Horticulture Co-Chair Joyce Fedorko presented our flower of the month, Hellebores.
Hellebores are native to Europe and western Asia. Hellebores are also known as the Lenten Rose because they flower in the early spring around the period of Lent.
Hellebores require a moist but well-drained site, they are excellent for bringing early color to shady herbaceous borders and areas between deciduous shrubs and under trees.
Be sure to add plenty of organic matter to the soil, such as well-aged leaf mold and compost. Hellebores are long-lived, deer and vole resistant plants that will spread nicely on their own.
Spring flowers brightened our April Horticulture Table