Helleborus x ballardiae 'Cinnamon Snow'

Common Name:
Cinnamon Snow Hellebore

Description:
Helleborus x ballardiae 'Cinnamon Snow' is a stunning evergreen perennial celebrated for its early blooms and unique colour palette. A member of the Helleborus Gold Collection®, this variety is a hybrid between Helleborus niger and Helleborus lividus, selected for its strong performance, upright habit, and vibrant floral display. In Melbourne gardens, it begins flowering as early as mid-winter and continues into early spring, with creamy white blooms flushed with warm tones of cinnamon, rose, and pink that deepen as they age. The flowers sit proudly above a compact mound of leathery, dark green foliage with a slight metallic sheen, providing year-round structure and elegance. 'Cinnamon Snow' thrives in part to full shade with moist, well-drained, humus-rich soil, and is both frost and drought tolerant once established. Ideal for shady borders, underplanting, and pots, it brings colour and life to the garden when little else is in flower.

Form:
Shrub - Small
Shrub - Clumping / Grass-like / Mounding

Mature Size:
Height: 30 – 40 cm
Width: 40 – 50 cm

Aspect:
Part Shade
Full Shade

Flowering:
Flowers in Winter
Flowers in Early Spring

Flower Colour:
Creamy White with Cinnamon Blush
Pale Pink to Deep Rose (as flowers age)

Key Attributes:
Suitable for Pots
Perennial
Evergreen
Frost Tolerant
Low Maintenance
Long-lasting Blooms
Deer and Rabbit Resistant (where relevant)
Winter Colour

Toxicity:
Toxic to humans and animals if ingested – may cause nausea, vomiting, or skin irritation

Companion Plants:
Brunnera macrophylla
Heuchera spp.
Hosta spp.
Pulmonaria spp.
Ferns (e.g. Athyrium, Dryopteris spp.)

For more information and photos of this species, Warners Nursery has detailed information available to the public here