2023 Hellebore Catalogue
‘The arresting orange-yellow hues of ‘Tropical Sunset’ represent a color breakthrough in “Orientalis” hybrid hellebores.
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All the hellebores in the 2023 catalogue are sold out. If you live locally and are not already on our email list, you can sign up to receive announcements of our hellebore catalogues, by sending your full name, mailing address, and cell number to carolyn@carolynsshadegardens.com.
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Spring has arrived, and hellebores are blooming, so it’s time for our annual Hellebore Catalogue. Local customers can pre-order hellebores from the large selection below, ensuring the widest choice and availability. This is the best selection of hellebores we have ever offered, and each plant is hand-picked by us to ensure its superior quality. I am especially thrilled to be able to offer very rare, anemone-flowered hybrid hellebores, like ‘Picotee Pearl’ in the photo above, for the first time ever! I have collected this form of hellebore—my favorite—for years but have never before found a source for it. We will not be selling hellebores on site so ordering from the catalogue and picking up is your only chance to purchase them. Please read the pickup and order information carefully.
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All hellebores offered are mature, blooming-size plants in gallon pots (6 1/2″ x 7″). The Frostkiss® and Christmas rose hybdrid hellebores are in bloom, the rest will bloom next winter. All the hellebores are $33 per gallon.
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PICKUP DETAILS: All orders must be picked up on Friday, March 31, Saturday, April 1, or Friday, April 7 at a time assigned alphabetically by us after the March 26 order deadline. Unfortunately, specific time requests cannot be accommodated as we do not have the capacity to schedule each customer individually. If you can’t make it on any of these days, you are welcome to send a relative or friend to get the plants for you at your assigned time, but alternate dates and times will not be available. We really appreciate your flexibility, which will allow us to eliminate the hundreds of emails and hours it takes to schedule individual appointments.The plants you pick up can be put in the ground immediately or stay in their pots until you are ready to plant them. When you pick up your plants you will be able to bring friends and tour the garden to see all our hellebores in bloom.
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HOW TO ORDER (sorry no mail order): Minimum order 3 hellebores. Hellebore supply is limited so please check the on line catalogue before ordering to make sure the variety you want is not marked sold out. Please send an email to carolyn@carolynsshadegardens.com or reply to this email with the plant names, quantities, your name, cell number, and preferred pickup day: Friday, March 31, Saturday, April 1, or Friday, April 7. Unfortunately, we will not be able to process your order if you do not select a day or if you specify a time as times will be assigned alphabetically, and your selections may sell out. We will send you an acknowledgment of your order, within 24 to 48 hours. If you don’t get an acknowledgment, it means we didn’t receive your order. Payment for your plants is by cash or check at pick up, but please consider your order a non-cancellable commitment as we will not be able to resell your hellebores. Orders must be received by Sunday, March 26.
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Cultural Information: Hellebores are the dream plant: their leaves are evergreen, their flowers are large and striking, they come in a wide range of beautiful and unusual colors, they bloom in winter, their form is elegant, and deer don’t touch them. Your hellebores can be planted immediately (or wait in their pots until you are ready to plant) anywhere from almost full sun to almost full shade as long as they are well drained. They are not picky about soil, but we always add compost when we plant. They require no fertilization and no supplemental water once they are established.
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Never Before Offered, Anemone-Flowered Hybrid Hellebores, gallon $33
Clockwise from upper left:
Honeymoon® Series French Kiss– single white petals suffused at the edges and on the back with pink encircle the ruffled center of dark maroon Sold Out
Winter Jewels® Picotee Pearl– single white petals surround an elegant ruffled center trimmed in red-violet Sold Out
Winter Jewels® Cherry Blossom– bright pink single petals surround a crown-like layer of smaller petals in dark cherry Sold Out
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Wedding Party® Series, Double Hybrid Hellebores, gallon $33
Clockwise from upper left:
Maid of Honor– double, pink to dark pink flowers Sold Out
True Love– rich maroon red double flowers Sold Out
Flower Girl– double, ruffled, blush pink flowers Sold Out
Mother of the Bride– double apricot flowers with a light pink edge and a pink to purple reverse Sold Out
Black Tie Affair– double black flowers with a contrasting light
center Sold Out
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Honeymoon® Series, Single Hybrid Hellebores, gallon $33
Clockwise from upper left:
Tropical Sunset– yellow flowers streaked and edged with burgundy creating a rare orange hue Sold Out
Rio Carnival– light yellow flowers with burgundy speckling Sold Out
New York Night– striking black flowers Sold Out
Sandy Shores– pale apricot flowers with a rosy pink reverse Sold Out
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Compact, Outward-Facing Christmas Rose Hybrid Hellebores, gallon $33
Clockwise from upper left: Pink Frost, Mahogany Snow close up, Mahogany Snow clump
Pink Frost– outward-facing soft pink blooms darkening to deep pink, blue-green silver-marbled leaves Sold Out
Mahogany Snow– outward-facing, creamy flowers with a delicate rose blush maturing to mahogany, red stems and dark green leaves Sold Out
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Hard-to-Find Bearsfoot Hellebores, gallon $33
Bearsfoot hellebores are a staple of winter gardens in England (Ashwood Nurseries on the left and Painswick Rococo Garden on the right), but they thrive here in the mid-Atlantic too, providing fall, winter, and spring flowers—the longest season of any hellebore!
Bearsfoot Hellebore (H. foetidus)– rarely available for sale, this beautiful and unique hellebore starts blooming as early as November and continues into spring, fine-textured and elegant with eye-catching lime-green flower clusters contrasting beautifully with the elegant, dark green leaves, must be well-drained Sold Out
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Tall, Gorgeous Foliage, Outward-Facing Frostkiss® Hellebores, gallon $33
Clockwise from upper left:
Anna’s Red– outward-facing, deep red flowers with red stems, bright pink and silver marbled leaves Sold Out
Penny’s Pink- outward-facing, bright rose flowers, dark pink and silver leaves Sold Out
Dorothy’s Dawn– outward-facing, soft pink flowers, pink and gorgeous heavily frosted leaves Sold Out
Molly’s White– abundant, outward-facing white flowers, leaves bright green with silver frosting Sold Out
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Carolyn’s Shade Gardens T-Shirts $25
Highest quality, extra soft and comfortable, 100% cotton, artistic five-color design featuring PA native columbine—perfect for gardening, exercising, or sleeping!
Women’s Cut: S 1 left, L 3 left
Men’s Cut: M 1 left
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Instructions for ordering are at the beginning of the catalogue.
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