Light Needs
Mature Height
Mature Spread
Growing Zones
True Love Lenten Rose will steal your heart with its supersized 3-3.5” double red flowers full of intricate detail. Each flower (technically a sepal, but let’s go with flower) is delicately veined and edges in dark burgundy on a field of deep rose, with a central pop of fluffy lime stamens. The many and persistent flowers on True Love are an early sign of spring, attracting and feeding hummingbirds and bees in need of nourishment. The blossoms do well indoors and are often floated dramatically in a bowl to show them to best effect.
True Love is a noble presence, reaching up to 24 inches tall and wide, and loaded with flowers. The evergreen foliage adds bold texture to landscapes and containers year-round. Hellebores are easy-care, resilient plants that give much and ask little, offering a better display every year. They are deer- and rabbit-resistant, and even can tolerate some drought once established in their site after the first two years. True Love comes from the Wedding Party series of helleborus hybrids from noted plantsman Hans Hansen, selected for rich colors, high flower count, and vigor.
Wedding Party® True Love Lenten Rose Care
Give your True Love a spot to grow protected from the hottest afternoon sun, in neutral to alkaline soil, and keep evenly moist, and you will be very happy together. The soil can be mainly clay or sand, but True Love will prefer a loamy organic soil with a nice deep mulch. Hellebores can even grow under large deciduous trees if there is enough space for their roots to roam. As mentioned, wherever you grow your hellebores, you’ll always want to water consistently the first few growing seasons.
Hellebores require very little in the way of fertilizer, so if you can supplement with a handful of compost, or perhaps some cow manure in early spring, that should suit them very well. You can also do one addition of slow-release fertilizer at that time, if desired.
Wedding Party® True Love Lenten Rose Spacing
We recommend allowing about two feet for optimal growth of your True Love Lenten Rose. Proper spacing allows enough room for the roots once the plants mature, and gives enough air circulation between the plants.
Compare Wedding Party® Lenten Roses
Compare flower color, form, pattern, and the traits that distinguish each Wedding Party® Lenten Rose.
| Variety | Flower Color | Flower Form | Pattern / Detail | Why Choose It |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black, mauve-purple, white, yellow & pink | Mixed doubles | Assorted | Several Wedding Party® colors in one planting | |
| Yellow with burgundy center | Fully double | Burgundy eye | Predominantly side-facing flowers | |
| White with raspberry-pink accents | Double | Raspberry accents | Crisp pink-on-white contrast | |
| White with burgundy | Double | Fine speckling | Burgundy flecks across pale petals | |
| Blush to light pink | Double | Clear blush tones | Softest pink selection | |
| Light to dark pink | Double | Variable pink | Richer range of pink shades | |
| Rich maroon red | Fully double | Clear color | Large, deep maroon-red flowers | |
| Clear white | Double | Unspotted | Cleanest white double in the collection | |
| Near-black to black-purple | Double | Near-black | Deep purple-black flower color | |
| Bright yellow with maroon | Double | Contrasting center | Yellow and burgundy contrast | |
| Apricot with light pink | Double | Pink picotee edge | Warm apricot coloring | |
| White with burgundy | Double | Heavy spotting | Most heavily spotted white selection | |
| Soft pink with dark pink | Double | Pink spotting | Spotted option for a softer pink palette | |
| Slate gray to dark purple | Double | Smoky tones | Distinctive gray-purple color | |
| Yellow with burgundy-red | Double | Heavy veining | Dramatic dark markings on yellow petals | |
| White with dark burgundy | Double | Burgundy veining | Burgundy petal backs add contrast | |
| Clear yellow | Single | Unspotted | Simple clear-yellow flower form | |
| Slate gray to dark purple | Single | Dark clear petals | Dark flower color with a simpler form | |
| Black to near-black | Double | Lighter center | Darkest double flower effect |
Wedding Party® True Love Lenten Rose Plant Facts
Growing Conditions
- Hardiness ZonesGrowing Zones
- USDA Zones 4 to 9 (perennial); grown as an annual elsewhere (outdoors year-round); grown indoors elsewhere (outdoors year-round); grown in containers elsewhere (grown as a seasonal crop)
- Sun Exposure
- Full Shade to Part Shade (0-4 Hours Direct Sun)
- Mature Height
- 1.5-2 Feet
- Mature Spread
- 1.5-2 Feet
- Growth Habit
- , Upright
- Water Needs
- Average
Flowers & Foliage
- Flower Colors
- , Red
- Flower Description
- Red
- Bloom Time
- Late Winter to Spring
- Foliage Color
- , Green
- Foliage Description
- Green
- Foliage Type
- , Herbaceous
- Seasonal Interest
- , Spring Flowering
Garden Benefits
Plant Overview
- Common Name
- Wedding Party® True Love Lenten Rose
- Botanical Name
- Helleborus hybrid 'True Love'
- Brand
- Proven Selections
- Plant Type
- Perennial
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Please Note: The pictures below are to give a general representation of the different container sizes. The actual size/ages of plants are estimates and will vary based on type of plant, time of year, last pruning & many other factors.
Also Known As:
Quart
Plant Age:
~ 6 months - 1 year
Plant Size:
~ 4"-8"
Pot Size:
~ 4.75"H x 4.5"W
Volume:
1.50 quarts
Also Known As:
2.5 Quart Pot
Plant Age:
~ 1 - 2 years old
Plant Size:
~ 8"-12"
Pot Size:
~ 6.5"H x 6.5"W
Volume:
2.20-2.30 quarts
Also Known As:
#1 Container
1 Gallon
Plant Age:
~ 1 - 2 years old
Plant Size:
~ 10"-14"
Pot Size:
~ 7"H x 7.75"W
Volume:
2.26-3.73 quarts
Also Known As:
#2 Container
2 Gallon
Plant Age:
~ 1.5 - 3 years old
Plant Size:
~ 12"-18"
Pot Size:
~ 9.5"H x 9.5"W
Volume:
1.19-1.76 gallons
Also Known As:
#3 Container
3 Gallon
Plant Age:
~ 2 - 4 years old
Plant Size:
~ 12"-30"
Pot Size:
~9.5"H x 11"W
Volume:
2.32-2.76 gallons
Also Known As:
#5 Container
5 Gallon
Plant Age:
~3-4 years old
Plant Size:
~ 20" - 60"
Pot Size:
~11" H x 10 1/2” W
Volume:
3.5 - 4 gallons
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