Helleborus 'HGC Monte Christo'

Helleborus 'HGC Monte Christo' is a beautiful Snow Rose evergreen perennial from the Helleborus Gold Collection (HGC) which is available in 4.5-litre and 2-litre pot sizes. It has delightful star-shaped creamy white, green blooms that will burst through the winter cold adding interest and colour to you garden displays.

The HGC premium collection includes different varieties of Christmas Rose, Snow Rose and Lenten Rose (and the unique range of Ice N' Rose varieties). This lovely Snow Rose is a cross between a Christmas Rose and a hellebore species of Mediterranean flora, which means it will cope well with harsh winters and warm summers.

It has deeply lobed dark green leaves which provide good coverage during colder months and it can withstand extreme cold and snow and produces large saucer-like flowers.

This stunning and long-lived hellebore thrives in borders, pots or containers. Ideally suited to the front of an evergreen border where you can enjoy pretty blooms in December. If you don't have a garden, try planting it in a pot at an entrance instead.

Garden notes:

• Collection: Helleborus Gold Collection (HGC)
• Pot sizes: 4.5 litres and 2 litres
• Characteristics: Winter flowering perennial (Snow Rose)
• Care: Easy & low maintenance
• Flowering period: Winter (December)
• Ideal for: Front of borders, containers, entrances or balconies
• Position: Half shade to sunny
• Soil type: Any (prefers rich, chalky & not water-logged)
• Growth: 50-60cm
• Companion plants: Hebe, Juniperus & Skimmia