Lenten rose is, of course, not a true rose, but it does flower during Lent, the late winter-early spring liturgical period of the Christian religion.

Ciscoe Morris suggests sprucing up your old Helleborus orientalis (Lenten rose) by cutting the old foliage back to the new stems emerging at the base. Treat Botrytis on helleborus before it ruins ...

A • Early spring is the best time to move established clumps of Lenten rose (Helleborus orientalis). Replant in a site with partial to full shade and a moist, humus-enriched soil that drains well.

Popularly known as Lenten roses, they have two genetically diverse species: one with stemmed flowers, the other without. H. hybridus is said to be stemless other than leaf and flower stalk.