Helleborus orientalis Viv Victoria (Spanz)

Helleborus orientalis ‘Viv Victoria’ (Christmas rose) is an elegant variety of Christmas rose (helleborus), valued for its early blooming and very good frost resistance. The flowers appear in the cold season or early spring and remain decorative for a long time, even when temperatures are low. It is an excellent choice for shaded gardens, areas under shrubs, or large planters, where it brings color when few other plants are flowering.

🌿 Botanical characteristics:

• Family: Ranunculaceae

• Botanical name: Helleborus orientalis ‘Viv Victoria’

• Common name (RO): Christmas rose, winter rose

• Flowers: large, persistent; color may vary depending on the batch (helleborus naturally varies between specimens)

• Leaves: persistent or semi-persistent, dark green, decorative all year round

• Growth habit: bushy, stable, suitable for long-term garden planting

☀️ Growing and care conditions:

• Light: partial shade to bright shade; tolerates mild sun in the cold season but avoids summer sunburn

• Watering: moderate; soil slightly moist but well-drained (does not tolerate waterlogging)

• Temperature: hardy plant; frost resistant (suitable for gardens in Romania)

• Soil: fertile, rich in humus, with good drainage; prefers slightly calcareous to neutral soil

• Maintenance: remove old leaves at the end of winter to highlight the flowers and reduce the risk of leaf spots

✨ Advantages and uses:

• Blooms during a “quiet” period in the garden, with a strong decorative effect

• Perennial, long-lived plant with low maintenance after establishment

• Ideal for shaded beds, borders, under shrubs, or as an accent in large pots

📌 Note: This plant may arrive without flowers but is capable of reblooming in the following weeks. The displayed price is for a plant with or without flowers. Depending on the season and batch, flower color and blooming stage may vary, and leaves may show minor imperfections caused by transport or growing conditions.

Height including pot approx. 35 cm 

The flowers show color variations.

Note: Flowers may be lost before order shipment.