Josef Lemper Helleborus - Lenten Rose |
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Ranunculaceae Helleborus Niger Hgc Josef Lemper |
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Grows In | Zone 4B · -25° to -20° F through Zone 8B · 15° to 20° F |
Sun Exposure | Morning Sun / Evening Shade, Dappled Light / Filtered Sun |
Soil Drainage | Well Drained |
Resistent To | Deer Resistant, Insect, Disease |
Flower Color | White |
Blooms | Spring Blooms, Winter Blooms, Early Spring Blooms |
Foliage Color | Dark Green |
Average Height | 0' to 1' |
Average Width | .5' to 1', 1' to 2' |
Attracts | Visual Attention |
Fragrances | None |
Helleborus Niger 'Hgc Josef Lemper' is a moderate growing perennial plant that can be grown in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 4B through 8B. It matures to an average height of 1 inch to 1 foot and an average width of 6 inches to 2 feet, depending on climate and other environmental factors. It prefers growing in a location that provides morning sun with afternoon shade or filtered sun and grows best when planted in loam soil that is well drained. In the spring and winter Josef Lemper Helleborus produces white flowers. The foliage is dark green in color. It attracts visual attention and is resistant to deer, insects and diseases.
Josef Lemper Helleborus can be useful in the landscape along woodland borders, in mass plantings, in containers or planters, under a shade tree, as a groundcover, in landscape beds or islands or in small groupings and also in cottage gardens or perennial gardens.
'Joseph Lemper' has large leaves that are light green and produces large 3-3.5” white flowers that face the viewer. The plant will grow to 8-10” in the garden. The flowers begin to appear in the garden in early December. The flowers mature to a darker green on strong stems. This variety is a very strong perennial!