Welcome the gardening season early with Helleborus 'Picotee Pearl', a stunning member of the Winter Jewels® Series prized for its elegant white blooms delicately edged with soft pink picotee margins. Flowering from late winter into early spring, this evergreen perennial provides one of the first bursts of color when most gardens are still dormant.

Its glossy, leathery evergreen foliage creates year-round interest, while the long-lasting blooms brighten woodland gardens, shaded borders, foundation plantings, and containers. Exceptionally hardy and easy to grow, Picotee Pearl thrives in partial to full shade and becomes more beautiful with each passing year.

Perfect for gardeners seeking winter blooms, shade-loving perennials, and low-maintenance landscape plants, this hellebore is also deer and rabbit resistant and highly valued for its early-season flowers.

Key Features

• Elegant white flowers with soft pink picotee edges
• Blooms in late winter through early spring
• Evergreen foliage provides year-round interest
• Excellent shade garden perennial
• Long-lived and low maintenance
• Deer and rabbit resistant
• Early nectar source for pollinators
• Ideal woodland garden plant
• Beautiful in containers and borders
• Winter Jewels® Series selection

Plant Details

Botanical Name: Helleborus 'Picotee Pearl'

Common Name: Lenten Rose

Series: Winter Jewels®

Plant Type: Evergreen Perennial

Foliage Color: Glossy Dark Green

Flower Color: White with Soft Pink Picotee Edges

Bloom Season: Late Winter to Early Spring

Mature Height: 12–15 Inches

Spread: 18–24 Inches

Growth Habit: Compact, Clump-Forming

Light Requirements: Partial Shade to Full Shade

Water Needs: Moderate

Soil Requirements: Rich, Moist, Well-Drained Soil

Hardiness Zones: USDA 4–9

Characteristics: Evergreen, Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant, Long Blooming, Low Maintenance, Early Spring Bloomer

Garden Uses

Perfect for:

• Shade gardens
• Woodland gardens
• Foundation plantings
• Mixed perennial borders
• Under deciduous trees
• Cottage gardens
• Winter interest gardens
• Containers
• Entryway planters
• Pollinator gardens

Planting Partners

Pairs beautifully with:

• Hosta
• Heuchera (Coral Bells)
• Ferns
• Brunnera
• Epimedium
• Astilbe
• Pulmonaria
• Cyclamen
• Ajuga
• Snowdrops (Galanthus)

Care Tips

• Plant in rich, well-drained soil enriched with compost or leaf mold.
• Thrives in partial to full shade.
• Water regularly during establishment.
• Apply mulch annually to conserve moisture.
• Remove old foliage in late winter before new flowers emerge.
• Divide only when necessary, as mature plants prefer to remain undisturbed.
• Protect from harsh winter winds for best appearance.