French Kiss Lenten Rose Live Plant | Hellebore Perennial | Evergreen Shade Plant | Winter & Spring Blooms | Hardy Garden Flower

Add timeless elegance to your shade garden with French Kiss Lenten Rose, a premium Hellebore prized for its large, long-lasting blooms and evergreen foliage. Flowering from late winter into early spring, this hardy perennial brings vibrant color and beauty to the garden when few other plants are in bloom.

Its glossy, dark green foliage remains attractive throughout the year, making it an excellent choice for woodland gardens, shaded borders, foundation plantings, and decorative containers. Deer resistant, cold hardy, and exceptionally easy to grow, French Kiss Lenten Rose is a beautiful, low-maintenance perennial for gardeners of every experience level.

Key Features

• Botanical Name: Helleborus 'French Kiss'
• Common Name: French Kiss Lenten Rose
• Plant Type: Evergreen Perennial
• Flower Color: White with burgundy-pink veining and blush tones
• Foliage Color: Glossy Dark Green
• Mature Height: 12–18 inches
• Spread: 18–24 inches
• Bloom Season: Late Winter through Early Spring
• Growth Habit: Compact, Clump Forming
• Light Requirements: Partial Shade to Full Shade
• Water Needs: Moderate; prefers moist, well-drained soil
• USDA Hardiness Zones: 4–9
• Characteristics: Evergreen, Deer Resistant, Long Blooming, Low Maintenance, Cold Hardy

Why You'll Love It

• Elegant blooms with distinctive burgundy veining
• Evergreen foliage provides year-round interest
• Blooms during late winter and early spring
• Excellent shade garden performer
• Deer resistant
• Easy to grow
• Long-lived perennial
• 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, preferably beneath deciduous trees where winter sunlight reaches the plants. Remove older foliage in late winter before new growth emerges to showcase the flowers.