Hellebores

Hellebores (Lenten Rose) Part Shade – Shade.  This month’s plant feature is brought to you by Faddegon’s Nursery, a premier garden center in Latham, NY. This family-owned nursery has been providing exceptional plants and landscaping service since 1920.  Faddegon’s offers an extensive collection of perennials, shrubs, trees, annuals, tropicals, tools, water fountains, statuary, fruit trees, garden gift items, houseplants, and much more.  Faddegon’s specializes in carrying some of the most unique and newest plants on the market. To discover how incredible this nursery truly is, BlueLadyHelleborePerennialsComvisit their web site at www.faddegons.com ….or better yet, stop by and see them at 1140 Troy-Schenectady Road in Latham.  If you stop by this spring, you will be welcomed by a stunning collection of Hellebores.  Charming nodding flowers can be white, yellow, pink, red, burgundy or multicolor.  Newer varieties have double-petaled flowers as well as those that face up or outwards, making them more easily viewed by admiring gardeners.  Their deep green, leathery leaves are semi-evergreen in zones 5 and colder.  Hellebores are drought resistant and snubbed by deer and rabbits.  Two of the prized hellebores for sale at Faddegon’s are ‘Blue Lady’ and ‘Yellow Lady’.  ‘Blue Lady’ sports sachets plum-purple flowers that sometimes have reddish edges.  At 12” – 18” tall, she is hardy in Zones 4 – 9.  ‘Yellow Lady’ is similar to ‘Blue Lady’ but has soft yellow flowers.