This ‘Jonas’ hellebore cultivar cuts through winter’s dark and dreary days with brilliant-white flowers with extra brightness in the form of more petals than usual, and they get started early, blooming from November right through to February! ‘Jonas’ also features full forward-facing flowers for more joy. Blooms rise from dark-green fully evergreen foliage that spreads out 18-24 in. wide over time, providing year-round presence and beauty in a shady or woodland garden.
Hellebores are beloved for their winter blooms, evergreen foliage, drought-tolerance, and deer and rabbit resistance. They make a big impact when planted in groups, but are equally well-suited for dispersing several cultivars throughout the woodland or shady garden paired with PNW native evergreen perennials such as Wild Ginger, smaller ferns, and water-wise Epimedium species. The late winter-spring blooms will sustain early pollinators, such as early-foraging bees, in the garden or in containers.
Hellebores prefer a shady location, but will tolerate partial sun; topping them with 2-3 in. of compost in the root zone will retain moisture and keep the roots cool in the summer. Cut the old leaves back before bloom so you can appreciate their fresh, shiny leaves and flowers.
Hellebores do best in fertile, humus-rich, well drained soil. Water deeply but infrequently for its first few growing seasons and then wean it from water as a drought-tolerant, low-maintenance companion for many, many years of winter delight.
This thrifty quart-size offering is a great way to get these pricey plants for less!
This ‘Jonas’ hellebore cultivar cuts through winter’s dark and dreary days with brilliant-white flowers with extra brightness in the form of more petals than usual, and they get started early, blooming from November right through to February! ‘Jonas’ also features full forward-facing flowers for more joy. Blooms rise from dark-green fully evergreen foliage that spreads out 18-24 in. wide over time, providing year-round presence and beauty in a shady or woodland garden.
Hellebores are beloved for their winter blooms, evergreen foliage, drought-tolerance, and deer and rabbit resistance. They make a big impact when planted in groups, but are equally well-suited for dispersing several cultivars throughout the woodland or shady garden paired with PNW native evergreen perennials such as Wild Ginger, smaller ferns, and water-wise Epimedium species. The late winter-spring blooms will sustain early pollinators, such as early-foraging bees, in the garden or in containers.
Hellebores prefer a shady location, but will tolerate partial sun; topping them with 2-3 in. of compost in the root zone will retain moisture and keep the roots cool in the summer. Cut the old leaves back before bloom so you can appreciate their fresh, shiny leaves and flowers.
Hellebores do best in fertile, humus-rich, well drained soil. Water deeply but infrequently for its first few growing seasons and then wean it from water as a drought-tolerant, low-maintenance companion for many, many years of winter delight.
This thrifty quart-size offering is a great way to get these pricey plants for less!
