Epimedium sempervirens Candy Hearts Adiantum Helleborus foetidus is by nature

Helleborus foetidus is by nature a short lived plant

because at the onset of hot weather the entire clump goes dormant for the summer

(aka: Geranium 'Bremdra') Geranium 'Dragon Heart' is a Geranium psilostemon x procurrens hybrid from geranium guru Alan Bremmer

is a thing of beauty

The foliage is the typical black leaf with a red border

Epimedium sempervirens Candy Hearts Adiantum Helleborus foetidus is by natureEpimedium sempervirens 'Candy Hearts' is a 2001 Darrell Probst introduction that forms a 10" tall x 2' wide, semi evergreen clump of dark green foliage that emerges rosy violet in late winter, morphs to green leaves with a violet edge, then finally changes to solid green. The clumps are topped, starting in early April (NC), with terminal clusters of light lavender flowers that just top the emerging foliage quite special in the early spring garden.