(Hellebore)

(Holly-leaved Hellebore)

Showy early-season flowers and handsome evergreen foliage are among the ornamental virtues of this shrubby perennial from the Mediterranean islands of Corsica and Sardinia. From late winter into spring, yellow-green buttercup-shaped flowers nod from leafy overwintering stems above lusty clumps of shiny, leathery, jaggedly hand-shaped evergreen leaves. The dark-green leaves have prominent often red-tipped teeth and creamy veins. Several cultivars of this perennial are available including the pewter-leaved...

(Holly-leaved Hellebore, Janet Starnes Hellebore)

Showy early-season flowers and handsome evergreen foliage are among the ornamental virtues of this shrubby perennial from the Mediterranean islands of Corsica and Sardinia. From late winter into spring, yellow-green buttercup-shaped flowers nod from leafy overwintering stems above lusty clumps of shiny, leathery, jaggedly hand-shaped evergreen leaves. The dark-green leaves have prominent often red-tipped teeth and creamy veins. Several cultivars of this perennial are available including the pewter-leaved...

(Holly-leaved Hellebore, Silver Lace Hellebore)

Featuring striking pewter-washed leaves and elegant early-season blooms, 'Silver Lace' is a selection of Helleborus argutifolius, a shrubby perennial from the Mediterranean islands of Corsica and Sardinia. From late winter into spring, yellow-green buttercup-shaped flowers nod from leafy overwintering stems above lusty clumps of leathery, jaggedly hand-shaped, compound evergreen leaves. The prominently toothed silvery leaves have green veins and chartreuse midribs.

Hellebores prefer...

(Brushstrokes Strain Hellebore, Hellebore)

(Hairy Hellebore)

(Ericsmith's Hellebore)

Ericsmith's Hellebore is a hybrid of the two popular hellebore species, Helleborus niger and Helleborus x sternii. It is more compact than either with flowers that are less cup-shaped and more open. This evergreen perennial has coarse, leathery, blue-green leaves that contrast nicely with its large, white flowers that appear in late winter to early spring. Its new leaves rise from the crown of the plant each spring. Remove the old leaves as they decline.

Overall, this...

(Ericsmith's Hellebore, HGC Silvermoon Lenten Rose)

The patented ‘HGC Silvermoon’ is a compact hybrid hellebore with deep green leaves, a neat mounded habit and palest green and ivory flowers with a rose blush. It was bred in a planned breeding program by Joseph Heuger in Glandorf, Germany. Ericsmith's Hellebore is a hybrid of the two hellebore species, Helleborus niger and Helleborus x sternii.

It is a beautiful evergreen perennial that is distinguished by its coarse, leathery, dark green leaves that contrast nicely...

(Foetid Hellebore, Stinking Hellebore)

The foetid hellebore is an attractive winter blooming perennial that produces many beautiful bright green flowers. The delightful blooms of this unfortunately named plant are not particularly stinky, although other parts of the plant have a nasty smell when crushed. Native to western and central Europe, this hardy plant adds a bright touch to the garden when not much else is green.

The evergreen foliage of foetid hellebore is attractive in its own right. The leaves are deeply divided with long...

(Golden Lotus Hellebore, Hellebore)