Helleborus 'Aubergine Dream' 
(Aubergine Dream Lenten Rose)

Origin:  Hybrid
Family:  Ranunculaceae
Light:  Part-full shade
Height:  12-15"'
Spacing:  15-18"
Blooms:  Unusual, early flowering, deep purple with rose-pink edges, late Winter to mid-Spring
Foliage:  Evergreen, glossy, leathery, palmately divided
Soil:  Well-drained
Water:  Regular
Uses:  Foliage, groundcover, container, hanging basket, mass plant, Winter interest
Propagation:  Rootball divisions (Taken Summer/Fall)

Comments:  Helleborus 'Aubergine Dream' or Lenten Rose is an exquisite perennial with a low growth habit.  It is of hybrid origin.  In early flowering beginning late Winter, Helleborus 'Aubergine Dream' produces fantastic deep purple blossoms with rose-pink edges on upright stems.  It has attractive palmately divided evergreen glossy, leathery foliage.  Aubergine Dream Lenten Rose is easily propagated from rootball divisions taken in the summer or Fall.  It performs best in well-drained soil in a shady location.  Helleborus 'Aubergine Dream' is deer resistant.  Protect plant from wind.  Mass plant as ground covers under taller perennials in the shade garden. Aubergine Dream Lenten Rose can also be container cultivated.  It adds drama to the winter garden.  Helleborus 'Aubergine Dream' is incredibly eye catching.  

USDA Zones:  4-9

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