Helleborus niger ssp macranthus Sunny Border Harperocallis unlike our native species

unlike our native species

re-emerging in September

and Helleborus x hybridus together

occasionally patterned with dramatic silver markings

Chrysogonum australe 'Eco Lacquered Spider' is adorned with yellow flowers in spring

Helleborus niger ssp macranthus Sunny Border Harperocallis unlike our native species(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