Buy Helleborus x hybridus 'Onyx Odyssey'

Also Known As

Helleborus 'Onyx Oddyssey'
Helleborus Winter Jewels® 'Onyx Odyssey'
Lenten Rose Winter Jewels™ Series
Onyx Odyssey Hellebore
Onyx Odyssey Hellebore

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 14"-24"
W: 18"-24"

planting zones

4b-9b

1 gallon bagged root ball | $25

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Fewer than 29 at Gossler Farms

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Helleborus x hybridus 'Onyx Odyssey' plant details

Helleborus x hybridus 'Onyx Odyssey' is a broadleaf evergreen or semi-evergreen perennial with green foliage. In spring and winter black and purple flowers emerge. Attracts bees making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with mostly sun - shade and even moisture - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in average, clay, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Helleborus x hybridus 'Onyx Odyssey'

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: ranunculaceae
Foliage: evergreen or semi-evergreen green
Mature size: 18 IN - 24 IN - wide, 14 IN - 24 IN - tall
Flowers: black and purple blooms in spring and winter
Uses: border plant, container plant, cutting garden, double flowers, easy-to-grow, winter interest, woodland garden, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Helleborus x hybridus 'Onyx Odyssey'

USDA Zones: 4b - 9b
Sun exposure: mostly sun - shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - low
Resistant to: deer and rabbit
Soil needs: average, clay, rich and well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Very deep dark purples to black. Flowers are full double. WOW! Most of the plants will bloom this year.

By: Gossler Farms

These large double flowers in shades of slate, purple and black are especially full and long-lasting; clumps (to 12"t x 24"w) will produce their elegant blooms in late winter-early spring. PSh/M PPAF

By: Forestfarm

From the Winter Jewels Series of Hellebores. Exquisite almost black double blossoms appear in late winter and gradually fade to smoky plum as the flowers age in late Spring. Slowly forms 2' clumps. Height in bloom is anywhere from 18-24". Slow at first, but plants are long lived and become amazing with age.

By: Avant Gardens

Nodding, double, rich purple and slate-black flowers with contrasting cream anthers. Dark green foliage, 18 - 22" T & W, and rounded in form. Minimum temperature: -30 °F

By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

Once you've had black you'll never go back. This seductive strain offers double slate, purple and black flowers whose colour will remain for months, even into summer. Plant Onyx Odyssey with lighter coloured hellebores to help show off the dark tepals. This gorgeous hellebore strain comes from the Winter Jewels Series bred by Marietta O'Byrne, one of the best hellebore breeders in the world. As with all strains the exact colour and flower shape will vary. Deer resistant. Perennial Plant of the Year 2005.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

Double Hellebores tend to make gardeners a wee bit rabid & black double Hellebores doubly so! Dollars to donuts, these wickedly beautiful plants won't linger long on our tables. The very large 3” “blooms” are slate black through dark purple in hue & hold their color over an extended period of time (3 months or more!) The downfacing blooms have 15-20 petals each for a very full look. New growth on this cultivar is dark in color as well! Stunning! Like all Hellebores, 'Onyx Odyssey' is a durable & reliable plant. Deer are no obstacle & neither are clay soil, nor drought. Blooms in Winter through the Spring. Bred by Marieth O’Byrne of Eugene, Oregon, who has spent many years dedicatedly breeding Hellebores for flower size, number of blooms & superb vigor. The habit is roughly 2'x2', but can become wider over time. Foliage is evergreen.

By: Annie's Annuals & Perennials

Take a dark voyage into the world of double slate, purple and black flowers. Long lasting bloom color which doesn't fade to green. One of the world's top hybridizers, Marietta O'Byrne has created this wonderful Winter Jewels™ Strain. A delight in the winter garden. Shade and deer resistant!