Helleborus niger ssp macranthus Sunny Border Cyrtomium violet-pink flowers (RHS 57C)

violet-pink flowers (RHS 57C)

For overall star power

The late English gardener/nurserywoman Beth Chatto is rumored to have first introduced this in the early 1980s

Selections of Salvia guarantica vary from clump forming to spreading

Helleborus niger ssp macranthus Sunny Border Cyrtomium violet-pink flowers (RHS 57C)(syn: Helleborus niger 'Maximus') This deer resistant subspecies of the Christmas rose from Italy and the former northern Yugoslavia (what little is left) is distinguished from the typical Helleborus niger in that it grows a bit taller (1' tall) and has more blue green foliage, often highlighted with silvery white veins. The slightly larger pure white flowers that emerge in December change to pink as they age, creating a very dramatic statement in the