Helleborus x hybrids – or commonly known as ‘Lenten Rose’. Count on this tough perennial’s drooping flowers (colors ranging from whites, greens, yellows, pink, reds to purple) to be the first flower to bring a smile on your face after a long winter. 2005 Perennial of the Year, Lenten Rose is a mid - late winter / early spring flowering evergreen perennial that creates an excellent low maintenance groundcover / mass planting or specimen plant, loves the shade, and is very deer resistant.