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Helleborus × hybridus ViV® 'Fenna'

Helleborus × hybridus ViV® 'Fenna'

2L nursery pot

Plant Highlights: Rich pink winter flowers • Evergreen foliage • Exceptionally long flowering season • Ideal for shaded gardens • Excellent for containers and woodland planting

Overview

Helleborus × hybridus ViV® 'Fenna' is an elegant evergreen hellebore from the premium ViV® Collection, selected for its abundant flowering, vigorous growth and dependable garden performance. Large outward-facing flowers in rich pink tones brighten the garden from winter into early spring, providing welcome colour at a time when few other perennials are in bloom.

Its compact, clump-forming habit and glossy evergreen foliage provide year-round structure, making 'Fenna' an excellent choice for woodland gardens, shaded borders and decorative patio containers. Easy to grow and long-lived, it is a valuable addition to Irish gardens, where it also offers an important early pollen source for bees during mild winter weather.

Why We Love It

• Elegant rich pink flowers brighten the winter garden.
• Evergreen foliage provides attractive year-round structure.
• Long flowering season extends seasonal interest.
• Excellent for woodland gardens and shaded containers.
• Reliable, low-maintenance perennial.

Plant Details

Growing Guide

Position

Plant in partial shade or dappled shade where the foliage is protected from strong afternoon sun. It performs particularly well beneath deciduous trees and shrubs or in sheltered woodland-style planting.

Watering

Keep the soil evenly moist during the first growing season while establishing. Once established, water during prolonged dry spells, particularly during spring and summer and when grown in containers.

Soil

Grow in fertile, humus-rich, moisture-retentive but well-drained soil enriched with organic matter. Avoid prolonged winter waterlogging.

Hardiness and Winter Care

Fully hardy throughout Ireland. Remove older or damaged leaves in late winter before flowering to improve the display and encourage healthy new growth. Apply an annual mulch of compost or leaf mould around the crown to conserve moisture and improve soil fertility.

Routine Care

Feed with a balanced fertiliser after flowering in spring. Established hellebores prefer to remain undisturbed and will gradually develop into larger, more floriferous clumps over time.

Perfect For

• Woodland gardens.
• Shaded mixed borders.
• Underplanting deciduous trees.
• Courtyard and patio containers.
• Winter and early spring garden displays.

Good to Know

'Fenna' is part of the ViV® Collection, a premium breeding programme developed to produce compact, floriferous hellebores with an extended flowering season and excellent garden performance. Individual flower colour may deepen slightly as blooms mature and in cooler weather, extending the ornamental display over many weeks.

Product Information

• Botanical name: Helleborus × hybridus ViV® 'Fenna'
• Cultivar: 'Fenna'
• Supplied in a 2L nursery pot.
• Evergreen herbaceous perennial.
• Pot size refers to the plant at the time of sale and not its eventual mature size.