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Every Helleborus variety, A to Z
The complete Helleborus list, the genus most gardeners know as lenten rose — all 148 varieties in the Sow catalog, alphabetically. For the ones gardeners actually plant most, start from the Helleborus hub instead.
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A6
- Amethyst Gem Lenten RoseHelleborus niger 'Amethyst Gem'
- Angel Glow Christmas RoseHelleborus niger 'Angel Glow'
- Angel Glow Lenten RoseHelleborus niger 'Angel Glow Frostkiss'
- Anna Christmas RoseHelleborus niger 'Anna'
- Apricot Blush Lenten RoseHelleborus x hybrida 'Apricot Blush'
- Ashwood Strain Lenten Rose HelleboreHelleborus x ericsmithii 'Ashwood Strain'
B9
- Bayli's Blush HelleboreHelleborus x iburgensis 'Bayli's Blush'
- Berry Swirl Lenten RoseHelleborus niger 'Berry Swirl'
- Black Diamond HelleboreHelleborus x hybrida 'Black Diamond'
- Black Hellebore Josef LemperHelleborus niger 'HGC Josef Lemper'
- Black Hellebore Sunny BorderHelleborus niger 'Sunny Border'
- Blushing Bridesmaid Lenten RoseHelleborus x hybrida 'Blushing Bridesmaid'
- Boughton Beauty HelleboreHelleborus x sternii 'Boughton Beauty'
- Bowles's Cabbage Stalk Stinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidus 'Bowles's Cabbage Stalk'
- Brandywine Strain Lenten RoseHelleborus x hybridus 'Brandywine Strain'
C13
- Cheryl's Shine HelleboreHelleborus niger 'Frostkiss Cheryl's Shine'
- Christmas RoseHelleborus niger
- Christmas RoseHelleborus odorus
- Christmas Rose 'Flower Girl'Helleborus niger 'Flower Girl'
- Christmas Rose 'White Magic'Helleborus niger 'White Magic'
- Christmas Rose Double FashionHelleborus niger 'Double Fashion'
- Christmas Rose Honeyhill JoyHelleborus x nigercors 'Honeyhill Joy'
- Confetti Cake HelleboreHelleborus x hybrida 'Confetti Cake'
- Corsican HelleboreHelleborus argutifolius
- Coseh 4100 Ice N' Roses Red Lenten RoseHelleborus glandorfensis 'Coseh 4100'
- Cotton Candy HelleboreHelleborus x hybrida 'Cotton Candy'
- Croatian HelleboreHelleborus croaticus 'WM121'
- Croatian HelleboreHelleborus croaticus
D7
- Dark and Handsome Lenten RoseHelleborus x hybrida 'Dark and Handsome'
- Dashing Groomsmen Lenten Rose HelleboreHelleborus orientalis 'Dashing Groomsmen'
- Dorothy's Dawn Lenten RoseHelleborus 'Dorothy'S Dawn'
- Double Ellen White Spotted HelleboreHelleborus x hybrida 'Double Ellen White Spotted'
- Double Peach Blush Lenten RoseHelleborus orientalis 'Double Peach Blush'
- Dunham Narrow Leaf HelleboreHelleborus foetidus 'Dunham Narrow Leaf'
- Dunham Stinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidus 'Dunham'
F7
- Fire and Ice HelleboreHelleborus x sternii 'Fire and Ice'
- First Dance Lenten Rose HelleboreHelleborus orientalis 'First Dance'
- French Kiss Lenten RoseHelleborus niger 'French Kiss'
- Fresco Christmas RoseHelleborus niger 'Fresco'
- Fresh Yuletide Christmas RoseHelleborus niger 'Fresh Yuletide'
- Frostkiss Anna's Red Lenten RoseHelleborus niger 'Frostkiss Anna's Red'
- Frostkiss HelleboreHelleborus niger 'Shine Frostkiss'
G6
- Golden Lotus Lenten RoseHelleborus niger 'Golden Lotus'
- Golden Showers Stinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidus 'Golden Showers'
- Great White Double HelleboreHelleborus niger 'Great White Double'
- Green Giant HelleboreHelleborus foetidus 'Green Giant'
- Green HelleboreHelleborus viridis
- Green Heron HelleboreHelleborus x nigercors 'Green Heron'
H18
- Harlequin Gem Christmas RoseHelleborus niger 'Harlequin Gem'
- Hellebore Christmas RoseHelleborus niger 'HGC Ice'
- Hellebore PhoebeHelleborus x hybrida 'Phoebe'
- Hellebore Rio CarnivalHelleborus x hybrida 'Rio Carnival'
- Hellebore Wedding BellsHelleborus orientalis 'Wedding Bells'
- Hellebore Wedding Party MixHelleborus x hybrida 'Wedding Party Mix'
- Helleborus Birkin's BlacksHelleborus x hybridus 'Birkin's Blacks'
- Helleborus sterniiHelleborus x sternii
- Heronswood Black Purple Strain Lenten RoseHelleborus x hybridus 'Heronswood Black Purple Strain'
- Heronswood Double Lavender Strain Lenten RoseHelleborus x hybridus 'Heronswood Double Lavender Strain'
- Heronswood Double Pink Strain Lenten RoseHelleborus x hybridus 'Heronswood Double Pink Strain'
- Heronswood Double Yellow HelleboreHelleborus x hybridus 'Heronswood Double Yellow'
- Heronswood Single White HelleboreHelleborus x hybridus 'Heronswood Single White'
- Heronswood Violet Red StrainHelleborus x hybridus 'Heronswood Violet Red Strain'
- Heronswood Yellow Strain HelleboreHelleborus x hybridus 'Heronswood Yellow Strain'
- HGC Green Corsican Lenten RoseHelleborus x hybrida 'HGC Green Corsican'
- HGC Jacob Christmas RoseHelleborus niger 'HGC Jacob'
- HGC Merlin Lenten RoseHelleborus 'Hgc Merlin'
I5
- Iburg hellebore Dana's DulcetHelleborus x iburgensis 'Dana's Dulcet'
- Ice n Roses Bianco HelleboreHelleborus glandorfensis 'Ice n Roses Bianco'
- Ice N' Roses Red Lenten RoseHelleborus 'Ice N' Roses Red'
- Ice N' Roses Rose HelleboreHelleborus glandorfensis 'Ice N' Roses'
- Ivory Prince Lenten RoseHelleborus niger 'Ivory Prince'
J1
- Janet Starnes Corsican HelleboreHelleborus argutifolius 'Janet Starnes'
K1
- Kingston Cardinal HelleboreHelleborus x hybridus 'Kingston Cardinal'
L15
- Lenten RoseHelleborus orientalis
- Lenten RoseHelleborus x hybridus
- Lenten RoseHelleborus x hybrida
- Lenten Rose 'Shotgun Wedding'Helleborus niger 'Shotgun Wedding'
- Lenten Rose Double Queen StrainHelleborus x hybridus 'Double Queen Strain'
- Lenten Rose Golden FinchHelleborus x hybridus 'Gold Finch'
- Lenten Rose Hybrid MixHelleborus x hybrida 'Mix'
- Lenten Rose Mrs Betty RanicarHelleborus x hybridus 'Mrs Betty Ranicar'
- Lenten Rose Pink with Red SpotsHelleborus x hybridus 'Pink w Red Spots'
- Lenten Rose Royal BeautyHelleborus x hybridus 'Royal Beauty'
- Lenten Rose Violet Flowered FormsHelleborus x hybridus 'Violet Flowered Forms'
- Lenten Rose Winter Dream BlackHelleborus x hybridus 'Winter Dream Black'
- Lenten Rose Winter Dream Pure WhiteHelleborus x hybridus 'Winter Dream Pure White'
- Lividus HelleboreHelleborus lividus
- Lush Green Christmas RoseHelleborus niger 'Lush Green'
M6
- Maid of Honor Lenten RoseHelleborus niger 'Maid of Honor'
- Merlin Lenten RoseHelleborus x hybrida 'Merlin'
- Molly's Christmas RoseHelleborus niger 'Molly'
- Molly's White Lenten RoseHelleborus 'Molly S White'
- Mother of Bride Lenten RoseHelleborus x hybrida 'Mother of Bride'
- Mother of the Bride Lenten RoseHelleborus x hybrida 'Mother of the Bride'
N2
- Nell Lewis Christmas RoseHelleborus niger 'Nell Lewis'
- New York Night Lenten RoseHelleborus x hybrida 'New York Night'
O1
- Onyx Odyssey Lenten RoseHelleborus orientalis 'Onyx Odyssey'
P12
- Painted Doubles Lenten RoseHelleborus niger 'Painted Doubles'
- Penny's Pink HelleboreHelleborus iburgensis 'Pennys Pink'
- Peppermint Ice Lenten RoseHelleborus x hybrida 'Peppermint Ice'
- Piccadilly Stinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidus 'Piccadilly'
- Pine Knot Select Lenten RoseHelleborus x hybridus 'Pine Knot Select'
- Pink Beauty HelleboreHelleborus x ericsmithii 'Pink Beauty'
- Pink Frost Lenten RoseHelleborus x ballardiae 'Pink Frost'
- Pink wRed-Spotted Flowers Lenten RoseHelleborus x hybridus 'Pink wRed-Spotted Flowers'
- Pippa S Purple Lenten RoseHelleborus 'Pippa S Purple'
- Pontarlier Stinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidus 'Pontarlier'
- Potter's HelleboreHelleborus niger 'Potter'
- Purple HelleboreHelleborus purpurascens
R6
- Red Sapphire Lenten RoseHelleborus x hybrida 'Red Sapphire'
- Red Silver Lenten RoseHelleborus foetidus 'Red Silver'
- Rodney's Choice Lenten RoseHelleborus 'Rodney's Choice'
- Romantic Getaway Christmas RoseHelleborus niger 'Romantic Getaway'
- Rome in Red Lenten RoseHelleborus x hybrida 'Rome in Red'
- Rose Quartz HelleboreHelleborus niger 'Rose Quartz'
S16
- Sandy Shores HelleboreHelleborus x hybrida 'Sandy Shores'
- Sienna Stinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidus 'Sienna'
- Snow Fever Corsican HelleboreHelleborus argutifolius 'Snow Fever'
- Snowbells HelleboreHelleborus niger 'Snowbells'
- Sopron Stinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidus 'Sopron'
- Southern Belles Strain Lenten RoseHelleborus x hybridus 'Southern Belles Strain'
- Spanish Flare Lenten RoseHelleborus x hybrida 'Spanish Flare'
- Spring Party HelleboreHelleborus x ballardiae 'Spring Party'
- Stern's HelleboreHelleborus x sternii 'Eagle Crest'
- Stern's Hellebore 'Hot Flash'Helleborus x sternii 'Hot Flash'
- Stern's Hellebore 'Hot Flashes'Helleborus x sternii 'Hot Flashes'
- Stern's Hellebore 'Rachel'Helleborus x sternii 'Rachel'
- Stinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidus 'Autumn Moon'
- Stinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidus
- Stinking Hellebore Green GnomeHelleborus foetidus 'Green Gnome'
- Superior Southern Lenten Rose MixHelleborus x hybrida 'Superior Southern Lenten Rose Mix'
T5
- Tabby Christmas Rose HelleboreHelleborus niger 'Tabby'
- Tibetan helleboreHelleborus thibetanus
- Tropical sunset Lenten RoseHelleborus orientalis 'Tropical sunset'
- Trossomontes Stinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidus 'Trossomontes'
- True Love HelleboreHelleborus orientalis 'True Love'
W11
- Walhelivor Ivory Prince Lenten RoseHelleborus 'Walhelivor'
- Wedding Crasher HelleboreHelleborus x hybrida 'Wedding Crasher'
- Wedding Party Lenten RoseHelleborus 'Wedding Party'
- Wester Flisk Stinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidus 'Wester Flisk'
- White Flowers wviolet spots Lenten RoseHelleborus x hybridus 'White Flowers wviolet spots'
- Winter Delights Red Lenten RoseHelleborus x hybrida 'Winter Delights Red'
- Winter Delights Violet w Purple Spots Lenten RoseHelleborus x hybridus 'Winter Delights Violet w Purple Spots'
- Winter's Bliss Hybrid Lenten RoseHelleborus x ericsmithii 'Winter'S Bliss'
- Winterbells HelleboreHelleborus sahinii 'Winterbells'
- WM112 Purple HelleboreHelleborus atrorubens 'WM112'
- WM182 Purple HelleboreHelleborus purpurascens 'WM182'
#1
- 'White Beauty' HelleboreHelleborus x nigercors 'White Beauty'
Helleborus list questions
How many Helleborus varieties are there?
The Sow catalog tracks 148 distinct Helleborus varieties, all listed above. The wider genus is larger still — this is what is actually available and documented well enough to grow from, rather than every name ever published.
Which Helleborus varieties are most popular?
The genus hub ranks them by how many gardeners actually save and plant each one, which is a better reliability signal. This page is the complete list in alphabetical order instead — useful when you already know the variety name you are looking for.
Why do two entries have the same name?
Some Helleborus varieties are sold under the same common name by different nurseries, or a cultivar shares a name with the species it came from. Both records are kept and shown with their botanical names so you can tell them apart, rather than one being silently hidden.
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