Helleborus argutifolius Snow Fever PP 23880 Endangered Plants tropical-looking foliage of Canna 'Australia'

tropical-looking foliage of Canna 'Australia' has a satin-like sheen and the intense color holds superbly during the summer heat

Like its parent Hosta 'Spritzer'

occurred at the University of California Santa Cruz Arboretum

although quite beautiful

Helleborus argutifolius Snow Fever PP 23880 Endangered Plants tropical-looking foliage of Canna 'Australia'(aka: Helleborus COSEH 900) Helleborus argutifolius 'Snow Fever' has been a lovely surprise in our trials, sailing though our cold winter of 2013 2014 unscathed while all other Helleborus argutifolius forms were killed to the ground. The patent application lists Helleborus 'Snow Fever' as a cross of two seedlings, but there is obviously much more to this than they disclosed. To us, Helleborus 'Snow Fever' appears to be a tetraploid form of Helleborus