Candy Love Lenten Rose Live Plant | Hellebore Perennial | Evergreen Shade Plant | Fall Planting | Winter Spring Blooms

Brighten your shade garden with Candy Love Lenten Rose, a beautiful evergreen Hellebore that produces elegant, long-lasting blooms from late winter through early spring. This hardy perennial provides welcome color when most of the garden is still dormant, making it a standout addition to woodland gardens, shaded borders, and foundation plantings.

Part of the Wedding Party® Series, Candy Love is admired for its fully double blooms in soft pink to rosy shades with darker rose accents, creating a romantic display against glossy, evergreen foliage. Deer resistant, cold hardy, and exceptionally easy to grow, this long-lived perennial offers year-round beauty with very little maintenance.

Fall is the perfect time to plant Hellebores, allowing roots to establish before winter and rewarding you with spectacular spring blooms.

Key Features

• Botanical Name: Helleborus 'Candy Love'
• Common Name: Candy Love Lenten Rose
• Plant Type: Evergreen Perennial
• Flower Color: Double Soft Pink to Rose Pink with Darker Rose Accents
• Foliage Color: Glossy Dark Green
• Mature Height: 18–24 inches
• Spread: 18–24 inches
• Bloom Season: Late Winter through Early Spring
• Growth Habit: Upright, Clump Forming
• Light Requirements: Partial Shade to Full Shade
• Water Needs: Moderate; prefers moist, well-drained soil
• USDA Hardiness Zones: 4–9
• Characteristics: Evergreen, Double Blooms, Deer Resistant, Cold Hardy, Low Maintenance

Why You'll Love It

• Elegant double pink blooms
• Flowers when few other perennials are blooming
• Evergreen foliage provides year-round beauty
• Deer resistant
• Easy to grow
• Long-lived perennial
• Ideal for woodland and shade gardens
• Beautiful in borders and containers

Perfect For

• Shade gardens
• Woodland gardens
• Cottage gardens
• Foundation plantings
• Mixed perennial borders
• Under deciduous trees
• Container gardens
• Early season pollinator gardens

Care Instructions

Plant in rich, well-drained soil with consistent moisture. Grow in partial to full shade, especially beneath deciduous trees where plants receive winter sunlight and summer shade. Remove older foliage in late winter before new growth emerges to showcase the blooms. Fall planting encourages strong root establishment before spring flowering.