General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Full Shade
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 12 inches
Plant Spread: 24 inches
Leaves: Semi-evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Red
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Uses: Provides winter interest
Groundcover
Cut Flower
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Toxicity: Other: All parts of the plant can be highly toxic if ingested and can cause eye and skin irritation
Propagation: Seeds: Stratify seeds: Cold stratification may not be necessary but is usually recommended
Other info: Hellebore seed may take 6-18 months (or more) to germinate
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Trade name information:
Series: Winter Jewels™
Trade Name: Red Sapphire
Cultivar name: 'Red Sapphire'
Common names
  • Hellebore

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Location: My garden, Baltimore MD
Date: 2019-03-16
Location: Beautiful Tennessee, my garden
Date: 2024-03-04
Location: Western Washington
Location: Western Washington
Date: 2019-01-19
Location: My garden, Baltimore MD
Date: 2022-03-07
Location: Western Washington
Location: My garden, Baltimore MD
Date: 2024-03-30
Location: My garden, Baltimore MD
Location: North West New Jersey
Date: 2021-03-30
Location: My garden, Baltimore MD
Date: 2023-03-13
Location: Western Washington
Date: 2019-01-19
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2016-02-20
Photo taken at Northwest Garden Nursery, Eugene, Oregon

Photo courtesy Terra Nova Nursuries www.terranovanursuries.com
Location: Western Washington
Date: 2024-03-12
Location: Western Washington

Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens Nursery
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Location: At a local nursery
Plant Events from our members
carpathiangirl On March 19, 2020 Obtained plant
1 qt. from Jenny
MissMew On June 4, 2023 Transplanted
Moved from back east to back west near Pink Flamingo
MissMew On May 18, 2023 Obtained plant
Suzanne Vandermeer
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