Helleborus argutifolius
(Corsican Hellebore)
Family - Ranunculaceae
Category - Perennial
Origin - Corsica, Sardinia
Season of Interest - Spring, Winter
Hardiness - H5
Height - 90cm or more
Width - 90cm
Location - The Woodland Walk
Description: Evergreen herbaceous Perennial. Ternate leaves are composed of leathery dark green, Elliptic leaflets with sharply toothed margins. Clusters of pale green, bowl-shaped flowers with yellow stamens are produced from midwinter into early spring.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Synonym - Helleborus coriscus, H. lividus subsp. corsicus
Flower:
Clusters of pale green, bowl-shaped flowers with yellow stamens are produced from January into March.
Flower colour: Green
Flower shape: Bowl-shaped flowers in clusters
Flowering time: January, February, March
Foliage:
Ternate foliage with leathery, Elliptic leaflets that are dark green and have sharply toothed margins.
Foliage Senescence: Evergreen
Foliage Shape: Ternate (trifoliate) with elliptic leaflets
Poison Information:
This plant is poisonous.
This plant is toxic if ingested.
Propagation:
Seed.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in reasonably fertile, well-drained soil.