Ivory Prince Hellebores - Morton Arboretum Sale - May 2022
Day three of running through what I brought home from the annual Morton Arboretum Arbor Day Plant Sale last weekend. Started with talking about how I prioritized shrubs and came home (first) with three Little Honey Oakleaf Hydrangeas and two Ruby Slippers Oakleaf Hydrangeas . #2 on my 2022 to-do list was to try to add perennials that had four-season appeal and I mentioned, specifically that I needed to buy more Hellebores . Thanks to drafting a plan and bringing it to the sale, I'm really glad that I was able to prioritize both flowering shrubs and....able to fit in three Hellebores into the budget. Our plan calls for twenty (20) Hellebores (Lenten Roses) in two different colonies . Listen...I really LOVE Hellebores. But, they're ALWAYS so expensive. I'm talking $20+ for each one. And, the big box nurseries never carry them. But, I needed to - as I said - 'bite the bullet' and buy some. We have just ONE Hellebores - Sally's Shell - that we bought in