Reviewed by Debra LaGattuta Lenten rose (Helleborus x hybridus) is not a rose; it's a perennial hybrid hellebore belonging to the buttercup family. The name origin of "Lenten rose" refers to the plant ...

With showy winter flowers in colors of red, pink, purple, white, or yellow, hellebores are among our most popular perennials for shade. Lenten roses get their ecclesiastical nickname from when ...

As the Catholic Church celebrates Laetare Sunday, some priests wear rose-colored vestments. But why do they wear this color ...