Christmas roses - the popular winter bloomers
Christmas roses come in many different variations. The flowers can be filled or unfilled.
also read
- The difference between spring rose and Christmas rose
- The spring rose blooms in February
- The heyday of the Christmas rose
The color palette ranges from pure white to delicate pink tones and dark red. Two-tone varieties are also available in stores. A specialty are varieties with almost black or white-greenish flowers.
Christmas rose or spring rose?
The term “Christmas rose” is often used as a generic term for all hellebore species that bloom in winter and spring. That's not exactly correct. Often these are spring roses.
The difference between Christmas roses and Lenten roses is that the flowering time of the Christmas roses begins in December, while the spring rose blooms longer.
If you keep a Christmas rose in the garden that bears flowers in April and later, it is in all likelihood a spring rose.
A small selection of particularly beautiful varieties
| Variety name | Flower color | height | Heyday | particularities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helleborus niger praecox | White | up to 30 cm | December to February | very early Christmas rose |
| Helleborus niger ssp. macranthus | White inside, pale pink outside | up to 30 cm | December to February | large flowers |
| Helleborus niger double fashion | White filled | up to 50 cm | December to April | blooms for a long time |
| Helleborus nigercors Candy Love | Shimmering white-pink | up to 50 cm | December to April | good cut flower |
| Rubra red Christmas rose | red | up to 30 cm | December to March | |
| Christmas rose winter dream | White, outside pink | up to 30 cm | December to February | |
| Lenten Rose 'Rock'n Roll' | double pink, dotted flowers | up to 60 cm | January to March | Spring rose |
| Party Dress Ewelina | White-red dotted | up to 40 cm | January to March | Spring rose |
| Spring Snow Rose 'UK' | only white then greenish | up to 50 cm | January to April | Spring rose |
| HGC Merlin | Black-bluish | up to 60 cm | December to March | Spring rose |
Tips & Tricks
The hardy Christmas rose is one of the most easy-care plants in the garden. With its evergreen leaves, it provides color even in the cold winter. The flowers look particularly pretty when they protrude from a blanket of snow.
