Helleborus sternii Winter Delights Hellebores strap-like foliage emerges to produce

strap-like foliage emerges to produce energy for next year's flowers

resembling an astilbe on steroids

it has survived 6 degrees F with only slight foliage damage

but often overlooked

75" x 4" heavily-pleated green leaves are stacked tightly up and down the purple-emerging

Helleborus sternii Winter Delights Hellebores strap-like foliage emerges to produceHelleborus x sternii is a hard to find evergreen hybrid of Helleborus argutifolius x Helleborus lividus that resembles Helleborus argutifolius in it's stemmed form, and with toothed edges to the silver mottled, trifoliate leaves. From the Helleborus lividus genes, the hybrid has a shorter stature, usually 1 1. 5' in height. In late winter, the clumps are topped with 6" terminal flower stalks of light green bell like flowers flushed with pink.