FoliageChristmas Rose
Helleborus niger
Christmas Rose (Helleborus niger) is a slow-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 3-8, that matures to about 0.8-1 ft × 1-1.5 ft. It does best in part shade and full shade with medium water needs in well-drained and occasionally-dry soil. Expect pink and white blooms in winter and spring. It stands up well to deer, drought and dry soil.
- USDA zones
- 3-8
- Sun
- Part shade, Full shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 0.8-1 ft × 1-1.5 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Occasionally-dry
- Bloom color
- Pink, White
- Bloom season
- Winter, Spring
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought, Dry soil, Rabbits
- Native to
- Europe
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Christmas Rose is hardy to about -40°F (estimated from USDA zone 3), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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