliest blooms ... with color year-around. My first Lenten rose came from my mother's collection ... its leaves when they are crushed. The Lenten rose is native to a broad area of southern ...