Helleborus x hybridus 'Blue Metallic Lady'

Also Known As

Helleborus 'Metallic Blue Lady'
Helleborus orientalis 'Blue Metallic Lady'
Blue Metallic Lady Lenten Rose
Metalic Blue Lady Hellebore
Metalic Blue Lady Lenten Rose

Plant type

perennial, groundcover

size

H: 2'
W: 2'

planting zones

6a-10b

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Helleborus x hybridus 'Blue Metallic Lady' plant details

Helleborus x hybridus 'Blue Metallic Lady' is a broadleaf evergreen perennial groundcover with blue foliage. In spring and winter blue and purple flowers emerge. Attracts bees making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with mostly sun - shade and regular - 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 'Blue Metallic Lady'

Plant type: perennial groundcover
Plant family: ranunculaceae
Foliage: evergreen blue
Mature size: 2 FT wide, 2 FT tall
Flowers: blue and purple blooms in spring and winter
Uses: border plant, container plant, cutting garden, easy-to-grow, rock garden, winter interest, woodland garden

GROWING CONDITIONS for Helleborus x hybridus 'Blue Metallic Lady'

USDA Zones: 6a - 10b
Sun exposure: mostly sun - shade
Watering frequency: regular - low
Resistant to: deer and rabbit
Soil needs: average, clay, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Metallic-blue! flowers, mostly upright on strong stems (perfect for cutting!) top this 12-18" compact mound in VERY early spring... enjoy! PSh/M

By: Forestfarm

Deemed some of the finest low growing, early flowering plants, the hybridus Hellebores are easy to grow, requiring only shade and some moisture, and those in the “Lady” series, innovated by Gisela Schmiemann, are renown for their beauty. ‘Blue Metallic Lady’s darkly alluring, cupped and upfacing flowers boast lavish midnight purplish blue hues with merlot and pewter overtones and a bright cluster of champaign-colored stamens. Lustrous and dark green, the broad evergreen leaves are divided into 7 to 9 segments.

By: Digging Dog Nursery

The Metallic Blue Lady strain is characterized by cool, lustrous, slate blues and purples. The Lady Series is a good entry level series of separate colour strains. This series offers good colour depth, large flowers, and vigorous plants. The Lady Series comes from Gisela Schmiemann of Cologne, Germany. Deer resistant. Perennial Plant of the Year 2005.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

Smart gardeners plant for seasonal interest, & no shade garden can really be complete without a few Hellebores in the mix. These tough perennials are always lovely in leaf, but show their true colors around the Holiday season, when they regale us with their subtle but elegant show of flowers, which arise from the ground like magic when everything else is mostly dormant. ‘Metallic Blue Lady’ is a 2’x2’ seed grown hybrid in deep purpley-blue hues. Cup-shaped flowers are down-turned, & dusted lightly with a metallic sheen. Amended soil will yield the best performance, but Hellebores can deal with less with aplomb. Their minimum requirement is a Fall planting to establish with Winter rains, & occasional snail-bait to protect them from their natural foes – terrestrial mollusks.