Christmas Rose
About Christmas Rose
Christmas Rose is a relatively rare houseplant 🌿 that is isn’t challenging to grow and needs regular watering to thrive. They do best in abundant sunlight ☀ and should be less than 3 feet from a window.
Christmas Rose likes soil that is well draining. Your plant shouldn't need added fertilizers if you repot each time it doubles in size.
Christmas Rose belongs to the Helleborus genus, and is native to Central and Southern Europe.
⚠️ Christmas Rose is extremely dangerous if consumed. If you, a family member, or a pet has ingested any amount of plant material contact Poison Control, US (800) 222-1222, or your veterinarian immediately. These plants are not recommended for homes with children, cats, or dogs.
Taxonomy
Helleborus niger
Helleborus
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Also known as
Black hellebore
How to care for Christmas Rose
How often to water your Christmas Rose
every 9
Christmas Rose needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Christmas Rose in your home
a window
Christmas Rose may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves 🍃, without ample sunlight.
Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Christmas Rose in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Christmas Rose
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Christmas Rose after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Just wondering why it’s not growing much and when it will give flowers #LentenRose
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Christmas Rose - I’m in the northeast, this should be planted outside when it’s warm enough, yes? #ChristmasRose #PlantsMakePeopleHappy
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The leaves seem to be losing the dark green colour and going yellow. What do I do please? #LentenRose
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My Lenten roses are growing and spreading like crazy! A friend of mine asked if she can have some of mine to add to her garden. How do I do this? #LentenRose
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Blooms turning green? #LentenRose
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My plant has grown weird. I bought it nice and compact. But now, the leaves are growing downwards and wide ? What should I do. #LentenRose
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Should I water after repotting? Her soil was still moist and I kept a lot of the original soil, just filling up the new pot with my own mix where needed. Her stems are pretty droopy right now, probably from repotting. Not sure if I should water her a bit if her soil is already moist. According the the app it says I watered 2 days ago, but that’s when I actually bought the plant and brought it home. Also Greg says this is a Lenten Rose, but according the label it’s a Helleborus Ice N Roses hybrid. Is that pretty much the same thing? #LentenRose #Helleborus #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #BalconyPlants #OutdoorGrowing #outdoorplants
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Do these beautiful plants do well indoors? Mine is drooping. #LentenRose
Care Summary for Christmas Rose
Christmas Rose
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 3ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
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