Helleborus sternii Plant Delights and Juniper Level Botanic Garden Introductions much longer than those of

much longer than those of typical Callirhoe involucrata

This lenten rose flowers on the old stems

waxy foliage on a clump that can easily cover an area 4' wide

usually in fairly dry soils

Helleborus sternii Plant Delights and Juniper Level Botanic Garden Introductions much longer than those ofHelleborus 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.