Helleborus sternii Plant Delights and Juniper Level Botanic Garden Introductions waxy foliage on a clump

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

The thick leaves have a frosted gold appearance and a dramatic dusty white back (from the H

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Helleborus sternii Plant Delights and Juniper Level Botanic Garden Introductions waxy foliage on a clumpHelleborus 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.