Ice N' Roses® is hybrid cultivar of hellebore, a genus of bushy, clumping, flowering perennials. Ice N' Roses produces flowers ranging from pinks to greens to reds that bloom before most other plants in the early spring. It is easy to grow, low maintenance and has a long bloom season making it a real workhorse in the garden. Plant it in well-drained, moist but not soggy, organic-rich soil in partial to full shade. Dead-head flowers to promote a more continuous bloom. The leaves are evergreen and dark green, glossy, leathery, deeply-lobed, and often toothed. Plantlets will form at the base of the plant plant that can be transplanted to other areas of the yard. Alternatively, you can divide the roots in the early spring. It looks great mass planted in a shady border, cutting garden or winter interest garden. It is resistant to damage by deer and rabbits. Hellebores do well in organically rich, well-drained, alkaline soils in light to moderate shade. The foliage is evergreen, but it may become scorched and tattered in extremely harsh winters. You should site the plant where it is protected from cold winter winds. Diseases, Insect Pests, and Other Plant Problems: No serious insect or disease problems. Crown rot and leaf spot are occasional problems. Leaves, stems and roots are poisonous. More information on Helleborus x hybridus .
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day) | Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight) | Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Soil texture
High Organic Matter; Loam (Silt); Sand
Soil pH
Alkaline (>8.0); Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Soil drainage
Good Drainage | Moist
Available space
12 inches-3 feet
NC region
Mountains; Piedmont
Mature size
Height: 1 ft. 0 in. - 2 ft. 0 in. | Width: 1 ft. 0 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
Maintenance
Low
Canopy layer
4 - Herbaceous (1-3 ft)
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Clumping; Multi-stemmed
Texture
Medium
Foliage
Broadleaf Evergreen
Leaf color
Green
Leaf shape
Elliptical; Lanceolate
Leaf margin
Dentate
Leaf feel
Glossy; Leathery
Leaf value
Long-lasting
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
Evergreen dark green leaves divided into deeply-lobed, often toothed, lanceolate to elliptic segments.
Flower color
Green; Pink; Red/Burgundy
Flower value
Showy
Flower form
Solitary
Flower shape
Cup
Flower detail
Single, outward facing, cup-shaped, terminal flowers with five showy, usually overlapping petals (or sepals). Flowers bloom from late winter to early spring and the sepals tend to remain on the plant and not fall off.
Bloom time
Spring; Winter
Stem detail
Flowers appear on the tips of branched stems clad with evergreen dark green leaves.
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Unknown
Play value
Attractive Flowers
Food & Medicine
Edibility
Toxic if ingested.
Landscape Use
Landscape location
Naturalized Area; Small Space
Landscape theme
Cutting Garden; Shade Garden
Design feature
Border; Mass Planting
Garden tags
#long bloom time #rabbit resistant #easy to grow #flowers late spring #cutting garden #showy flowers #flowers early spring #border front #edging #pink flowers #mass planting #winter interest #deer resistant #broadleaf evergreen #evergreen #shade garden #border planting #flowers mid-spring
Problems & Resistance
Problems
Poisonous to Humans
Resistant to
Deer; Heavy Shade; Rabbits
Particularly resistant to
Deer and rabbit resistant
Poison severity
Medium
Poison parts
Leaves; Sap/Juice
Poison symptoms
Can cause illness if ingested. Both living and dried plants of all species of Helleborus are extremely poisonous. Plants contain a cardiac glycoside (helleborin), which acts directly on the heart muscle, causing convulsions, and delirium.