HELLEBORUS orientalis 'Magic Apricot' (Magic Collection)
Small
Part shade
Shade
Yellow
Orange
Pink
Reasonable soil
Well drained soil
Spring
Winter
Pollinator friendly
Description
Helleborus 'Magical Apricot'
Height x Spread: 40cm x 40cm
'Magic Apricot' is a recent introduction, combining simple elegant Hellebore blooms in a range of soft pastel shades from palest pink to cream and apricot, sometimes deeply freckled, other times gently blushed deep pink or green, but all set off by a centre of soft yellow stamens.
Evergreen and hardy with attractive mid green foliage, it is perfect for brightening up a shadier area of the garden or adding soft colour to a winter container. Flowering reliably from late winter into spring, bees are drawn to its nectar rich blooms. Like other Lenten Rose cultivars, it prefers dappled or partial shade in a non-acidic, moist but free draining soil, but can tolerate more shade too.
Irritant to the skin, harmful if eaten.
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